Current issue: 4 – 2019
In the Urban Block
Where the block edge is dominant is where you will find the city. This is not just a cliché, as urban life demands density, diversity and immediacy of the kind often offered by the block edge. A number of exponents therefore transfigure the block edge into a panacea that can “make the agglomeration into a city”. Many architects and investors remain sceptical, they criticise the rigidity of rectangular grids, the difficulty of creating good corner solutions, and shadowy courtyards. Among the enemies of the urban block are the current building laws, which are still based on the light and air ideologies of classic modernism.
werk, bauen + wohnen presents topical and critical reports about architecture within the international context. The theme-based issues offer in-depth analyses, comparisons and background information. The voice of the BSA (Bund Schweizer Architekten / Federation of Swiss Architects), werk, bauen + wohnen is in its 106th year of publication.
