Sinds 2010 is de Amsterdamse grachtengordel UNESCO-werelderfgoed. Maar wat betekent die aanwijzing precies? Wat bedoelen we eigenlijk met de grachtengordel? Hoe en waarom kwam hij tot stand en hoe is er in vier eeuwen mee omgegaan? Sinds wanneer spreken we eigenlijk van 'de grachtengordel'? Kortom de aanwijzing roept veel vragen op. Op elk daarvan geven zes auteurs vanuit een zelfgekozen invalshoek een antwoord. Samen bestrijken ze een waaier van onderwerpen, variërend van het wereldbeeld va...

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 ...

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.

Jón Kristinsson (Reykjavik, 1936) is the godfather of sustainable building in the Netherlands and probably elsewhere in the world. Already in the 1970s and 1980s he invented and applied designs and technology that still to date are unequivocal in the built environment. With the completion of his masterpiece, Villa Flora (Venlo, 2012), Kristinsson again sets the benchmark for sustainable architecture. This abundantly illustrated book guides the reader through Jón Kristinsson's vision, theory...