This compendium presents an international showcase of contemporary building culture between global trends, local traditions, functional demands, new technologies, economic circumstances, and individual styles.
New architectural impulses: New buildings in the German capital by local architects as well as projects elsewhere by architects based in Berlin complemented by essays the world of architecture that are currently being discussed.
After the success of Architectural Visions, with its focus on the German speaking countries, this volume is devoted to the individual handwriting of architects and designers from around the world. It shows more clearly which aesthetic impression the planned building finally leaves behind than any number of computer aided visualisation techniques.