Iwan Baan captures Makoko floating down the Grand Canal – The Architects Newspaper
There is always much to make one feel angry and discouraged and the Venice Architecture Biennale (more on that later). But then something unexpected and magical happens to save the day and remind us why this event (and city) is so special and worth coming to every year. Read the complete article on The… Continue reading
Iwan Baan receives Stephen A. Kliment Oculus Award from The American Institute of Architects
https://www.instagram.com/p/BEOlQKav0np/ Every year, AIANY honors architects, philanthropists, public servants, and organizations that are committed to improving communities through design excellence. The Chapter’s annual Honors and Design Awards reinforce AIA’s central principle: design matters. In 2016, the AIANY Medal of Honor was awarded to Anabelle Selldorf, FAIA, of Selldorf Architects; the Award of… Continue reading
Could this be your new favourite bookshop?
London bookshop Libreria is offering a refuge from the digital world by banning mobile phones and tablets. Read the complete article on BBC.com… Other news coverage: Wallpaper, February 22, 2016… Continue reading
Iwan Baan interviewed by Dutch Radio 1
The Dutch Radio 1 program ‘Nooit meer slapen’ interviewed Iwan Baan about his work. Listen to the recording here. Continue reading
Interview with Iwan Baan in Dutch Volkskrant newspaper
The Dutch newspaper de Volkskrant featured a profile of and interview with Iwan Baan. Read the interview here. In the profile he guides the reader through his favourite destinations, hotel, building, camera, clothes, landscape and other objects. Read the full profile here. Continue reading
The Power of Photography: How Images Continue to Shape the Built Environment – ArchDaily
In our current era, one of the most widely recognized photographs of this decade is certainly Iwan Baan’s image of Lower Manhattan flooded and in darkness in the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. In the photograph, taken from a helicopter over the New York Bay, the city grid north of… Continue reading
Iwan Baan: Architecture photos that put people in focus – BBC interview
Iwan Baan is an architectural photographer but his buildings are as concerned with people as they are with buildings. He talks to Jonathan Glancey from the Chicago Architecture Biennial. Watch the complete interview on BBC Culture here. https://www.instagram.com/p/8dOmBcD-_b/… Continue reading
Chicago from Above – Stunning aerial images show the city in a new way.
In the world of architectural photography, the biggest star is Iwan Baan. Routinely tapped to shoot buildings designed by such top architects as Toyo Ito and Chicago’s own Jeanne Gang, Baan has earned particular renown for his evocative aerial images, typically taken with a simple 35 mm camera as he… Continue reading
Makoko Floating School, beacon of hope for the Lagos ‘waterworld’ – The Guardian
When Jessica Collins and photographer Iwan Baan visited Lagos in 2013 to document a radical new school, the Makoko slum was facing demolition. Now the building’s global recognition is helping to give the community fresh hope. Read the complete The Guardian story here…… Continue reading
A photographic journey from West to East to Southern Africa with Iwan Baan – PIN-UP Magazine
A 48-page photographic journey from West to East to Southern Africa with Iwan Baan in PIN-UP Magazine. Continue reading
Le mystère Iwan Baan – Le courrier de l’architecte
En voilà une Success Story ! Iwan Baan est souvent considéré comme la «rock star de la photographie d’architecture». Son nom, pour un francophone, ne laisse rien présager ni de son sexe, ni de son âge, ni de son origine. Une Coréenne ? Non, un Néerlandais ! Peut-être, est-il, à 40… Continue reading
In Haiti, Battling Disease With Open-Air Clinics – The New York Times
Two new clinics in Haiti for treating cholera and tuberculosis could be models for other struggling countries that lack resources for high-end Western-style hospitals. Read the complete article in The New York Times…… Continue reading