In Das Passagen-Werk Benjamin cites a letter from Marx to Ruge, 'the reform of consciousness consists solely in [...] the awakening of the world from its dream about itself.' This idea of awakening recurs in Benjamin's methodological considerations and his many metaphors during the final thirteen years of his life. Benjamin set himself the pedagogical task of awakening 'the image-making medium within us, raising it to a stereoscopic and dimensional seeing into the depths of historical shadows...

Founded in 1995 in memory of the April Revolution in 1960 and the May 18 Gwangju Democratization Movement in 1980, the Gwangju Biennale is one of the oldest and most renowned modern art biennales in Asia. Under the direction of such prominent curators as Yong-woo Lee, Massimiliano Gioni, Okwui Enwezor, Charles Esche, Hou Hanru, Hong-hee Kim, Kwangsoo Oh, Wan-kyoung Dung, Young-chul Lee, Kerry Brougher, Suk-won Chang, and Harald Szeemann, Gwangju Biennale has established itself as a major play...

In Kleine filosofie van de verkeersveiligheid neemt Gideon Boie de lezer mee naar de kern van stedelijke politiek en verkeersveiligheid in Brussel. Wat begint met een persoonlijke tragedie, ontvouwt zich tot een scherpe analyse van de passieve houding van beleidsmakers en de obstakels die veilige en leefbare straten verhinderen. Boie, filosoof en expert in stedelijke politiek, verweeft persoonlijke verhalen met filosofische vraagstukken rond het recht op de straat en volksgezondheid, en onthu...

The 17th conference (2016, Delft) of the International Planning History Society (IPHS) and its proceedings place presentations from different continents and on varied topics side by side, providing insight into state-of-the art research in the field of planning history and offering a glimpse of new approaches, themes, papers and books to come. VOLUME 07: Planning Theories, Pedagogies and Practices

What is inspiration? What inspires you? 111 INCEPTION is a chain of inspiration, which involves 111 architects from around the world.

This book was not guided by theory, yet it grew out of a search for new ways to look at authorship, ideas and inspiration. The experimental and playful character of the project itself, with its unpredictable outcomes, allowed for a much needed change of perspective—away from the traditional approach to creation characteristic of modernity and towards inspirat...

Het rectoraatsgebouw van de Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) is één van de laatste grote projecten van de architect Renaat Braem en werd opgeleverd in 1976. Braem maakte er een meesterwerk van, met een totaalarchitectuur rijk aan betekenis: de vormentaal, de ellips, de luifel, de alom aanwezige symboliek en de muurschilderingen dragen allemaal de tekens van een humanistische wereldbeschouwing op basis van de vrije wetenschap met als doel de wereld te begrijpen niet vanuit een openbaring, ma...

A unique survey of forty architect-engineers who have been pioneers in both aesthetic design and technological innovation.

Using the notion of "Realdesign", as a parallel to Realpolitik, the authors aim to highlight political, social and methodological obstacles when designers turn to design thinking, participation and "living labs", with the hope of changing the world for the better.