Architects' Data

Architects' Data
Cover of the 3rd English edition
AuthorErnst Neufert
Original titleBauentwurfslehre
LanguageGerman
Subjectarchitectural drawing; human factors and ergonomics
PublisherBauwelt-Verlag (German 1st ed.)
Lockwood (English 1st ed.)
Publication date
1936
Publication placeGermany
Published in English
1970
ISBN9780258965092

Architects' Data (German: Bauentwurfslehre), also simply known as the Neufert, is a reference book for spatial requirements in building design and site planning. First published in 1936 by Ernst Neufert,[1] its 39 German editions and translations into 17 languages have sold over 500,000 copies.[2] The first English version was published in 1970 and was translated from the original German by Rudolf Herz.

  1. ^ (in German) Ulf Meyer: Die Fratze der Moderne, in Berliner Zeitung, 3 September 1999
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Neufert.de was invoked but never defined (see the help page).