Rowan Moore’s top 10 exhibitions of 2014
Constructing Worlds is a great way to understand something about architecture unfiltered by the usual categories of good and bad. Each one of the photographers is worth attention, but here are some of my favourites: those parking lots, shot from above by the artist Ed Ruscha; Iwan Baan’s images of… Continue reading
Second Home review: a good day at the office
This members-only workspace for ‘creative nomads’ succeeds thanks to the grace and invention of its architects, rising Spanish firm SelgasCano. Read the article in The Guardian…… Continue reading
Iwan Baan: Going Up – NOWNESS
Curator Elias Redstone on the feted architectural photographer. “Taking [in a city from great] distances brings you closer to understanding a place,” explains photographer Iwan Baan in a recent video titled “Going Up” on NOWNESS. It’s impossible to talk about architectural photography today without mentioning Iwan Baan. Although he… Continue reading
Sou Fujimoto’s Unique Structures – Wall Street Journal
The Japanese architect rethinks the way buildings should look and behave with his permeable, light-filled designs. Read the article in the Wall Street Journal…… Continue reading
An Architect’s Big Parisian Moment – New York Times
In Paris, Frank Gehry’s new Vuitton Foundation museum is drawing all eyes, and the Pompidou Center does a retrospective. Read the article in the New York Times…… Continue reading
The Arcus Center for Social Justice Leadership in Kalamazoo – New York Times
KALAMAZOO, Mich. — At 10,000 square feet, the Arcus Center for Social Justice Leadership, on the campus of Kalamazoo College here, is modest. It doesn’t pierce a skyline or explode with titanium panels and big glass sails. Read the complete article in the… Continue reading
7 Pieces of Photography You Must See Today – TIME
Photojournalism Links is a compilation of the most interesting photojournalism found on the web, curated by Mikko Takkunen. Why Iwan Baan likes to get up high (Phaidon) The Dutch architectural photographer reflects on his work. See the complete story in TIME Magazine…… Continue reading
Final stretch of New York’s High Line complete – The Guardian
New York celebrates the opening of the High Line at the Rail Yards, the final section of the city’s elevated park, running through the Lower West Side. Read the complete article in The Guardian… Other news coverage: New York Magazine, September 20, 2014 Architectural Record, September 19,… Continue reading
In Redesigned Room, Hospital Patients May Feel Better Already – New York Times
Butaro Hospital in Rwanda on the cover of the The New York Times. Article by Michael Kimmelman, photo by Iwan Baan. Read the complete article in the New York Times…… Continue reading
Dead man building: is Louis Kahn’s posthumous New York project his best? – The Guardian
Four decades after his death, New Yorkers are flocking to Louis Kahn’s Four Freedoms Park on Roosevelt island. Was it all inspired by a masonic symbol on the back of a dollar bill? Read the complete article in The Guardian…… Continue reading
Space Pod Alights at the Serpentine Gallery – New York Times
LONDON — For the 15th year, the Serpentine Gallery has commissioned an architect to design a temporary structure on its front lawn in Kensington Gardens here. Read the complete article in The New York Times… Other news coverage: Wallpaper, June 24, 2014 ArchDaily, June… Continue reading
Beats By Dre’s Splashy New Headquarters: No Apple Influence Here – FastCoDesign
Southern California history meets daytime disco in Beats’ Culver City headquarters. “Beats is a Southern Californian company and Bestor’s design underscores that connection to L.A.’s history, landscape, and culture with a series of photo murals by photographer Iwan Baan in 10 of the conference and break-out rooms. The aerial images… Continue reading