Finland is the undisputed pioneer in architectural education. In 1998, it was one of the first countries in Europe to develop an official architectural policy, whose declared aim it was to more systematically integrate architecture into the educational system, teacher training programs at universities, and adult education. In her field study, Turit Froebe spoke with various experts to get a picture just how successful this internationally acclaimed Finnish architectural policy is being perceived. Has it succeeded in anchoring architectural education in the education system? What conditions did this require? What structures were created to do so? And is it possible to derive recommendations from Finnish experience for countries such as Germany? Also available in German: ISBN: 978-3-86859-617-5

Die Lebensgeschichte der Gold- und Silberdisteln ist eine umfassende Darstellung dieser Pflanzen in der klassischen Form einer Monographie, d.h. die Gattung wird nach moeglichst vielen Gesichtspunkten umfassend beschrieben. Es sind folgende Fachbereiche dargestellt: Morphologie, Wuchsformen, Palynologie, Embryologie, Karyologie, Phytochemie, Bluten- und Ausbreitungsbiologie, Fruchtbiologie, Vergesellschaftung, OEkophysiologie. Zahlreiche international anerkannte Experten tragen zur Darstellung dieser Bereiche bei. Durch viele Abbildungen werden die Themenbereiche moeglichst einpragsam und auch fur den interessierten Laien verstandlich prasentiert. Einen besonders grossen Anteil nimmt die Analyse der Verbreitungsgebiete ein, die in den groesseren Rahmen von Arealtypen eingebunden ist. Dabei werden in einem neuen Ansatz die verschiedenen Sippen der Gattung Carlina durch die Arealtypenspektren der Begleittypenvegetation charakterisiert und die Sippen oekologisch abgegrenzt. Eine englischsprachige Zusammenfassung und Bildunterschriften in Deutsch und Englisch machen das Buch auch fur den englischsprachigen Leser verwendbar. Im zweiten Band wird die systematische Gliederung und die raumzeitliche Entfaltung der Gattung prasentiert.

Editorship Elisabeth Blum, Jesko Fezer, Gunther Fischer, Angelika Schnell Not unjustly referred to as legendary, this series of books on the history and theory of architecture and urban development was founded in 1963 by Ulrich Conrads, who was joined by Peter Neitzke as a co-editor of the series in the early 1980s. Now numbering over 150 titles, it is the most comprehensive German-language book series covering these fields. Following the deaths of the two longtime editors Ulrich Conrads (2013) and Peter Neitzke (2015), a new editorial committee was formed to continue their work: Elisabeth Blum, Jesko Fezer, Gunther Fischer and Angelika Schnell. As the future editors of this series, it is our aim to maintain the course set by our forerunners. The series has fulfilled its original aim of taking stock of the constructional and urban planning ideas and realizations formulated and achieved over the twentieth century in exemplary fashion. The Bauwelt Fundament series actually represents a history of ideas in the fields of planning and building that extends from the beginning of the twentieth century into the present. The second objective of the series, one that is anchored in its very name, will also continue to guide the development of the series, namely the publication of foundational thought - authoritative and fundamental - rather than passing opinion, of theses and polemics relating to the burning architectural and urban planning themes of the time. Penetrating complex interrelationships and probing them with systematic analysis provides the prerequisite for fruitful discourse and ongoing debate. As a forum for such discourses and contributions, the Bauwelt Fundamente series is maintaining its focus on the areas of architecture and urbanism, supplementing it with the always necessary historical investigation of important questions and texts and its extension into other cultural and social fields. A strong international orientation and the desire for more female authors are self-evident in such a context. The original graphic design approach taken by Helmut Lortz to the series is being maintained. As is fitting for a working library, Bauwelt Fundamente titles remain simply designed, using black and white for the logo, the images on the front and back, and the eleven-line summary of the volume's contents. This is indicative of the broad orientation of Bauwelt Fundamente to all those interested in the cultural and social development that provides the context for the creation of cities, houses and other objects, which in turn create contexts for the world. "Architects, it is said - or hoped - have always been interested in the world beyond the boundaries of their profession." (1) (1) Peter Neitzke, manuscript of his address Nicht mit dem Rucken zur Gesellschaft (Not with one's back to society) given to mark the fiftieth anniversary of Bauwelt Fundamente in Berlin, 2013.