Borders between countries, neighbourhoods, people, beliefs, and policies are proliferating and expanding despite what self-proclaimed progressive societies wish or choose to believe. For a wide variety of reasons, the early 21st century is caught struggling between breaking down barriers and raising them. Architecture is complicit in both. It is central to the perpetuation of borders, and key to their dismantling. Architectures of Resistance: Negotiating Borders Through Spatial Practices appr...

For the fifth book in the In Practice series, Aurélie Hachez and Leeke Reinders invite readers on a road journey through three transformative projects: L’Ermitage in urban Brussels, suburban Jubel, and rural Ulysse. This volume not only explores the design process and its subsequent adoption by inhabitants but also delves into the theoretical implications of object agency in AHA’s work, the strategic day-to-day work ethic, and the creative portrayal of buildings as entities with their ow...

The thesis, titled ‘Towards the Integration of Additive Manufacturing for Freeform Steel and Glass Façade Construction,’ explores the transformative role of additive manufacturing (AM) in enhancing the design and construction of Freeform Steel and Glass Façades (FFSGF). These façades involve intricate components, necessitating collaborative efforts among designers, engineers, and fabricators to achieve complex façade geometries with good performance while ensuring efficiency in design...

Het definitieve boek over Carel Weeber, geschreven door architectuurhistoricus Wouter Vanstiphout. Het boek behandelt behalve Weebers werk ook zijn leven, van zijn jeugd op Curaçao tot zijn loopbaan als Nederlands meest controversiële architect, inclusief zijn verrassend productieve bestaan als 'ex-architect'. Vanstiphout analyseert op originele wijze de architectuur en stedenbouw van Weeber, de ontwikkeling van zijn ideeën, zijn rol in het architectuuronderwijs en zijn bijdrage aan de Ne...