Books published by JOVIS Verlag

A call for the concept of Thresholds to be reconsidered in modern architecture.

Follows the residents of an urban area as they embrace the ecomobile way of life.

An in-depth study of the current influences shaping the future of urban development.

Highlighting the work of the group of female artists, all originally from rural areas, as they explore traditional and future rural-urban relationships.

Features the latest project by the award-winning artist Bastienne Schmidt.

Passion for the Built Environment provides new insights and perspectives and illuminates the array of methodological approaches and design options called for by our built environment - from the design to the realisation and the finished property.

Worldwide urbanisation brings seemingly inescapable and uncontrollable forms of densification with it. This book puts forward a model of density as a tool for sustainable urban development, which contributes to good quality city life

Asmara, the capital of Eritrea, has one of the most extensive surviving ensembles of modernist architecture in the world. Impressive photographs by Stefan Boness convey the unique atmosphere of Asmara as a living museum of modernity.

Volume dedicated to the new multifunctional space built into the existing facade.

The conversion and extension of the National Museum of China forms a link between the former Chinese History Museum and the Chinese Revolutionary Museum. This publication presents German-Chinese co-operation on the largest museum in the world, with extensive details about its history.

In this volume, the architects responsible present the design by means of texts, images, and plans, and there is an essay by the architecture journalist Dirk Meyhoefer in which he discusses the Grand Theater.

The Cologne architecture firm JSWD demonstrates the long-term benefits of an international presence.

Documents the transformation and reunitilisation of the World Heritage Site and former industrial area of Zollverein in Essen.

A feminist photography project from an award-winning artist that unravels the relationship between women and domesticity.

A pleasurable journey to assess the impact of cafes, restuarants and hotels on the urban landscape, and their contribution towards modernity.

Contains essays examining Asia's place in the context of debates about urban planning.

The Berlin State Ballet School is unique in Germany, because it combines a general school education with professional training. In this volume, the responsible architects present the building through texts and images, supplemented by a commentary by the architecture journalist Falk Jaeger.

Drawing together classic and contemporary texts on the 'urbanisation question', this book explores various theoretical, epistemological, methodological and political implications of Lefebvre's hypothesis.

Based on case studies from Italy, France, Spain, Belgium, and Switzerland, Territories in Crisis describes the countless challenges faced by European Cities from historical, sociological, and economic perspectives and views them in relation to existing and potential forms of urbanity.

For the first time, a detailed survey is presented of the architectural plans and typologies of Downtown Cairo's apartment buildings. Linking the apartments to their inhabitants' memories and stories, this book maps changes over time in how space was used in Cairo. In doing so, it illuminates some of the workings behind changes in Cairo's society.

The Grand Theater Qingdao lies in the Laoshan district of the harbour city at a newly created park that stretches from the sea to the foot of the Laoshan mountains. This publication shows the significance of this 'stage of urban life' in the historical context of China's opera and concert houses.

Building an historic city museum in the capital city of a country that is experiencing vehement political and economic turmoil was a challenge for all those involved. The responsible architects present the project in this volume.

How does sound shape urban life? What do soundscapes reveal about the experience of modernity?Discovering the sounds of the city - includes a free CD.

Identifying and exploring the spatial voids to be found in Tokyo, and rethinking how these can be used within the urban landscape.