About A+D
A Magazine for Architecture made with Fibre Cement
A Magazine for Architecture made with Fibre Cement
A+D, Architecture + Detail features international buildings that have been constructed using fibre cement. The examples given are explained in detail in photos, plans and text, and are also examined from a technical perspective with the help of detailed drawings. These provide additional information on interesting solutions to specific problems.
A+D positions itself as an independent architectural magazine that acts as a link between the building materials industry and architects. It covers numerous highly interesting new applications and unconventional solutions derived from suggestions from architects and using fibre cement as the material. The magazine’s core interest is the interaction between architects and manufacturers. In this way, the magazine makes an important contribution to the architectural scene. The use of the material ranges from traditional applications on roofs and façades to interiors, thus opening up a wide range of new possibilities.
The international editorial team consists of individuals such as architect and architecture critic Shane O'Toole from Ireland, and two alternating practising architects invited by the editorial team supporting Lorenz Brugger and STADT-RAUM-TEXT. The panel meets twice a year at different locations in Europe to make selections for the magazines and to discuss the quality of architecture on an international level in intensive debates.
2021 marks the dawn of a new era for A+D. For the first time in its history, the magazine will not only be available to architects in printed form, but will also have its own digital presence. This will be continuously expanded with additional functions and content and will serve as an easily accessible database for examples of buildings made of fibre cement. In addition, the design of the A+D brand has been extensively revised, which is something else you can look forward to.
Lorenz Brugger
Architect and editor
STADT-RAUM-TEXT
www.stadt-raum-text.de
“Buildings as a synthesis of the useful and the aesthetic, of function and beauty, that is the concept of ’A+D Architecture + Detail‘ the international magazine for architects and students of architecture … the aim is to provide details of important, typical and unusual applications of fibre cement.”