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Autonome architectuur en de stad
Ontwerp en onderzoek in het onderwijs van La Tendenza
2023 || Paperback || Henk Engel || KNOB
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Notes on an Incomplete Architecture
On the Bewitchment of Intelligence And the Nature of Habitat
2023 || Paperback || Michael W. Mehaffy || Mijnbestseller.nl
All human-made structures are “incomplete,” according to author Michael Mehaffy – that is, they embody abstract information that necessarily leaves out essential aspects of reality. This important concept from mathematics and philosophy has new relevance for today’s human challenges, Mehaffy argues. For “incompleteness” need not be a problem – but we must understand its nature, and be prepared to work toward a “right adjustment of the process of abstraction,” in the words o...
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Toerist Modernist
Walking Along Modernist Architecture in Belgium
2023 || Paperback || Gerlin Heestermans || Luster Uitgeverij
- 12 city walks along modernist gems -
Toerist Modernist is a tribute to Belgium’s lesser-known modernist heritage. It all started with
an online heritage platform. In 2019, Gerlin Heestermans created toeristmodernist.be to share her passion for beautiful modernist houses and buildings and draw attention to their heritage value and vulnerability. Many of them currently do not have official monument status. Since then, spotting these gems, and ringing people’s doorbell to ask if she can ta...
The Corruption of Co-Design
Political and Social Conflicts in Participatory Design Thinking
2023 || Paperback || Otto von Busch e.a. || Taylor & Francis
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.
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OMA's Kunsthal in Rotterdam
Rem Koolhaas and the New Europe
2023 || Paperback || Tibor Pataky || Exhibitions International
First substantial study on the Kunsthal in Rotterdam, a key design by Rem Koolhaas and OMA and one of the most significant works of modern architecture in Europe since 1945.
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Architect and artist Michel de Klerk
Inspirer of the Amsterdam School
2023 || Paperback || Ton Heijdra e.a. || Museum Het Schip
Michel de Klerk was the great inspirer of the Amsterdam School, the Dutch expressionist movement in architecture. Besides a brilliant architect he was also a versatile artist. 'The Rembrandt among architects' made drawings and paintings and designed furniture and interiors. De Klerk created an innovative language of forms and brought beauty to the working class. This book reveals the versatility of his work through lavish images and quotes from De Klerk himself and his contemporaries.
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Rotterdam Wolkenkrabbersstad - Rotterdam Skyscraper city
Naar de volgende hoogte - to the next level
2023 || Paperback || Harm Tilman || Uitgeverij Dubois
Dit boek beschrijft hoe Rotterdam in dertig jaar tijd is uitgegroeid tot dé hoogbouwstad van Nederland. Daarnaast werpt het boek een blik in de toekomst en kijkt het vanuit 2050 terug op de huidige situatie. Verschillende essays belichten aspecten die cruciaal zijn bij de verdere ontwikkeling van hoogbouw in Rotterdam. Tot slot wordt een overzicht geboden van de 48 hoogbouwprojecten die op dit moment op de tekentafels liggen of in aanbouw zijn.
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African Water Cities
2023 || Paperback || Kunlé Adeyemi e.a. || nai010 uitgevers/publishers
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Mobs and Microbes
Global Perspectives on Market Halls, Civic Order and Public Health
2023 || Paperback || Leila Marie Farah e.a. || Leuven University Press
Markets and market halls have always been more than about trade and nourishment. A detailed look at the histories of marketplaces provides evidence of the public health concerns they faced, as well as the social commotion, mobilization and, at times, unrest they hosted. This edited volume reappraises the market hall, examining both its architectural and its social and political significance.
Focusing on how these buildings embodied transformations in architecture and urbanism from the mid-nin...
Roadscapes
Visueel essay over auto-infrastructuurlandschappen in de stad
2023 || Paperback || Raf Ilsbroekx || Public Space