In 1961, the Berlin Wall was built and John F. Kennedy took office as 
President of the United States of America. Yuri Gagarin was the first 
man to fly into space. And in Munich, in the south of the Federal 
Republic of Germany, Detail was founded. For this very special issue 
celebrating the magazine’s 60th birthday, instead of a nostalgic 
retrospective we opted to take stock of the present and look to the 
future of architecture. Our roadmap was provided by the pressing issue 
of climate protection and the earth’s dwindling resources.<br>
What is needed for true systemic change in the construction industry? 
The committed pioneers in our interviews make sober assessments, but 
also articulate their vision and demands for political action. “What can
 we do about the climate emergency?” we ask Michael Pawlyn of Architects
 Declare. Nora Sophie Griefahn from Cradle to Cradle (C2C) explains why 
we need to fundamentally rethink construction. Hermann Kaufmann 
considers the development of timber construction and its future. Anders 
Lendager, a pioneer of circular construction, focuses on the urban mines
 of the future. And Amandus Samsø Sattler of the German Sustain able 
Building Council (DGNB) has clear ideas of how architecture can be 
approached in an entirely new way.<br>
For this issue, our exemplary projects are for climate-friendly building
 – regardless of their function, they share thoughtful design and 
sustainable construction methods, from office buildings built with 
single variety materials to low-tech architecture with reduced 
emissions. We also document compelling examples of Cradle to Cradle and 
Energy Plus concepts, which have been stringently implemented right down
 to the choice of materials and details. Do climate-friendly buildings 
ultimately depend on the attitudes of builders and architects? This 
conclusion is confirmed by the South Tyrolean architect and industrial 
designer Matteo Thun in our portrait.</br></br>

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