Vilhelm Lauritzen (1894-1984) was one of Denmark's most significant architects of his time and one of the most important developers of Danish modernism. Today, a number of his projects remain precursory examples of a new and revolutionary architecture where form follows function. Vilhelm Lauritzen's approach was all about usability. An example is the first airport terminal in Copenhagen from the 1930's when there was no airport design typology. As a functionalist, he divided the building into...

Garden art in its most beautiful splendour

The doors of centuries-old French chateaux are thrown wide open in this sumptuous photographic cross-country tour. Readers will gain entry to a stunning array of stylish private homes within beautiful historic buildings, each one representing very different approaches to décor and preservation.

Victor Horta (1861-1947) wordt gezien als de belangrijkste Belgische architect van de art-nouveaubeweging. Zijn privéwoning in Brussel, gebouwd in 1901, is een zeldzaam voorbeeld van deze architectuurbeweging die een schitterende maar korte bloeiperiode kende rond de vorige eeuwwisseling. In 1990 kreeg Barbara Van der Wee de uitdagende opdracht om het huis te restaureren - het originele architecturale concept was in de loop der jaren door talloze verbouwingen aangetast - en om te vormen tot ...