aug 1st, 2012 | Architectuur, Artikelen, Design, Publicaties, Stad
The city of Rotterdam asked a group of artists to help rejuvenate the former harbor area of Katendrecht through the use of light. the winner of the competition was Rudolf Teunissen of Daglicht & Vorm. His award-winning design projects a wavy pattern on the street and siewalk and narrow pennants of lights on the facades of the social income housing. In the beginning the inhabitants were wary, but now they’re proud of the way that lighting project ‘Broken Light’ has softened the look and feel of the street. Read my story for Architectural Record here. Read the article…
aug 1st, 2012 | Architectuur, Artikelen, Design, Publicaties, Stad
As part of the rejuvenation of Rotterdam’s old harbor area of Katendrecht, known for its sailors’ bars and whorehouses, the city commissioned a combined art and lighting project. The winner was ‘Broken Light’ by lighting designer Rudolf Teunissen of Daglicht & Vorm. In the August issue of Architectural RecordI describe how his lighting gives the street a tranquility and a dignity it has never before known.
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jun 10th, 2012 | Architectuur, Publicaties, Stad, Video
This short iPhone-movie shows the Eiffel Tower sparkling brightly on the other side of the Seine at midnight. In retrospect it’s amazing to think how controversial Gustave Eiffel’s proposal was for the construction of a tower of cast iron for the World Exhibition of 1889. He compared it to the Egyptian pyramids: ‘My tower will be the tallest edifice ever erected by man. Why would something admirable in Egypt become hideous and ridiculous in Paris?’
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mei 6th, 2012 | Architectuur, Artikelen, Fotografie, Publicaties, Stad
The photographer Martin Roemers is having a peak moment. Today the New York Times published a 15-part slide show and an article by himself on his project ‘Metropolis’, an impressive long-running series of photographs of cities of 10 million inhabitants and more. Read the article…
mrt 24th, 2012 | Architectuur, Artikelen, Publicaties, Stad, Stedenbouw
De jonge Deense architect Bjarke Ingels (37) verovert de wereld met zijn spectaculaire gebouwen en zijn opwekkende boodschap over duurzaamheid. Die noemt hij ‘pragmatisch utopisme’. Wat goed is voor de stad en het leven dat we erin leiden, zegt hij, is ook duurzaam. Is dat een nieuwe visie op een minder calvinistische toekomst, of een vrijbrief om gewoon lekker zo door te gaan? Ik interviewde hem voor NRC Handelsblad. Lees het interview hier of download de pdf:
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apr 1st, 2004 | Architectuur, Artikelen, Publicaties, Stad, Uncategorized
Gabriela Seifert and Götz Stöckmann convinced the town of Gelnhausen to let them build a home and studio in the medieval center. A section of the facade rolls out like a drawer to form a balcony.
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