MAXXI: Zaha Hadid Architects, Museum of XXI Century Arts
Skira Rizzoli 2010 MAXXI supersedes the notion of the museum as ‘object’ or – presenting a field of buildings accessible to all, with no firm boundary between what is ‘within’ or ‘without.’ Written by Zaha Hadid Architects Text by Joseph Giovannini Photographed by Iwan Baan Pub Date: September… Continue reading
Hamsun, Holl, Hamaroy
Lars Müller Publishers 2010 Steven Holl has set up a documentation centre for the Norwegian author Knut Hamsun (1859 –1952) on Hamarøy, in northern Norway. This unconventional building reflects the author’s no less unusual personality. The centre in the barren landscape of Hamarøy, where Hamsun lived and worked, the silence… Continue reading
Brasilia – Chandigarh: Living With Modernity
In 1960, Brasilia was celebrated as the realization of an urban planning vision based on designs by Lúcio Costa and Oscar Niemeyer. At the same time, the sectoral city of Chandigarh was rising according to plans by Le Corbusier. The “test tube city” arose as an export of modernity from a Western planning… Continue reading
Richard Neutra in Europe – Buildings and projects 1960 – 1970
Dumont Buchverlag 2010 From May 8-August 1, 2010, the exhibition Richard Neutra in Europe runs at the MARTa Herford Museum in Germany. Last year, Iwan Baan documented all of Neutra’s projects in Europe, focusing on how the projects are being used by people today. The exhibition of photographs and… Continue reading
The Maddalena Effect: An Architectural Affair
Rizzoli 2010 Designed and built in only 15 months, the restructuring of the former Arsenale at La Maddalena in Sardinia, was initiated with the purpose of hosting the 2009 G8 Summit, the scope of work included reclaiming and rebuilding an abandoned and contaminated site of 155 thousand square meters. The… Continue reading