Dutch edition ISBN 9789076863757Located on the water along the quay of the northern banks of the IJ in Amsterdam is one of the few remnants of the this city’s rich port history: het Kraanspoor. An office building, 270 metres long and approximately 13 metres wide, now stands where ships used to be loaded and unloaded. With a flourish, het Kraanspoor put a forgotten city district in the international limelight, transforming it into one of the most coveted locations in Amsterdam, where a variet...

The advocates of urban renewal met their Waterloo in the Amsterdam Jordaan district. As recently as 1975, the Amsterdam city council made a serious proposal to demolish the Jordaan, but outraged district residents managed to scuttle the plan. In a structure which originally contained seven apartments, where at least 35 people lived, habits now four people. The district has changed entirely. This illustrates that new uses of a district in no way require demolition. The city's architectural sto...

Dit boek is het resultaat van een onderzoek naar een architectonisch type, het cultuurgebouw en naar

de rol die 'cultuur' heeft bij de realisering van een democratische maatschappij. Het boek People's

Palaces is geschreven rondom twee specifieke projecten, de South Bank in Londen, met de Festival

Hall ontworpen in 1948 en geopend in 1951, de Hayward Gallery/ Queen Elizabeth Hall, ontworpen in

1960/61 en het Kulturhus in Stockholm, ontworpen in 1966/67 en gerealiseerd tot 1974. De keuze

voor d...

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Eerste boek over de Amsterdamse architect Philip (F.A.) Warners die in het interbellum een pioniersrol vervulde bij de introductie van het luxe appartementencomplex in Amsterdam. De rijk gedetailleerde interieurs van een aantal van deze gebouwen Westhove, Loma, De Steenhoek en Oldenhoeck zijn gefotografeerd door Arjan Bronkhorst. Dit materiaal, met originele tekeningen en plattegronden levert een nieuwe kijk op de periode van de Amsterdamse School. War...

The first of a unique series of translations of Scamozzi's L'Idea della Architettura Universale. The northern Italian architect, Vincenzo Scamozzi, (1548-1616) designed a number of important palaces, villas and churches in and around Vicenza, Padua and Venice. In addition, he completed a comprehensive study of ancient classical architecture. including the possibilities for its application in a modern context. The first edition of the book was published in 1615. Scamozzi distinguishes himself ...

In this in-depth conversation, illustrated by extensive plans, models, references and photos, the founders of Baranowitz Kronenberg Architecture, the acclaimed Tel - Aviv-based studio, provide a personal analysis of the thinking behind seven of their projects: two hotels, three restaurants, a store and a private home. Incorporating culture, time and place into the design process is fundamental to Baranowitz Kronenberg's approach. Symbolic starting points as disparate as, among others, the art...