Böcker av Chris van Uffelen

In 2009, plans by New York mayor Michael Bloomberg to transform part of Broadway including Times Square into a pedestrian area caused a sensation, not just in the city but internationally. Based on a careful selection of projects, this volume presents the functional and design variety of these popular urban spaces.

During many eras of architectural history, builders and architects aimed to construct buildings with pure shapes and clear geometry, while foregoing decorative elements. This book examines the question of how compelling esthetic impressions and expressions can be achieved with reduced shapes.

Product packaging is much more than just a kind of container made of glass, wood oder plastic protecting its contents: it is also the face of the product. Like the facade of a building, the package gives an impression of what lies behind it.

Although convention and conference centers are in high demand, the competition is tough, so fresh concepts are constantly being developed. They come in a range of forms, shapes, sizes and contexts. They can form part of a hotel, an airport, a skyscraper, a mountain-chalet or stand completely on their own. This title deals with this topic.

Buildings for the police, fire brigades and ambulance stations have lost their often purely functional and shed-like appearance and have begun to strive for recognition as an equitable architectural typology since Zaha Hadids trailblazing Vitra fire station in Weil am Rhein. This title shows the diversity of emergency architecture.

Light is the prerequisite for spatial perception which is why it is an integral component of architecture. Light design in architecture has become lively and also colorful over the years. This title includes projects that show how good design can be considerably improved with the right light.

Pharmacies constitute a special form of commercial architecture. This title features examples that show the design sophistication with which pharmacies, from a functional as well as atmospheric standpoint, set themselves apart from the historical chemists shelves and the competitors.

Parking garages and gas stations as species of architecture and showrooms whose exhibition spaces and display windows are markedly different from the usual businesses have decisively changed the cities. This book is dedicated to this type of architecture, showing esthetic and technical solutions of the past few years.

Includes 50 projects that give an overview of landscape architecture.

It is a global challenge to develop, produce and deploy technologies, systems and products for sustainable water consumption. The model for this approach is the world leader GROHE. This title presents buildings of different typologies with GROHE water technology solutions.

Street furniture is the secret star of urban outdoor design. Benches, fountains, street lamps, rubbish bins, post boxes, tourist information signs, bus stops and public toilets are items that reoccur in various urban spaces. This book features 100 examples of contemporary street furniture.

Office construction is one of the largest building tasks. Architects and designers face the challenge of creating buildings and spaces that are functional yet stylish. This title presents 170 of the most interesting office projects, which range from small-scale two-roomed offices to vast corporate buildings that comprise more than 100 stories.

Serving as gateways to the cities, train stations were the important urban building developments at the turn of the 20th century. One century later this building mission is experiencing a fascinating renaissance. On a world-wide basis, facilities are emerging that need to fulfill various functions very often they have to serve as shopping malls.

Public urban spaces vary widely in type, form and size, encompassing plazas, squares and streetscapes. This volume features projects from various continents, showing the different approaches and solutions to this sophisticated design task at the intersection of architecture, landscape design and urban planning.

Presents a global perspective for contemporary architecture. This book gives an overview of architecture between international trends, regional traditions, functional demands and individual styles. It is from the selection of projects of a range of typologies a global vision emerges.