BK Expo: Documenting Lalibela
Van 10 september tot en met 14 oktober is de BK Expo ‘Documenting Lalibela – Exploring Ethiopia’s sacred architecture through the photography of Iwan Baan and historical records’ te zien in de Oostserre. The first exhibition of the academic year 2024/25, Documenting Lalibela, invites visitors to explore Ethiopia’s celebrated… Continue reading
Iwan Baan Surveys the Curious Likeness of Two Capitals of Power and Play in ‘Rome–Las Vegas’ | Architectural Record
RECORD contributing photographer Iwan Baan explores the frenetic atmospheres of the former capital of the Roman Empire and Sin City in Rome–Las Vegas: Bread and Circuses. Primarily consisting of Baan’s photographs, arranged in compelling juxtaposition, the book includes essays by Lindsay Harris, Ryan Scavnicky, and RECORD contributing editor Izzy Kornblatt. Continue reading
‘American Modern’ revisits modernist project, Columbus, Indiana | Wallpaper
The close to 500-page tome was published by Monacelli Press in collaboration with the Landmark Columbus Foundation, the organisation working to both preserve and imbue the city’s raft of iconic structures with new relevance; utilising this physical heritage to stage the contemporary-focused biannual Exhibit Columbus programme… Continue reading
Untapped – Modernist Town, U.S.A.
An enterprising publisher could have a lot of fun (though not necessarily make a lot of money) producing an illustrated map of America and calling it A Tour of Small-Town Modernism. Page by page, this hand-dandy travel guide would lead the archi-tourist through some of the lesser-known hotbeds… Continue reading
Behind the Scenes of 3 Starchitect-Designed Homes in the Hamptons
Three architects collaborated with adventurous clients to build beachside homes that push the envelope and redefine the landscape. Here, contributing editor Karen Wong explores how each one took shape. Source: Behind the Scenes of 3 Starchitect-Designed Homes in the Hamptons… Continue reading
How Columbus, Indiana, Became a Mecca for Modern Architecture – Bloomberg
Through Shaw’s extensive research, photographs by Iwan Baan and graphic design by Studio Lin, American Modern is an overdue tribute to Columbus’s architecture. It also manages to connect the town’s evolution with the political, economic and social changes occurring throughout the postwar US. Bloomberg CityLab recently spoke with… Continue reading
Bahrain’s Pearling Path offers a two-decade retrospective on history, identity, and architectural narrative
At the 2006 Venice Architecture Biennale OMA-AMO’s exhibition, The Gulf, presented the Arab Gulf states to the world. Depicted as a promised land for contemporary architects, OMA argued that the Gulf was the “final tabula rasa on which new identities can be inscribed.” The promotion of the Gulf… Continue reading
A Massive Refik Anadol A.I. Data Painting Will Anchor the New L.A. Clippers Stadium
The new basketball stadium for the Los Angeles Clippers will feature massive artworks inspired by the City of Angels from artists including Refik Anadol, Glenn Kaino, Patrick Martinez, Michael Massenburg, Kyungmi Shin, and Jennifer Steinkamp. An additional piece by Charles Gaines is forthcoming. Source: A Massive Refik… Continue reading
Columbus, IN: A Place In Time – Indianapolis Monthly
An excerpt from American Modern: Community; Architecture; Columbus, Indiana, written by Matt Shaw and photographed by Iwan Baan A new book chronicles the historic civic project that built one of the most architecturally important cities in the country—and shows how its working-class citizens fit into the forever-modernist… Continue reading
Columbus, IN: A Place In Time – Indianapolis Monthly
An excerpt from American Modern: Community; Architecture; Columbus, Indiana, written by Matt Shaw and photographed by Iwan BaanA new book chronicles the historic civic project that built one of the most architecturally important cities in the country—and shows how its working-class citizens fit into the forever-modernist landscape. Source:… Continue reading
Pearling Path: World’s Greatest Places 2024 | TIME
Find out why Pearling Path is one of the World’s Greatest Places 2024 Source: Pearling Path: World’s Greatest Places 2024 | TIME… Continue reading
A Renovated Wing Opens at I.M. Pei’s Everson Museum of Art, and Other News – SURFACE
Architecture studio Milliøns renovates a wing at I.M. Pei’s Everson Museum of Art.The Los Angeles firm helmed by Zeina Koreitem and John May has unveiled a newly redesigned wing of the Everson Museum of Art in Syracuse, New York. Originally designed by the late I.M. Pei, the refreshed… Continue reading