Amerikaanse architectuur is al eeuwenlang een symbool van vooruitgang en identiteit. Terwijl moderne ontwerptrends de skyline van de Verenigde Staten blijven transformeren, biedt het koffietafelboek American Icons Vol. 2 een diepgaande blik op de evolutie van de Amerikaanse architectuur. Dit indrukwekkende fotoboek presenteert 50 iconische projecten en bevat vier essays die zich richten op de International Style en het modernisme van de midden twintigste eeuw.

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The Sonneveld House in Rotterdam is one of the best preserved examples of Dutch Functionalist domestic architecture. It was built in 1933 to a design by Brinkman and Van der Vlugt, an architectural practice that acquired international fame with its designs for the Van Nelle Factory, the Van der Leeuw House and Feyenoord Stadium, all three in Rotterdam. The Sonneveld House, now a museum, was originally built for one of the Van Nelle directors, A.H. Sonneveld.

An unusual feature of the Sonnevel...

Architect Hugh Maaskant (1907-1977) heeft een belangrijke rol gespeeld in de moderne Nederlandse architectuur. Hij ontwierp vooruitstrevende, complexe, grootschalige gebouwen met metropolitane allure, zoals het Groothandelsgebouw en de Euromast in Rotterdam en de pier van Scheveningen.Hugh Maaskant geldt als godfather en voorloper van de generatie van Winy Maas (MVRDV), Adriaan Geuze (West 8), Willem Jan Neutelings en Rem Koolhaas. Toch was hij lange tijd ondergewaardeerd. Provoost beschrijft...

Amsterdam Architecture is the ideal guide for every visitor who wants to get to know Amsterdam's unique architecture better. This handbook covers the architectonic history of the capital city of The Netherlands from the Middle Ages down through today, and includes over 450 buildings from the past and present, which are to be found both in the old city centre and in the outer neighbourhoods. This seventh edition includes the most recent construction projects in the still-growing city. Of cours...

Migration is one of the most pressing and complex spatial urban challenges in Europe today. Observing how newcomers, such as labour migrants, refugees, border crossers sans papiers, and asylum seekers are accommodated, we must conclude that at present not a single urban strategy convincingly enables us to receive new arrivals at the heart of our societies and cities. People are being stored in overcrowded refugee settlements on Greek islands, in squalid basement apartments in central Athens, ...

The first of a unique series of translations of Scamozzi's L'Idea della Architettura Universale. The northern Italian architect, Vincenzo Scamozzi, (1548-1616) designed a number of important palaces, villas and churches in and around Vicenza, Padua and Venice. In addition, he completed a comprehensive study of ancient classical architecture. including the possibilities for its application in a modern context. The first edition of the book was published in 1615. Scamozzi distinguishes himself ...

In this in-depth conversation, illustrated by extensive plans, models, references and photos, the founders of Baranowitz Kronenberg Architecture, the acclaimed Tel - Aviv-based studio, provide a personal analysis of the thinking behind seven of their projects: two hotels, three restaurants, a store and a private home. Incorporating culture, time and place into the design process is fundamental to Baranowitz Kronenberg's approach. Symbolic starting points as disparate as, among others, the art...

Thomas Karsten (1884 - 1945) was one of a small group of modern Dutch architects that included men like Henri Maclaine Pont and C.P. Wolf Schoemaker who developed their careers in the Dutch East Indies in the first half of the twentieth century. Karsten laid the foundations of modern urban Indonesia with work represented in Semarang, Solo, Padang, Palembang and Medan.