In 2023 viert Brussel, en bij uitbreiding het hele land, het jaar van de art nouveau. Wie vertegenwoordigt deze revolutionaire stijl in ons land beter dan de beroemde architect Victor Horta? Deze handige gids loodst u langs zijn creaties in Brussel, van openbare gebouwen tot privéwoningen en monumenten, allen opgetrokken in art nouveau-stijl. Victor Horta wordt in 1861 in Gent geboren en verricht baanbrekend werk met zijn architectuur: denk aan de typische decoratieve vormen, de experimentel...

The city is not only the habitat of people, but also of plants and animals. Building Urban Nature is a plea for nature-inclusive, bioreceptive architecture that inspires designers to give nature a place in their work.

Through the presentation of realized projects, the book shows how the values of nature can be incorporated into our buildings. It discusses the conditions under which flora and fauna settle on and around our buildings, and the design methods, strategies and techniques that can h...

Wat zijn duurzame en vernieuwende oplossingen voor een aantrekkelijk pad naar de toekomst? Hoe kun je ingewikkelde gebiedsontwikkelingen in goede banen leiden? Fijne en rustgevende plekken ontwerpen? 

Het Jaarboek Landschapsarchitectuur en stedenbouw in Nederland toont 22 opmerkelijke projecten: parkontwerpen met intrigerende combinaties van land art, historie en muziek, woonbuurten met een uitgekiende mix tussen oud en nieuw, een unieke rechtzaak om de Noordzee te beschermen, en een kritis...

The first publication on the life and work of the Argentine-American architect Helena Arahuete explores how she is one of the few architects who still practice the original principles of organic architecture, pioneered by Frank Lloyd Wright and Louis Sullivan over a century ago. The book expands the scholarship on organic architecture by illuminating Arahuete’s personal philosophy and integration of this tradition with the current discourse on sustainability. With contributions by Alan Hess...

All human-made structures are “incomplete,” according to author Michael Mehaffy – that is, they embody abstract information that necessarily leaves out essential aspects of reality. This important concept from mathematics and philosophy has new relevance for today’s human challenges, Mehaffy argues. For “incompleteness” need not be a problem – but we must understand its nature, and be prepared to work toward a “right adjustment of the process of abstraction,” in the words o...

- 12 city walks along modernist gems -

Toerist Modernist is a tribute to Belgium’s lesser-known modernist heritage. It all started with

an online heritage platform. In 2019, Gerlin Heestermans created toeristmodernist.be to share her passion for beautiful modernist houses and buildings and draw attention to their heritage value and vulnerability. Many of them currently do not have official monument status. Since then, spotting these gems, and ringing people’s doorbell to ask if she can ta...