From a Blockbuster New Building in China to Reimagined Wallpapers From an English Castle, Here Are AD’s Discoveries of the Month | Architectural Digest
Yantai, an industrial city on the Yellow Sea in Eastern China, wanted to give a vast new beachfront development an icon. And who better to design it than OPEN Architecture, the Beijing-based firm that has already created some of the most original buildings in China? Those include UCCA… Continue reading
Italië, land van cultuur, architectuur en… snelwegen | Trouw
De snelweg is een Italiaanse uitvinding, die precies een eeuw oud is. Het Italiaanse snelwegennet vormt inmiddels ‘een dans met het landschap en de geschiedenis’, aldus Iwan Baan, de Nederlandse fotograaf die het van boven in beeld mocht brengen. Source: Italië, land van cultuur, architectuur en… snelwegen… Continue reading
SANAA in Sydney: a new publication exploring the architecture of Naala Badu at the Art Gallery of New South Wales
With its five essays richly illustrated with photo essays by Iwan Baan, SANAA in Sydney: The architecture of Naala Badu at the Art Gallery of New South Wales Check Price on Amazon, is a stunning book that takes readers behind the scenes of this ambitious vision, from… Continue reading
Pavillon Nicolas Ruinart in Reims – Sou Fujimoto Architects | Arquitectura Viva
Source: Pavillon Nicolas Ruinart in Reims – Sou Fujimoto Architects | Arquitectura Viva… Continue reading
From brutalist school to space-age church: the architectural oasis deep in Trump country | Architecture | The Guardian
The city’s many masterpieces, and the fascinating stories behind them, have now been brought together in a hefty tome, American Modern, authored by an architecture writer who grew up here. “I walked past the Saarinen church every day on my way to school,” says Matt Shaw, whose detailed text… Continue reading
One hundred years of highways at MAXXI in Rome: a journey through Italy on the move
A journey through images and archives In Rome, MAXXI celebrates a century of highway travel with the exhibition “Italy in Motion. Highways and the Future,” from Dec. 6, 2024 to Feb. 2, 20 … On the last terrace, 74 images taken by Dutch photographer Iwan Baan,… Continue reading
13 New Design and Architecture Books to Gift This Year
Fifty-two years after the canonical Learning From Las Vegas pushed the city’s dazzling main strip into the classrooms of architecture students, Rome — Las Vegas: Bread and Circuses presents the two cities through the eyes of Dutch architectural photographer Iwan Baan. There are no captions to tell you where… Continue reading
December 5, 2024 at 7:00 pm Opening Italy on the move Highways and future Edited by Pippo Ciorra with Angela Parente On the occasion of the centenary of the construction of the first motorway in Italy, the exhibition presents the history and future of this fundamental infrastructure. Historical… Continue reading
AIGA – Iwan Baan: Moments in Architecture
Winner – AIGA 50 Books | 50 Covers of 2023 Category: Book and Cover Source: AIGA – Iwan Baan: Moments in Architecture… Continue reading
The Library is Open 13: American Modern: Architecture; Community; Columbus, Indiana – Columbia GSAPP
For the thirteenth installment of The Library is Open, Matt Shaw presents the book American Modern: Architecture; Community; Columbus, Indiana (Phaidon, 2024). He will be joined by photographer Iwan Baan, whose work is featured in the book. Source: The Library is Open 13: American Modern: Architecture; Community; Columbus,… Continue reading
How 70 Years of Design Philanthropy Transformed a Midwestern City
In Columbus, Ind., world-renowned architects such as Eero Saarinen and I.M. Pei were picked to design churches, fire stations, and more. The legacy of industrialist Joseph Irwin Miller remains vibrant today.By Eden StiffmanNOVEMBER 19, 2024 IWAN BAANNorth Christian Church in Columbus, Indiana, designed by Eero Saarinen in 1964.Columbus,… Continue reading
Sun Tower in Yantai, China
Designed by OPEN Architecture, Sun Tower is an important cultural hub in the Yeda Development Zone in Yantai, China Inspired by the movement of the sun, Sun Tower is set to become a cultural landmark of the YedaDevelopment Zone in Yantai, China. Designed by OPEN Architecture, this conical structure houses… Continue reading