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Watch Iwan Baan’s TED talk: Ingenious homes in unexpected places

October 1, 2013

In the center of Caracas, Venezuela, stands the 45-story ‘Tower of David,’ an unfinished, abandoned skyscraper. But about eight years ago, people started moving in. Photographer Iwan Baan shows how people build homes in unlikely places, touring us through the family apartments of Torre David, a city on the… Continue reading

Four Freedoms Park, New York City – Louis Kahn

Four Freedoms Park, New York City – Louis Kahn

Makoko Floating School, Lagos, Nigeria – Kunle Adeyemi NLÉ

Makoko Floating School, Lagos, Nigeria – Kunle Adeyemi NLÉ

Inner City Arts, Los Angeles – Michael Maltzan

Inner City Arts, Los Angeles – Michael Maltzan

Bait Ur Ruf Mosque – Marina Tabassum

Bait Ur Ruf Mosque – Marina Tabassum

CCTV Headquarters, Beijing China – OMA

CCTV Headquarters, Beijing China – OMA

Ensamble – Truffle

Ensamble – Truffle

Auditorio El-B, Cartagena Spain – Selgas Cano

Auditorio El-B, Cartagena Spain – Selgas Cano

Carver Apartments, Los Angeles – Michael Maltzan Architecture

Carver Apartments, Los Angeles – Michael Maltzan Architecture

Teshima Museum, Japan – Ruye Nishizawa

Teshima Museum, Japan – Ruye Nishizawa

Obscured Horizon, Joshua Tree – Arata Isozaki

Obscured Horizon, Joshua Tree – Arata Isozaki

Ensamble – Hemeroscopium House

Ensamble – Hemeroscopium House

Iwan Baan Photography, Rozenstraat 145, 1016 NP Amsterdam, The Netherlands, e-mail: studio@iwan.com — all images © Iwan Baan 1996 - 2025