Christian Schittich(editor),born 1956studied architecture at the Technical University ofMunich, followed by seven years office experienceand work as journalist, since 1991 editorial boardof DETAIL, Review of Architecture, since 1992responsible editor, since 1998 editor-in-chief.Author and editor of numerous textbooks andtechnical articles.Peter Ebner,born 1968studied architecture at the Technical University ofGraz and at UCLA, Los Angeles, studied at theUniversity of Economics Linz, 1995 opened ownpractice in Salzburg, since 1998 combined practicewith Franziska Uilmann in Vienna, since 2003professor at the Technical University of Munich,Department of Housing and the Economics ofHousing, 2006 guest professor at the Harvard Schoolof Design, Boston.Author of numerous textbooks and technical articles.Joachim Giessler,born 1944studied industrial design at the College of FineArts, Kassel, 1974 own planning practice, since1975 teaching positions at the Technical Collegesof Rosenheim and Coburg, the Instutute of WoodSciences and Plastics Rosenheim, the HadassahCollege Jerusalem and the Industrial Design SchoolTeI-Aviv, 2003 establishment of the Instituts Wohnenim Alter e.V.Author of numerous textbooks and technical articles.Lothar Marx,born 1941studied architecture at the Technical University ofBerlin, since 1988 own architectural office, since1988 teaching positions at the Technical Universityof Munich, the College for Architecture Weimar and the Institute of Technology Munich, member of thestandards committees NABAU, DIN 18024/18205,DIN 180030 and Betreutes Wohnen, partner in theInstitut for Barrierfreies Planen und Bauen in DresdenMunich and Uim.Author of numerous textbooks and technical articles.Eckhard Feddersen,born 1946studied architecture at the Technical University ofKarlsruhe and the Technical University of Berlin,since 1973 own architectural office, 1980 82 teachingposition at the Technical University of Berlin, since2002 architectural office Feddersen Architects.Author of numerous textbooks and technical articles.Insa Lodtke,born 1972studied architecture at the Technical University ofDarmstadt, since 2002 worked in public relations forFeddersen Architects.Author of numerous technical articles on architectureand health.