Rice Architecture Presents “Iwan Baan: The Notational Surface” — Rethinking Environment, Change and Planet – The Rice Thresher
Houston’s tangle of overpasses has grown so massive that a single interchange covers as much area as Siena, Italy. Capturing the city’s “spaghetti bowl” highways from above, Iwan Baan’s camera renders its curves and intersections into a peculiar tactile language. The Rice School of Architecture launched the opening of “Iwan Baan: The Notational Surface,” an exhibition by the acclaimed Dutch photographer, on Sept. 3. Presented as part of the school’s new curatorial program, the exhibition is currently on display at Cannady Hall through Oct. 25.
“Our goal with this program is to use the lens of architecture to see the world differently, not just buildings, but the spaces between them, the infrastructures and landscapes that shape our lives,” Marjanović said.Baan’s five-year project captures Houston from street to sky, exposing the city’s infrastructure, vulnerabilities and complexity.