Negentig jaar geleden legde architect Henry Van de Velde de laatste hand aan zijn plannen voor de bouw van de Boekentoren, de modernistische 'opslagplaats' van de Gentse Universiteitsbibliotheek. Zeven jaar later stond het 64m hoge bouwwerk er en werd zo de vierde toren van Gent.

Die Boekentoren heeft zoveel verschillende facetten. Het is een kunstwerk op zich. Het is een stadsmonument, een toeristische aantrekkingspool. Het is een bibliotheek natuurlijk, voor studenten, academici, maar bij ...

Charles Holland challenges us to look beyond the day-to-day familiarity of buildings to rediscover the pleasure of experiencing architecture

A fresh take on the history of architecture, using cultural timelines to reveal little-known connections between society, engineering, and design.

A landmark publication that presents a world panorama of raw earth structures from ancient times to the present day.

A fully illustrated book packed with honest advice, inspiration, ideas, and lessons learned about designing a home that reflects your style.

S,M,L,XL presents a selection of the remarkable visionary design work produced by the Dutch firm Office for Metropolitan Architecture (O.M.A.) and its acclaimed founder, Rem Koolhaas, in its first twenty years, along with a variety of insightful, often poetic writings. The inventive collaboration between Koolhaas and designer Bruce Mau is a graphic overture that weaves together architectural projects, photos and sketches, diary excerpts, personal travelogues, fairy tales, and fables, as well ...

A comprehensive monograph on Frank Lloyd Wright, one of the great masters of modern architecture

This comprehensive monograph on the renowned twentieth-century architect, Frank Lloyd Wright, explores both his major architectural designs and many of his minor projects in detail. Robert McCarter analyses Wright’s work chronologically, exploring each building’s spatial experience, material and tectonic character, and relationship to the landscape.

Now in a fully revised and updated new editi...

A collection of 50 stone houses from around the world that make the most of this extraordinary, tactile material