Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter 1
2. Contents 7
3. Landscape, Resources, Architecture 9
4. Rhine Valley (Rheintal)
5. A Living Room for the City 16
6. A Bridge as a Public Square 21
7. Living and Working in the Town Barn 26
8. Beyond the Norms 29
9. Living in an Old Settlement House 35
10. Gently Wrapped, Clearly Structured 40
11. A Hospital Transformed 48
12. Living Together in Oberdorf 51
13. Bridges Into Ebnit Valley 58
14. Sustainable and Beautiful 64
15. Staging a World Market Leader 70
16. Vorarlberg: Between Rural and Urban 75
17. A Place of Rest and Reflection 82
18. Building for a Village Community 88
19. An Exemplary Public Building 94
20. Infill Housing in the Village 98
21. Ensemble With History 104
22. Memorial in the Forest 107
23. Mountains and Valleys
24. Alpine Ski Hut 114
25. A Cosmopolitan Retreat 119
26. Heat for the Village 123
27. Spatial Sophistication 127
28. Hybrid Timber Architecture at Its Finest 131
29. Building with Timber 137
30. Continuing a Heritage 144
31. House for the Community 154
32. A Model for Sustainable Building 157
33. Renewing a Pioneering School 161
34. Community in Planning, Building, and Living 169
35. Neighbourhood with Ecological Ambition 176
36. New Workspaces in Timber 179
37. Building with Earth 185
38. Back to Earth 191
39. Bregenzerwald
40. Culture in All Its Facets 199
41. A Guest at the Krone 206
42. In the Former Cowshed 209
43. Adaptive Reuse in the Countryside 216
44. A Showcase for Craftsmanship 222
45. Craft, Industry, and Building Culture 227
46. A House with an Architectural Story 236
47. The Power of Collective Action 242
48. Wälderhaus on the Outside, Museum Within 246
49. Bathhouse Within a Historic Ensemble 251
50. Social Infrastructure for the Village 257
51. Staying in the Village 264
52. Lake Constance (Bodensee)
53. Vorarlberg’s Largest Cultural Venue 270
54. A Contemporary House for Art 276
55. A Public Square for Urban Life 283
56. Grand Debut for the Little Lion 286
57. Urban Building Block 292
58. Inclusive Housing 298
59. Learning and Living Together 302
60. Holistic Learning 306
61. Building for Education 311
62. Flexible Spaces for Learning 316
63. Sunny Days on the Lake 321
64. Appendix 325
65. Index of Names and Places 326
66. Project and Location Overview 328
67. Architects 329
68. Imprint 331