Against a wintry blue sky, the damage to one of London's oldest buildings is painfully clear: above tangles of ivy there are crumbling parapets, decaying gothic stonework around the soaring windows, and a gargoyle's long neck ending p…
The Human Habitat – Dom Hans van der Laan The architecture theory of the Benedictine monk Dom Hans van der Laan (1904-1991) is all-embracing and difficult to grasp. In 2001 the Bonnefantenmuseum attempted to shed light on his search for the origin of architecture and the Plastic Number. The museum succeeded only partially, so the NAi Maastricht chose another approach.
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The idea is that the built works, more than the theory, shed light on what Dom Hans van der Laan had in mind. To experience that, the NAi built replicas of a vestibule (entrance to a monastery), a monk’s cell and Dom van der Laan’s own study…
From November 14, Eurostar trains will writhe out from under the St Pancras station's unforgettable train shed roof through new tunnels and £5.8bn-worth of newly forged engineering works to reach Paris Gare du Nord in just two-and-a-quarte…