In recent years, the Private Rented Sector (PRS) has witnessed rapid growth across numerous jurisdictions, with Chinese metropolises notably standing out. Throughout the history of housing policy development in China, the PRS has been largely disregarded. It was not until 2015 that the government proposed the idea of “accelerating the development of the rental housing market” to achieve a “balanced development between home renting and purchasing”. However, the PRS in China is still in...

Aperçu magistral de la photographie de studio par Stephan Vanfleteren

« Ce livre montre que Vanfleteren a intériorisé cette lumière particulière à tel point qu’il peut la faire apparaître sans l’aide de lampes ou du soleil. »

— Ilja Leonard Pfeijffer

Au cours des douze dernières années, Stephan Vanfleteren (1969) a travaillé de manière intense chez lui, dans un studio éclairé par la lumière du jour. Atelier est un recueil de ces œuvres. Qu’il travaille à la lumière ...

Innovative introduction to the iconic work of architect and designer Josef Hoffmann

The Viennese architect and ‘allround designer’ Josef Hoffmann (1870–1956) is much more than just the founder of the Wiener Werkstätte. This book offers a wide-ranging look at his oeuvre, which took shape over no less than sixty years.

The timeless beauty of Hoffmann’s creations demonstrates his importance not just as a historical figure, but as a source of inspiration for several generations.

Richly ...

Met mijn proefschrift vergelijk ik Holocaust en slavernij-onderwijs om inzicht te krijgen in hoe we in Nederland betekenis geven aan de herinnering van sensitieve geschiedenis. Hierin ligt de nadruk op het gebruik van beelden en verhalen in onze collectieve en culturele herinnering. Wat drukken die uit? Wat bevestigen we ermee en wat missen we? Zijn er wellicht overeenkomsten in de manier waarop verhalen worden verteld en beelden worden doorgegeven, als je het slavernijverleden met het Holoca...

The CW-21 was designed during the late 1930s. It combined light weight construction with a powerful engine, which resulted in an excellent rate of climb and manoeuvrability, allowing the fighter to quickly reach the height of attacking enemy aircraft, and attack them. The prototype was sent to China as a demonstration copy and an order for three aircraft, plus a further 32 as kits, followed. These would be assembled locally. Only the three production machines arrived in the chaos of war and w...

Although household goods are a well-establish topic in Medieval and Early Modern archaeology, more recent research is overcoming simple typological and technological aspects and pointing to broader approaches, which relates to the understanding of goods’ production, consumption strategies, other economic activities and structures of social organization. Thus, the understanding of past societies and cultures relies heavily in the study of their household goods to understand people, groups an...

Before the introduction of Roman temples in the Low Countries, there used to be ‘open air cult places’ in the Iron Age. That is at least the assumption based on descriptions given by classical writers and several structures typified as sanctuaries that were excavated in France.

Several of these French sanctuaries portray long usage, modifications, disarticulated human remains, and depositions of animal bones and Iron Age weaponry. However, the regularly encountered rectangular structures...

Tipping the Balance was inspired by love for the author’s birth-place, Warnsveld in Gelderland’s De Achterhoek; the seasons, small farmlets with golden fields, the leafy lanes and rivers flowing slowly through the landscape. Jenneken’s life is shattered when she learns that her mother Alida’s knowledge and use of herbal remedies is considered to be witchcraft and that she must undergo a weighing trial in Oude- water. Jenneken fears also for her own safety as she has followed her mothe...

Axel and May Vervoordt believe in art’s intrinsic power to change lives and add perspectives to the past, present, and future. Their collection embodies this unique approach and includes more than 750 works, spanning geographies and periods and including pieces from archaeology to contemporary art. Their interests in questions about space, time, and concepts of the void form the basis of a collection that grew from an intuitive and untameable curiosity and genuine friendships with artists. ...

Even ontsnappen aan de hectiek van het dagelijks leven. Laat je frustratie de vrije loop door onze therapeutische wereld van vloekwoorden en geometrische patronen. Deze unieke vloekwoorden zullen een lach zijn op kantoor of thuis. Kleur het in en hang het op de koelkast of geef het aan je vrienden of baas om ze te laten weten wat je echt voor ze voelt. Het heeft bewezen een hilarisch effect te hebben op iedereen die het leest. Een geweldig contrast tussen prachtige kleuren en vreselijke schel...