by Jochen Visscher (Editor)

The International Building Exhibitions (IBA) has been an instrument of urban development in Germany for over 100 years. Since 2000, IBA has worked to restructure the former coal-mining region of Lusatia, also known as F rst-P ckler-Land, located between Berlin and Dresden. This publication presents 30 projects proposing structural change in the region and elucidates the working methods and philosophy of this extraordinary undertaking.