Books

On this page you will find a selection of our book publications. If you are interested, you can order the books from the publisher av edition.

non nobis – About Building in the Future; Volume I: You have to start from what is

With Volume 1 of his trilogy “non nobis”, Werner Sobek presents the first comprehensive contemporary analysis of his industry. A new standard work that forms the basis for building in the future. The book offers a global inventory of current trends and developments that directly affect our built and natural environment.

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Recyclable by Werner Sobek

We already have the ability to create buildings that are both sustainable and breathtakingly beautiful today – if only we can summon the will do to so. Designed by Werner Sobek with Dirk E. Hebel and Felix Heisel, the “Urban Mining & Recycling” Experimental Unit (UMAR) uses the example of serially manufactured housing to demonstrate the first fully comprehensive application of recyclable materials.

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Active House B10 by Werner Sobek

The Active House B10 was situated in the heart of the famous Weissenhof estate in Stuttgart. It was a research project exploring how innovative materials, constructions and technologies can sustainably improve our built environment.
Owing to an ingenious energy concept and self-learning home automation the building produced twice its energy requirement.

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Residentials by Werner Sobek

Werner Sobek is a researcher, designer and the founder of an internationally active group of planning offices. As an architect and consulting engineer, he has spent many years creating prize-winning experimental buildings to examine how new materials, structures and technologies can radically change our built environment. The single-family houses he has designed have set new benchmarks with regard to both technology and aesthetics.

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Light Works (2nd Edition)

Werner Sobek is one of the leading engineers and structural designers of our time. His works have been awarded numerous distinctions and enjoy worldwide the highest reputation. They all excel through their high level of sophistication and innovation, both with regard to materials and structural systems, thus demonstrating impressively.

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Sketches for the Future by Werner Sobek

This publication deals with the dialogue, the increasingly important direct exchange of information, between architects and structural engineers as part of an expert and creative exchange. As a result of his diverse career experience, which includes experimental design, construction and lecturing activities, Werner Sobek is one of the leading protagonists in
his field on the world stage.

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