Symbol of Islam, monument of superlatives, and the heart of an entirely new metropolitan district: the Djamaa al-Djazair is an edifice with many different facets. In 2008, KSP Engel’s design won the international competition for Algiers’ new Grand Mosque, which was completed in 2019 after more than a decade of planning and construction work. The vast structure runs along the Bay of Algiers’ shoreline well over 600 yards. A giant 148 feet-high dome covers the main prayer hall, the 870 feet-high minaret constitutes Africa’s tallest building to date. Surrounded by extensive gardens, the entire complex houses a range of functions, including a museum, a Quran school, a library, a convention centre, and a cinematèque. It forms a unique religious, cultural, and economic centre that is a magnet for the entire region. And it unites as an intercultural undertaking genuine Algerian craftsmanship with superb Chinese efficiency, and meticulous German planning and engineering skills. This book tells the full story of how Algiers’ Djamaa al-Djazair, the world’s third-largest mosque after those of Mecca and Medina, was created and constructed and documents this singular structure in rich detail and lavishly illustrated. A historical and typological classification of the building in the long history of mosque construction rounds out this stunning volume.

Established in 1919 in Weimar, the Bauhaus college for design influenced one of the world's most important Modernist movements. Divided into three geographic sections that follow the locations of the school-Weimar (1919-25), Dessau (1925-33), and Berlin (1933)-this unique travel guide leads readers through the most important Bauhaus structures in Germany. Each section features important sites that are given historical background. These entries are illustrated with historic and contemporary photography, and are accompanied by up-to-date tourist information. Throughout the book short essays highlight significant events and figures of the Bauhaus movement. This guidebook is an indispensible reference for anyone traveling to Germany's greatest extant Bauhaus structures.

Unter dem Schlagwort "Das Neue Frankfurt" wurde in Frankfurt am Main zwischen 1925 und 1932 eines der international wichtigsten und ambitioniertesten Stadterneuerungsprojekte der Klassischen Moderne umgesetzt. Geplant vom Magistrat und koordiniert von den Architekten Ernst May und Martin Elsasser umfasste es neben Wohn- und Siedlungskomplexen auch Schulen, Krankenhauser, Verwaltungs- oder Sakralbauten, darunter Ikonen der Architektur wie die Grossmarkthalle (dem heutigen Sitz der Europaischen Zentralbank). Die Publikation prasentiert die bedeutendsten Bauwerke des "Neuen Frankfurt", schildert die sozialpolitischen Hintergrunde, stellt die Protagonisten vor und erlautert ihr Schaffen im Kontext der Moderne. Der Autor, ein renommierter Kenner des "Neuen Bauens", bereitet das Thema wissenschaftlich und zugleich anschaulich auf. Somit ist das Buch nicht nur ein idealer Reisebegleiter, sondern eignet sich auch als leicht zugangliche Einfuhrung in ein vielschichtiges und spannendes Thema.