Books published by JOVIS Verlag

The highly anticipated international building exhibition IBA Hamburg 2013 is preparing to tackle the many challenges that apply to metropolises around the world in our era, asking difficult questions and soliciting innovative responses. Socially and geographically, how can we bring peripheral districts back into the city?

City dwellers use the greater part of our energy and yet produce the most pollutants, thus having far-reaching consequences for world climate. This book illuminates causes and examines efforts in architecture, town planning and urban development planning that reflect strategies for living and building with the effects of climate change in mind.

This copiously illustrated volume, the second in the Portfolio series, introduces a cross-section of work with commentary by writer and architecture critic Falk Jaeger.

Sketch for Green - a stroll through analog works and internationally realised projects from the last 40 years by landscape architect and sculptor Udo Dagenbach.

Dusseldorf - Metropolis on the Rhine gives voice to the urban developers and main actors who introduce the different approaches to sustainable growth of this timeless gem on the banks of the Rhine.

This book sheds new light on the Berlin Universities and their development in urban space.

Provides an open perspective on the Bauhaus through a compilation of essays, links, data, references, and anecdotes. Text in English and German.

The German theorist, composer, and musician Christopher Dell, widely known for his performances and teaching in urban design, explores the question of making in a constellation of matter, things, embodiment, active living, and discourse.

This book focuses the need to strengthen social cohesion with the increasing diversity of Eurpe's cities and provides approaches that aim to successfully achieve social cohesion.

With her eye for architectural details, Friederike von Rauch captures the contemplative power of monastery interiors - and simultaneously separates them from their religious context

Designing a park means making effective use of space. geskes.hack Landscape Architects are able to effectively read a space and convey its beauty. Text in English and German.