The German journalist was one of the few Westerners  to permanently report from Central Asia. Her architectural guide to the city of Almaty is a kind of farewell after 18 years in a region whose importance, she says, is still not understood.

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The world is facing an escalating climate crisis and rapid urbanisation intensifying pressure on infrastructure, resources, and the environment. In autumn 2025, DOM publishers will release a book that explores how sustainable urban transformation can be achieved through global collaboration, innovative research, and a focus on impact on the ground.

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DE 80 Jahre Kriegsende: Bis 7. August bieten wir das neue 600 Seite starke Überblickswerk Städtebau im Nationalsozialismus zum reduzierten Subskriptionspreis an. 

EN 80 years since the end of the war: Until 7 August 2025, we are offering the new 600-page overview Urban Planning in Nazi Germany at a reduced subscription price.

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Are you planning a visit to Expo 2025 in Osaka? Then you should definitely make a detour to Kyoto. As a young architect, Botond Bognar, author of our Architectural Guide Japan (available now in an updated version), once learned Japanese in the ancient capital. Here are his tips for a visit.

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Ein Auto für 300 Pfund brachte ihn 1991 nach Leningrad, ein unverhoffter Anruf 20 Jahre später nach Berlin. Sein Feingefühl für unterschiedliche Sprachen hat Nicolson gewissermaßen unterwegs entwickelt.

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Piet Nieder, lecturer at the TU Berlin,  has a long-lasting admiration for the East African country: from his first visit as a student to two years as a university lecturer right through to the research for his doctoral thesis that has now resulted in his book, The Addis Ababa House.

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Jakub Gołębiewski ist Ko-Autor unseres gerade erschienenen  Architekturführers Stettin. Die Stadt an der Oder ist für ihn Heimat – und Tor zur Welt. Hier nimmt uns der polnische Architekt mit auf eine Tour, die im Hafen startet und am Strand endet. Ahoi!

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The Saudi capital represents a model of the new wave of modernity. The city has shifted dramatically from a traditional era, to a modern era, to a now a hyper-modernity era focusing on giga-projects. The visitor of the city can conceive the local features that distinguish Riyadh architecture from other cities on the regions.

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Author and critic Ievgeniia Gubkina combines architectural history with cultural studies, and research with activism. DOM has now published a collection of her best essays, interviews and articles.

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Für kulinarische Höhepunkte war der ­Arbeiter- und Bauernstaat nicht bekannt, doch seine Mensen und Restaurants wurden oft anspruchsvoll gestaltet. Um ihren Charme zu erhalten, braucht es mehr Aufmerksamkeit für diese einzigartigen Orte.

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