Dit boek over ontwerpen in tijden van klimaatcrisis – het eindspel is een gegeven, we zitten er middenin – is het laatste project van DOWN TO EARTH, de antitypische negende editie van de Internationale Architectuur Biennale Rotterdam. In een wereld in lockdown zag hoofdcurator George Brugmans kans het traditionele biennale-model binnenstebuiten te keren en zich te concentreren op het openvouwen van het ontwerpend onderzoek in de IABR–Ateliers: verkenningen naar hoe de energietransitie e...

Margaret Staal-Kropholler (1891–1966) is regarded as the first woman architect in the Netherlands. She completed her first work as an unqualified architect in 1917. Less well known is that Grada Wolffensperger (1887–1965) became the first woman to complete the univer-sity course in architecture at the Technische Hogeschool in Delft that same year. A further twenty women had completed their architectural training by 1945.

Why and how did these women become architects at a time when women w...

Climate change and architectural design through the lens of time

Including a timeline with 45 key moments in climate awareness history and inspiring projects

The history of climate change and the history of architecture are connected in many ways. This book intertwines climate action and architectural design through time. It explores architectural experimentation in the past, depicts the present moment of transition and offers hopeful glimpses of the future.

It’s About Time revea...

Dutch artist Kees Visser is one of the most important representatives of today’s geometric and conceptual art. His work is characterized by an investigation into color and form and is inspired by Mondriaan, De Stijl and Matisse. His long career is closely linked to the evolution of Icelandic art in the 1970s and 1980s, where Visser was part of a cosmopolitan art scene with a strong focus on Fluxus, minimalism and conceptual art. Visser combined these influences in his research into shape an...

Is de wereld beter af met jouw gebouw? 'Nee' is het antwoord in 99,9% van de gevallen. Bijna elk gebouw vervuilt de lucht, water, bodem en schaadt de biodiversiteit. Wat als we dat omkeren en ons concentreren op positief bijdragen? Als gebouwen lucht, water en bodem zuiveren, biodiversiteit creëren en meer energie opwekken dan we gebruiken? Dan genezen we de wereld met onze gebouwen.

Wat Unilevers’ Paul Polman beschrijft voor bedrijven in het boek Net Positive beschrijft Vincent van der Me...

De bijdrage van vrouwen aan de toegepaste kunst en industriële vormgeving in Nederland tussen 1880 en 1940 is sterk onderbelicht gebleven. En dat terwijl het een periode betreft waarin de emancipatie van vrouwen op veel gebieden vooruitgang boekte. In deze heruitgave van Vrouwen in de vormgeving worden de activiteiten van veelal vergeten vrouwelijke vormgevers opnieuw onder de aandacht gebracht.

Het boek gaat uitvoerig in op de deelname van vrouwen aan tentoonstellingen, de ateliers, winkels...

The work of Dick Bruna, his posters, book covers and of course his world famous Miffy, was inspired by the great modern masters of art history. This book explores the colourful sources of inspiration that have made Bruna the versatile artist that he is. English language edition.

Women have been professional photographers since the invention of photography in 1839, but until now their work has received far less attention than that of their male colleagues. From the more than 15 million photographs stored in the Dutch National Archives in The Hague, the editors of Pioneers. Photography by Women selected work of 43 women created between 1859 and 1999. All of them can be described as innovators whose work paved the way for future generations of photographers.

Pioneers fo...