How Iwan Baan Became the Most Wanted Photographer in Architecture – The Wall Street Journal
by Fred A. Bernstein Iwan Baan photographs the world’s buildings as they are made, used and abused by people—an approach that’s made him the architecture world’s most sought-after lensman It’s easy to see why Iwan Baan is called the Indiana Jones of architecture photography. One morning in January, at a… Continue reading
Review: Thom Mayne frames Emerson College with towering sense of self – LA Times
A frame, an arch, a studio stage set, a proscenium: The first question about Emerson College’s hulking new Hollywood campus on Sunset Boulevard, designed by Thom Mayne and the Culver City firm Morphosis, is simply what to call the architectural box in which it comes packaged. Read the complete… Continue reading
Interview with Photographer Iwan Baan
“Within the rather genteel milieu of architectural photographers, Baan is a phenomenon: a Flying Dutchman constantly girding the globe in pursuit of images. Like an architectural version of Mario Testino, he is the starchitects’ photographer du jour, documenting their buildings in a way that has become as distinctive and era-defining… Continue reading
A piece on Iwan Baan’s Instagram feed in the Dutch magazine “de Architect” (in Dutch)
Het werk van architectuurfotograaf Iwan Baan wordt alom geroemd. Niet alleen de compositie en de vastlegging van het object, maar ook de wijze waarop de context en het gebruik zich in het beeld dringen, maken zijn foto’s meer dan mooie plaatjes. Buiten zijn opdrachten om publiceert Iwan met enige regelmaat… Continue reading
Der Fotograf Iwan Baan: Seismograf gelebter Architektur – Neue Zürcher Zeitung (in German)
International bekannt wurde Iwan Baan durch seine belebten Baustellenfotos des Vogelnest-Stadions von Herzog & de Meurons sowie des CCTV-Tower von Rem Koolhaas in Peking. Jetzt zeigt der junge niederländische Architekturfotograf im Marta in Herford, dass ihn nicht nur grosse Gebäudeikonen interessieren. Read the complete article in Neue Zürcher Zeitung…… Continue reading
Around the world with Iwan Baan – Abitare
An exhibition in Germany celebrates the Dutch photographer, a reference point for the most important architects of our time. Read the complete article in Abitare…… Continue reading
Opinion: Alexandra Lange on how architects should use social media – DEZEEN
“At a higher artistic level, there’s the example of the Instagram of architectural photographer Iwan Baan. His Instagram (http://instagram.com/iwanbaan/) reveals that he has seen more contemporary architecture (and more of it from helicopters) than anyone. I find something aggrandising, even aggressive, about the relentlessness of his travel… Continue reading
TIME Picks the Top Photographic Magazine Covers of 2012
TIME Magazine picked the aerial photo of New York after Hurricane Sandy as the top photographic magazine cover of the year. Read the complete article in TIME…… Continue reading
Hotels, a Place to Lay Your Head, or Bury It in a Book – The New York Times
Traditional brick-and-mortar bookstores have proved vulnerable to e-books and the web, but many new hotels aim to distinguish themselves with old-fashioned pages that guests can actually turn, housing libraries that range from historic collections to trendy ones. Read the complete article in The New York Times…… Continue reading
Interview with Iwan Baan on Dutch Radio 1
Iwan Baan, fotograaf van iconische huizen en gebouwen over de hele wereld. Listen the interview (in Dutch) on Radio 1…… Continue reading
The Pérez Art Museum Miami: Built for People – The Wall Street Journal
The new Pérez Art Museum that opened here last week embodies a vernacular style—deep-shaded, loose-limbed and connected to the tropics—that should have been but never was because of those two invasive species, Art Deco and the air conditioner. Read the complete article in The Wall Street Journal… Other news… Continue reading
Interview with Iwan Baan by ERCO Louvre Lens Report
One of the most widely published photographers of contemporary architecture, Iwan Baan is noted for his documentary images that narrate the life and interactions occurring within architecture. His approachable photos focused on the portrayal of people in the sociocultural context of architecture intrigue such clients as Rem Koolhaas, Toyo Ito… Continue reading