An account of all the new and surprising evidence now available that contradicts the standard narrative for the beginnings of the earliest civilizations

Printuitgave van het boek "Groep'32"

De geschiedenis van Groep '32 is interessant vanwege het streven van het genootschap om voort te gaan

op de weg van de Nieuwe Bouwers. De groep nam een kritisch standpunt in tegenover de toepassing van

de verworvenheden van het Nieuwe Bouwen van de jaren twintig, ze zagen deze niet als doel maar als

middel om architectuur te bereiken. Deze kritische houding werd aangescherpt door het uitblijven van

werk, en door de fusie met De 8, een meer radicaal functio...

In 2011 the RMIT-department of the Faculty of Architecture of TU

Delft formulated the ambition to be structurally involved in the

transformation of urban neighbourhoods in both research and education.

This was decided upon because of the complex social, spatial

and physical issues that many districts in large cities are facing

and the urge to react on these issues with research based design

within the awareness of the cultural significance of those threatened

areas.

The mentioned complexity f...

Every building project should start with a brief. A good brief clearly explains what the client wants while providing the design team with the information and inspiration they need to create a successful building. Beyond that, the brief functions as a framework for quality management during the project. To this end, experts Juriaan van Meel and Kjersti Bjørkeng Størdal assembled this practical guide for developing high-performance briefs. Using clear language, the book succinctly explains t...

The fantastic works of Antoni Gaudí and the Amsterdam School still appeal to the imagination. And although the architects never met each other, they were children of the same period. They looked for beauty and individuality in a world which was becoming increasingly functional and impersonal.

At the heart of their designs are nature and its organic forms, craftsmanship and traditional materials. At the same time, though, they did not turn their backs on modernity, embracing new techniques an...

Tom Avermaete, Klaske Havik, Hans Teerds (Red.)

Architectural Positions

On Architecture, Modernity and the Public Sphere

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De publieke ruimte verandert. Waar mensen elkaar vroeger bij voorkeur op het stadsplein troffen, lijkt nu de hotellobby de aangewezen plaats. Architecten van wereldfaam, zoals Rem Koolhaas, Aldo Rossi en Daniel Liebeskind, spreken zich uit over de consequenties hiervan voor de architectuur.

De verandering van de publieke sfeer is een van de cruciale thema’s in het huidige...

The world loves Paris for its beauty. But Paris is in peril. Despite polls and lawsuits showing that residents oppose skyscrapers, the city’s leaders have started developing colossal skyscraper projects at the old gates of the city. They destroy the traditional street furniture that adds to the charm of Paris. The city is becoming filthy. In this book, forty-nine experts, many of them Parisians, show that Paris City Hall threatens to damage Paris irreparably. They call on the world to aid P...