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Wasser ist ein besonderes Gestaltungselement in der Freiraumplanung mit einem ausgeprägt repräsentativen Charakter. Doch geht es nicht allein darum, im Entwurf an geeigneter Stelle Wasserbecken oder Brunnen einzuzeichnen. Bereits beim Entwerfen muss der Planer sich Gedanken darüber machen, wo das Wasser herkommt, wo es abgeführt wird oder wie es gereinigt wird.Themen: Typologie (fließendes Wasser, stehendes Wasser, natürliches Wasser Teich, See, Meer geplantes Wasser Becken, Brunnen, Rinne etc.) Entwurfsparameter (Ort, Funktion, Wirkung) Grundsätzliches zur gestalterischen Konzeption, zu Größe, sinnliche Erfahrbarkeit und Zugänglichkeit Übersicht zu den technisch-konstruktiven Rahmenbedingungen (Herkunft, Einfassung, Bepflanzung, Wasserqualität etc.) Hinweise zur Planung Wirtschaftliche Aspekte

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Rarely is an architect as closely connected to his or her place of work as is the case with Armando Ruinelli, born 1954, and his native village of Soglio in Val Bregaglia, Switzerland. Yet, far from what one might expect with such a small and remote place of barely 100 inhabitants, the limitation in this case became a distinction. Ruinelli’s attitude and work have grown organically from the village’s strong stone-built dwellings. Thus, he has become an internationally revered master of building in existing fabric, in particular in an Alpine environment. This first monograph on Armando Ruinelli documents comprehensively his work over nearly four decades. It demonstrates the evolution of his architectural language from the first buildings in Soglio of the 1980s, to conversions of existing buildings and designs for new ones that continue local traditions but also meet today’s demands in housing, and to the latest works, such as the almost abstract studio for Swiss artist Miriam Cahn in Stampa. Photographs and plans, as well as a photo essay newly created for this book by Swiss photographer Katalin Deér, are supplemented with texts and conversations between Ruinelli and his equally renowned fellow architect Gion A. Caminada that illuminate the architect’s work and attitude and convey the particular features of his Alpine environment. Text in Italian and German.

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This 'dream-laden and spooked' (Marina Warner, London Review of Books) story is to many one of the best-loved books of the twentieth century.Munthe spent many years working as a doctor in Southern Italy, labouring unstintingly during typhus, cholera and earthquake disasters. It was during this period that he came across the ruined Tiberian villa of San Michele, perched high above the glittering Bay of Naples on Capri. With the help of Mastro Nicola and his three sons, and with only a charcoal sketch roughly drawn on a garden wall to guide them, Munthe devoted himself to rebuilding the house and chapel. Over five long summers they toiled under a sapphire-blue sky, their mad-cap project leading them to buried skeletons and ancient coins, and to hilarious encounters with a rich cast of vividly-drawn villagers.The Story of San Michele reverberates with the mesmerising hum of a long, hot Italian summer. Peopled with unforgettable characters, it is as brilliantly enjoyable and readable today as it was upon first publication. The book quickly became an international bestseller and has now been translated into more than 30 languages; it is today an established classic, and sales number in the millions.

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