The Street
The street of Les Crottes in Marseille represents one type of problematic street that can be seen in most European post-industrial cities where two types
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Hidden in plain sight
Non-descript solid like objects with flush, shiny, metal skins: cloud computing precipitated in the peripheral rural landscape and industry parks of the Netherlands. The architecture of
Hobbyism out of control
This text was first published in Chepos, built environment magazine, june 27 2019. The Fall of 2016 was the start of a lengthy architectural voyage
Eindhoven, Venice and Postmodernism
The goal of this essay is to point out the international significance that the Eindhoven faculty of Architecture had during the period 1970-1990, specifically the
Floating Theater in Venice
The island San Giorgio Maggiore is located on the Canale della Giudecca in Venice, opposite the Piazza San Marco. The Canale della Giudecca here becomes
Plot twist monuments
Consider the city an urban organism that develops through time, with a visible surface that scars; with limbs that are added and amputated; demolitions, renovations
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Architecture/33
The monumental effort of 15 years of architectural analysis at the faculty of Architecture at TU Eindhoven has resulted in a stunning collection of 144 models, all white, all scale 1:33. From May 1 until June 3, the models are exhibited in a fictional city encompassing the entire breadth of architecture history. The exhibition Architecture/33 […]
Ort&distOrt
The 1991 Cow Chair, a provoking marriage between Rietveld’s Zigzag and Corbusier’s Chaise Longue, is the most recent acquisition of the art collection of TU Eindhoven. The chair is one of the antics of Eindhoven-based architect Bert Staal and artist Matty Christensen, whose works exemplify the border between art and architecture. As self-proclaimed Homo Ludens, […]
Compression
COMPRESSION is currently exhibited at the former shipwharf De Oude Delft (Schiehaven 15) in Rotterdam. The design of this folly plays into the dual nature of the Dutch landscape, on one hand dense and utilitarian, on the other hand artificially kept primitive and scenic. It invites visitors to an experience of compression, similar to the […]
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