ASTOC architects and planners from Cologne have expertise in both fields of urban design and architecture. The practice's urban design projects benefit from architectural experience in designing and realising buildings as do its building designs from urban know-how. ASTOC's unique working methods are informed by a combination of professional practice, research and teaching. This book provides a first-time comprehensive overview of the ASTOC practice's projects at home and abroad.

The Cologne architecture firm JSWD demonstrates the long-term benefits of an international presence. JSWD Architekten are currently involved in major projects in Italy, Luxembourg, Belgium, Switzerland, and Austria, in some cases with European partners. An understanding of building quality, urban design, and competence in the field of sustainable construction are always central aspects of these. JSWD are involved in a wide range of building projects-from a school to a research institute, from a residential building to a museum-and each project is conceived from scratch. "Architecture and...