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Building to Educate - School Architecture and Design by Sibylle Kramer
Category: Non-Fiction
Spaces for Learning, Knowledge & Creativity An often quoted Swedish saying goes as follows: "A child has three teachers: the first teacher is the other children, the second teacher is the teacher, and the third teacher is the room." Students learn best where learning is interesting and fun - so the ...Show more
Container Architecture - Modular Construction Marvels by Sibylle Kramer
Category: Architecture
Design reduced to the absolute essential - the shipping container. Invented in the 1950s by Malcom McLean, these plain steel boxes with corrugated profiles revolutionized the worldwide trade sector. These huge receptacles for storing and transporting cargo have found their way into architecture to becom ...Show more
Green Hidden and Above The Most Exceptional Treehouses by Sibylle Kramer
Category: Architecture
Reigning majestically amid the treetops, the treehouse is a bastion of freedom and security in harmony with nature. It is a construction based either on a single tree or several, or on stilts in the middle of trees. Different methods of treehouse construction differ substantially from other types of bui ...Show more
Nomadic Living : Relocatable Residences by Sibylle Kramer
Category: Architecture
The four walls that we inhabit are far more than just a roof over our heads - it's the place where our personal and unique life is played out with all its complexities and nuances. It is not uncommon when we move to feel regret that we cannot simply take our abode, the focus of our lives, along with us. ...Show more
Rough Interiors by Sibylle Kramer
Category: Home Interiors
The concept of taking the existing material as an idea is what is behind the expression Rough Interiors. The building and rooms are taken as they are and the traces of the past are preserved in the sense of remaining visible, into which the design concept is integrated. Old shells are given a new life w ...Show more
Sailing Yachts: The Masters of Elegance and Style by Sibylle Kramer
Category: Sport | Series: Dreaming of
Without having to rely on the power of engines, sailing yachts glide effortlessly through the waves, fulfilling dreams of freedom, adventure, luxury or relaxation. Next to the challenges posed by using materials and spatial concepts that must withstand the forces of wind and water, designers and shipyar ...Show more
The Box - Architectural Solutions with Containers by Sibylle Kramer
Category: Architecture
Shipping containers are the most conspicuous symbol of the globalized world economy 20 or 40 feet of pure steel reduced to the essentials. They are robust, standardized, inexpensive, universally available, and quickly assembled. Whether as single units, piled on top of each other, or placed in a row, co ...Show more
Townhouses and More by Sibylle Kramer
Category: Craft | Series: Architecture in Focus
The demand for 21st century townhouses in todays renaissance of urban centralization is on the rise. The modern buildings achieve the same functions on the scant inner city plot as their historic archetypes, but distinguish themselves using a contemporary architectural language. Some of the most spectac ...Show more
Where Architects Stay: Lodgings for Design Enthusiasts by Sibylle Kramer
Category: Architecture
Readers will never want to stay overnight anywhere else. The combination of architecture and vacations is highly inspiring. It promises relaxation and pleasure, beauty and style, all in one. Each of the vacation domiciles presented here can fulfill even the most discerning demands of a traveling archite ...Show more
Where Architects Stay in Germany - Lodgings Für Design Enthusiasts by Sibylle Kramer
Category: Architecture
Germany is one of the most popular destinations in the world: on over 350,000 square kilometers the traveler is offered wonderful forests, amazing beaches, spectacular mountains, romantic lakes, exciting cities, beautiful villages, as well as an indescribably wide choice of cultural highlights. For this ...Show more
Where Architects Stay in the Alps: Lodgings for Design Enthusiasts by Sibylle Kramer
Category: Design
People have always been fascinated by the mountains. They are a source of strength and a symbol of freedom, the perfect setting for a deeper time-out, for self-discovery, for a great adventure, or sporting challenge. Beyond the hustle and bustle of cities, noises and hectic activities, nature and wildli ...Show more
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