Examines narratives as rigorous drivers of design rather than mere storytelling devices

Provides detailed insight into three KAAN Architecten projects that reflect changing architectural practice in the Netherlands and beyond

Connects to ongoing research from the "Activating Design" initiative at Delft University of Technology, Faculty of Architecture

Building Narratives proposes design as a communications engine and enabler of collaboration, as opposed to the traditional understandin...

De site van Villers is beroemd om haar indrukwekkende, negentiende-eeuwse ruïnes van een middeleeuwse cisterciënzerabdij.

Nadat de Franse revolutionaire administratie in 1796 de kloostergemeenschap opheft en de eigendommen als nationaal goed verkoopt, herleidt de nieuwe eigenaar de site tot verkoopbaar bouwmateriaal. De natuur overwoekert de stenen restanten. Los van spijt over wat zo verloren gaat, creëert het verval een omgeving die intrigeert. De ruïnes figureren in negentiende-eeuwse...

The first in a series by the Sikkens Foundation, this pocket-sized publication of the Mondrian Lecture given by Charles Jencks reprints his talk in full, along with various images. Jencks discusses the possibility that architecture and well-being can have a direct correlation, exploring how architecture can influence society, business productivity, profits and hospitals. He elaborates with examples of architectural determinism from both ancient and modern history, with a special focus on his ...

The province of Gelderland (The Netherlands) inherits many castles, country houses and estates. Together they form historic estate landscapes that partially determine the regional landscape character. Climate change and urbanisation have a significant effect on the management and protection of these heritage landscapes. An abundance and a shortage of water, spatial fragmentation and increasing pressure from recreation and tourism are only a few of the many challenges that need to be addressed...

A major overview of the most innovative, ambitious and beautiful houses on the Indian subcontinent.

Now available in paperback, this is a cutting edge, detailed and comprehensive exploration of architectural theory. Its focus on interdisplinarity and cross-cultural ties ensures the discipline's relationship with the social sciences is fully explored.