The 100 best buildings in Groningen

With maps and the most enjoyable things to do

Already more than 10,000 copies sold of the previously published Rotterdam edition

Groningen has been an important city in terms of architecture and urban design for decades. In recent years, there has been frequent focus on current projects, such as the Forum Groningen, the Kunstwerf, the renewal of City Hall and the redevelopment of the Grote Markt – the heart of the city for a thousand years.

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Laurent-Benoît Dewez (1731-1812), court architect to Charles of Lorraine, was the most outstanding architect of his time in the Southern Low Countries. After studying in Italy and serving in the eminent office of Robert Adam in London, Dewez developed a personal, classical style that came to embody the “Eglise Belgique” under the Austrian Habsburgs. He designed numerous castles, abbeys, and churches across Belgium, but time has not been kind to his legacy: of his 80 architectural project...

A superb guide to the recently constructed National Museum of Qatar, leading the vistor through the magnificent collection within the museum’s extraordinary new space.

A stunning portfolio of work by Japan’s leading contemporary architect, showcasing exquisite photography of 28 extraordinary projects selected by Ando

Following the acclaimed first volume in Tadao Ando’s monograph series with Phaidon, Tadao Ando: The Colours of Light (1996), this new volume showcases the continual collaboration between Ando and photographer Richard Pare.

Beginning with the Pulitzer Arts Foundation in St. Louis, Missouri, and concluding with the Bourse de Commerce project,...