Geoffrey Bawa: Architecture for the Senses
Covering the entire career of the renowned Sri Lankan architect Geoffrey Bawa, this comprehensive monograph offers original perspectives on one of the most influential twentieth-century architects in South Asia, whilst featuring new photography of built projects and never-before published material from the architect’s own archive. Accompanying the Vitra Design Museum’s… Continue reading
Spaces of Sociability – The Ismaili Center Houston
The Ismaili Center Houston is a new landmark of architecture and culture. Edited by Mohsen Mostafavi and richly illustrated with photographs by Iwan Baan and Salina Kassam, this volume provides a rare look into the making of a unique project. Essays by the primary designers of the building and its… Continue reading
Architecture Is a Tool to Improve Lives
“Perfection blocks any form of participation and also causes an excessive consumption of resources.” In Form Follows Love, Anna Heringer describes her understanding of architecture. For her new book, she traveled to Bangladesh with Iwan Baan to visit the buildings created there as well as her women’s empowerment project, Dipdii Textiles. Continue reading
Unfinished Atlas – 19 Projects by Manuel Herz Architects
This first monograph on the widely acclaimed Basel-based firm Manuel Herz Architects features 19 built and unrealized projects from their portfolio since 2004. Developed for highly diverse locations in ten countries in Europe, Africa, and Asia, they vary greatly in terms of building program, scale, character, and vision. The projects… Continue reading
Vitra: The Anatomy of a Design Company
In the recent history of contemporary design and architecture, no company has had more influence than Vitra. From the 1950s to the present day, Vitra has worked with succeeding generations of designers – from Ray and Charles Eames to Frank Gehry and Zaha Hadid, to Ron Arad, Jasper Morrison, and… Continue reading
LACMA – David Geffen Galleries, Peter Zumthor – Iwan Baan
Publisher : Los Angeles County Museum of Art Language : English Softcover : 20 pages
The Architecture of Sou Fujimoto: Primordial Future Forest
This exhibition is the first major survey of Fujimoto’s work. It provides a comprehensive overview in eight sections, covering everything from work in his early years to projects currently underway, and following his architectural journey over the past around thirty years, the features of his architecture, and the philosophy behind… Continue reading
Fenix: The Museum as Metaphor
The official book of FENIX, the new migration museum in Rotterdam. A building of iconic design by leading architects MAD The 16,000 sqm building, dating from 1923, is being transformed in a radical design by Ma Yansong of MAD Architects, the internationally acclaimed Beijing-based architecture practice. Located on the south… Continue reading
Iwan Baan: The Notational Surface
The Rice School of Architecture presents Iwan Baan: The Notational Surface, a new solo exhibition by the world-renowned Dutch photographer whose work has reshaped how we see cities and the lives they hold. Developed over the past five years for the school’s Houston Archive Project, the exhibition traces the city from… Continue reading
Macao: Parallel Worlds
Macao, a Special Administrative Region of China, is among the most densely populated regions in the world and a thriving metropolis marked by a dynamic blend of contrasting urban typologies. The city’s urban complexity, resulting from rapid growth and high-density construction, cannot be simply characterized as the “Las Vegas of… Continue reading
Marina Tabassum Architects: SERPENTINE PAVILION 2025 A CAPSULE IN TIME
To accompany the Serpentine Pavilion 2025 A Capsule in Time, designed by Marina Tabassum and her firm, Marina Tabassum Architects, Serpentine has co-published a catalogue with Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther und Franz Konig, Köln. Designed by Wolfe Hall, it brings together new and insightful contributions from the fields of architecture… Continue reading
Rome – Las Vegas Bread and Circuses – Iwan Baan
The cities of Rome and Las Vegas commonly sit at opposite ends of what architecture represents: whereas the former capital of the Roman Empire is perceived as ancient, proper and eternal, Sin City is described as flashy, vulgar and fake. Yet, both find themselves historically and contemporarily at the intersection… Continue reading