Books published by Quart Publishers

Kazunari Sakamoto (born 1943) has mainly been working on smaller residential buildings, in which he questions and explores the principles of architecture.

The architects team, led by Urs Burkard and Adrian Meyer, has existed in this form since 1998. A large number of buildings that show consistent care and experimental spirit have emerged from the Baden office. Among them are significant projects such as the Dienstleistungs- und Verwaltungszentrum (Service-and Administration Centre) in Winterthur (1999/2005), the AZ Medienhaus (Media Building) in Aarau (2005), or the cemetery building in Zug (2005) with its strong design. A further, surprising station in an increasingly concise and reduced oeuvre can be seen in the Berufsbildungszentrum (Professional Training Centre) Baden (2006). The main section of the 200-page volume provides a detailed presentation of ten more recent buildings. The volume is supplemented by a topical discussion between Andrea Deplazes and Adrian Meyer and a complete catalogue of works with picture credits. Text in English and German.

For over ten years, Anna Maria Kupper has been keeping a diary of images. The camera is the sculptor''s daily companion. She uses it to pursue her own obsession with observation, "viewing" the world and capturing its images. In doing so, she achieves a special resonance that can enhance the moment. The process is akin to the search for a tone, for things that leave an impression, a memory in one''s mind.In the volume''s 220 images compiled as a diary, people play an important role. They create an equilibrium with the photos of landscapes, urban spaces, buildings and interiors. That balance transforms both motifs into allegories of one''s own life that pervade the book in a serious, cheerful or sometimes melancholy mood.Text in German.

Frank Schneider, Cornelia Mattiello-Schwaller and Mike Mattiello, all three of whom were born in Solothurn but are now based in Zurich, have produced numerous competition successes. They became internationally renowned with their metal workshop design for the Zurich Dynamo youth centre, which was designed in a gripping "unity of materials". This volume compiles the buildings and projects they have produced since then.Text in German with an English insert.

Detlef Horisberger and Mario Wagen are talented young Zurich architects who initially gained experience in renowned Swiss agencies and have excelled with numerous competition successes and impressive designs. This volume presents three forward-looking school buildings, public developments and exciting residential projects.Text in German with an English insert.

This volume, the third in the Laboratory series, focuses on the language of materials in history and the present day. Within this framework, it analyses how alternative construction principles can be "researched" and where decisive development momentum lies.Also available in the series:Researching Architecture ISBN 9783037610237Climate as a Design Factor ISBN 9783037610732

It is rare that an architectural ensemble can be produced all at once. A true football stadium in a traditional cauldron shape that is highly coherent in itself, a geometrically clear-cut cuboid building with swimming baths and gymnasia, and two high-rise towers with modern urban apartments are all parts of a well-conceived composition that gives an identity to Lucerne''s Allmend and designs and ennobles the location in an impressive way. The project by the Lucerne architects Daniele Marques and Iwan B├╝hler is the result of a prominent, internationally announced architectural competition. The design was developed further and fine-tuned during the demanding, intensive planning phase involving a wide range of uses and users. The book presents this exceptional project - which is also unique for Lucerne, its residents, the national football world and the Lucerne football club alike - including images and plans. Two architectural critiques study the architecturally valuable ensemble in detail.Text in English and German.

Zita Cotti became an important exponent in the debate on high-quality living space in the greater Zurich area through her Katzenbach housing association estate in Zurich-Seebach (2007). This volume presents Cotti''s two built housing estates in Zurich and seven projects of which some have been implemented, focusing on the key fields of city homes, housing estates and hillside estates.Text in English and German.

The renowned Dutch architectural scene of the 90s was followed by a generation of architects whose buildings are less spectacularly designed, but all the more refined and aware of the location and its atmosphere. They include Peter Wingender and Joost Hovenier. Their buildings harmoniously resonate with the specific mood of the location.Text in English and German.

The wealth and originality of space, materials and forms have always remained the motto of the Basel team of architects led by Luca Selva. We see them in various residential settlements in the region around Basel. They are all designed with an exceptionally experimental impetus and a spatial richness resulting from a clear, principled approach.Text in English and German.

Within stringent structures, Charles Pictet develops an exciting interplay of free forms, be it in conversions, extensions or in a number of spacious villas in the Greater Geneva area. He has for years belonged to the lively scene of young western Swiss architects.Text in English and German.

In the 90s a group of architects formed in London that moved towards a matter-of-fact, unspectacular architecture inspired by the location. A key work and model in this style was Tony Fretton''s Lisson Gallery from 1992 with its unembellished facade and strong lines, constructed virtually "without details" and integrated into the row of buildings. Text in English and German.

"Building upon - thinking on" is the motto of this volume, in which the Munich architects Andreas Hild and Dionys Ottl present their most recent buildings, renovations and extensions. The book also includes a number of well known stringent and concise buildings since 1992 to provide a comprehensive impression of their high quality work. Text in English and German.