From the Room to the City

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“We share a belief that the European city’s character has been shaped by the accumulation of personal experiences and collective cultural memories, forming a rich and complex tapestry where the planned and the unplanned combine to offer a resilient future.”
 

British architec t Stephen Bates and Zurich-based Bruno Krucker have explored, investigated and analysed the Bavarian capital. This book presents the result of this in-depth study, portraying the city’s constant adjustments and partially fulfilled plans, its moments of generosity and chance, destruction and repair – a compendium of the European city illustrated by the example of Munich!
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Awards for Park Books

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The Frankfurt Book Fair and Deutsches Architekturmuseum (DAM) have presented the jointly initiated international DAM Architectural Book Award for the fourteenth time, and we are incredibly honored to have received two of the ten winning spots at this year's ceremony of the DAM Architectural Book Award! Swissness Applied. Learning from New Glarus by Nicole McIntosh and Jonathan Louie, designed by Louis Vassallo, and Das Garagenmanifest by Jens Casper and Luise Rellensmann, designed by Sandra Doeller, are among the ten winners.

The jury also selected ten entries for the Shortlist, among those Duplex Architects. Rethinking Housing und The Wood That Makes Our Cities from Park Books.

Congratulations to the authors, editors, designers and all contributors!

Never Stop Reading

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The bookstore Never Stop Reading is located in Zurich's old town, only a few steps from the Kunsthaus, the University, and ETH. The store features a broad range of international publications on architecture, photography, art, and design, as well as a section of general-interest English books. The new spaces can be used for small exhibitions and we'll be hosting a diverse program of book launches, readings, panel discussions . . . We're looking forward to seeing you there!

Have a look at our events agenda: www.neverstopreading.com!

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(Image on the left by Thomas Egli)