Spectacle and Stone: Iwan Baan’s Rome – Las Vegas: Bread and Circuses (Review) – Viewfinder Chronicles
On the surface, absolutely nothing, one’s a history-rich, empire-soaked cornerstone of Western civilisation, and the other’s a desert-born shrine to excess and fleeting thrills. But in Rome – Las Vegas: Bread and Circuses, Iwan Baan tears up the rulebook, stitching these two wild cities together in ways that’ll… Continue reading
Studio Mumbai and Studio Méditérranée revamp a historic vineyard in France | Architectural Digest India
AD100 Studio Mumbai and Studio Méditérranée revamp a historic vineyard in FranceBijoy Jain and Louis-Antoine Grégo expand Château de Beaucastel, a historic vineyard in France’s Provence that is behind some of the country’s most celebrated wines. Source: AD100 Studio Mumbai and Studio Méditérranée revamp a historic vineyard… Continue reading
SANAA in Sydney: The architecture of Naala Badu at the Art Gallery of New South Wales | Australian Arts Review
This important new hardcover book celebrates the design of SANAA’s new building for the Art Gallery of New South Wales in Sydney led by Pritzker Prize-winning architects Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa. Richly illustrated with photo essays by Iwan Baan, SANAA in Sydney: The architecture of Naala Badu… Continue reading
‘American Modern’ exhibit featured at Ball State – The Republic News
First on view at the Columbus Area Visitor Center, the American Modern exhibition features 12 large-scale photographs by internationally acclaimed photographer Iwan Baan alongside design work by Studio Lin, both of whom were a part of the nearly 500-page publication released in the summer of 2024. Source: ‘American… Continue reading
Iwan Baan’s Travel Diary
Bread and Circuses From Rome to Las Vegas: Iwan Baan is one of the best contemporary photographers. He captures with his camera what many cannot see with the naked eye – without any deepfake. Spaces take on dimensions in front of his lens; in the Dutchman’s photographs… Continue reading
Snapshot: MASS Design Group Transforms an Abandoned Hudson Valley Cistern Into an Underground Arts Venue | Architectural Record
Descending into subterranean civic infrastructure for cultural events feels decidedly Old World. But MASS Design Group has brought the experience to upstate New York by transforming a decommissioned 3 million-gallon water tank into a unique performing arts space. The Poughkeepsie Cistern, completed in 1923 and buried under a… Continue reading
Inside a Cutting-Edge New Mosque in Qatar | Architectural Digest
Every morning in Doha, just before dawn, a cluster of mechanized speakers rise from the base of one especially extraordinary minaret—a column seemingly afloat, supported by a system of cables and wrapped in lattice. Upon reaching the top, the audio equipment plays a live or recorded call to… Continue reading
Things to do in Palm Springs: How to do Modernism Week
Iwan Baan: Rome – Las Vegas: Bread and Circuses (2/19, $18) — A talk in which photographer Iwan Baan will discuss his latest publication, “Rome – Las Vegas Bread and Circuses.” Source: Things to do in Palm Springs: How to do Modernism Week on a budget… Continue reading
Overal op aarde vallen beroemde architecten als een blok voor werk en visie van fotograaf Iwan Baan | de Volkskrant
The most sought-after architectural photographer in the world is Dutch: Iwan Baan. He works for – and is friends with – famous architects such as Rem Koolhaas and Toyo Ito. What makes him so special? ‘Iwan brought the human into architectural photography.’ Source: Overal op aarde vallen… Continue reading
The City As Horror: Rome + Las Vegas Architecture aka Bread and Circuses w/Iwan Baan – YouTube
This video takes us through a discussion of my contributing chapter in the latest book by Iwan Baan called Bread and Circuses: Rome and Las Vegas. I contributed an essay that looks into the city as hooror, to showcase and understand the contemporary city and our sense of self.This… Continue reading
A TikTok about Las Vegas Architecture turned into a BOOK!? pt1 – YouTube
I made a TikTok and after a few years of research and writing, some thoughts I had discussed kicked off the major source of content behind a new book. The book is called Bread and Circuses: Rome – Las Vegas and it is by Iwan Baan and published by… Continue reading
RIBA Royal Gold Medal 2025 celebration of SANAA
Join us for an unforgettable evening honouring the Royal Gold Medal 2025 recipients SANAA, the collaborative practice of Japanese architects Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa. You can learn more about their leading practice as they deliver a keynote lecture. Gain insights into their work which has reshaped the global… Continue reading