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Returning from Silence. Jennys Story Books

8. February 20238. February 2023 Rolf Maass

Jenny’s Story is the powerful retelling of a Jewish mother’s survival during the Nazi occupation of France and her steadfast resolve to protect…

Moments That Defined the Extraordinary Partnership of Barack Obama and Angela Merkel

22. January 202322. January 2023 Rolf Maass

As the devastation unfolds in Ukraine, political activist and author Claudia Clark delivers a potent reminder of the importance of alliances between countries…

Redemption and True Calling in Immersive Story of the Deep South

22. January 202322. January 2023 Rolf Maass

In Eileen Saint Lauren’s new book, Goodlife, Mississippi, she captures the experience of growing up in “pockets” of a regressive and repressive Southern…

Eva Lindström accepts the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award 2022

8. September 2022 Rolf Maass

The Swedish author and illustrator Eva Lindström received the world’s largest literature award, the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, at a ceremony in the…

Nominees for the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award 2022

8. March 2022 Rolf Maass

This year’s Laureates – David Card, Joshua Angrist and Guido Imbens – have provided us with new insights about the labour market and…

Why is Landscape Beautiful? (2015) Lucius Burckhardt by Birkhäuser

6. October 2021 Rolf Maass

Because the landscape as an idea only exists in our heads, Burckhardt’s texts (and drawings) are less about the beautiful views, but about…

2021 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award goes to Jean-Claude Mourlevat

15. August 202115. August 2021 Rolf Maass

Jean-Claude Mourlevat is one of France’s leading children and young adult authors. Since his publishing debut in 1997, he has written more than…

Reading Architecture: Architectural Guide Sub-Saharan Africa A book review with Philipp Meuser and Adil Dalbai

10. January 202110. January 2021 Rolf Maass

What does the built environment of Africa look like beyond slum huts or safari lodges? What characterizes the building activity on the continent…

Dense + Green Cities (2020) by Thomas Schröpfer at Birkhäuser Architecture as Urban Ecosystem

16. October 202017. October 2020 rem

The topic is global, cities all over the world are affected, participate from the start to the green lung. Interplay between the built-up…

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