Baksteen is het bouwmateriaal bij uitstek dat de identiteit van de Nederlandse architectuur heeft bepaald. Er zijn weinig architecten die baksteen zo prominent op de kaart hebben gezet als A.J. Kropholler (1881–1973) met gebouwen als het Van Abbemuseum, de huidige Willem de Kooning Academie en het raadhuis van Waalwijk.

Na decennialange belangstelling voor het werk van de Nederlandse modernisten lijkt er een kentering te zijn aangebroken nu wordt ingezien dat ook het alstraditioneel bestemp...

Who were Le Corbusier’s photographers? The question is seldom asked yet is germane to under­standing the architect’s work. Le Corbusier used photography to promote modern architecture in ways no others did. He directed the photography of his buildings, selected the images that he liked, cropped them, abstracted them, and placed them on the pages of his many books. He mediated the medium of photography mani­pulating visual facts in an era when “the camera never lied”. Yet always ...

Throughout his career, Herman van Bergeijk built his own unique expertise on the Dutch 19th and early 20th century architectural history. He has become an inspiration for scholars in the Netherlands, Europe and beyond. The extraordinary response of colleagues when asked to contribute a chapter in this Festschrift stands as an example of Herman’s widespread influence. Invitations for keynotes and lectures or courses keep reaching him, and he will continue to teach and write. He has an open i...