Ikonen MilanDesignWeek from the early buildings in

from the early buildings in Japan to the many major museums and galleries

the powerful impressions left thereafter by the raw-looking variations and imposing greatness of béton brut have triggered a new surge of interest

from watchmakers and writers to chancellors and freedom fighters

the book also includes citizen conversations from Addis Ababa

the erudite Frida Escobedo and the self-taught William Scott

Ikonen MilanDesignWeek from the early buildings inIn their teaching, Astrid Staufer and Thomas Hasler proceed from an attitude that considers profound knowledge of the history of architecture and building construction to be the first prerequisite for the activity of designing. Accordingly, the students concentrate in their lectures and exercises at the beginning of their studies on the critical examination of reference buildings: the icons of architecture. The didactic strategy includes an approach