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Fanfare, pomp and circumstance surrounded the opening of the public display of ‘Brussels Capital of Europe’ – a studio project now well over two years old – at the Centre for Fine Arts (BOZAR) in Brussels on March 17. The …
Orbanism is the open concept employed by Luc Deleu. »Orbanism stands for a metaphysical and material structuring of the world for the common good, the public interest. Orbanism aims for a dynamic balance between order and chaos, architecture and life…
After the completion of Museumplein in Oud-Zuid, Westerpark is the second Amsterdam district since the decentralisation of the city administration to bring a large and complex project for public green space to a successful conclusion. And with the pr…
The commission was the result of a competition, organised by Berlin city authorities, to design two parks. The first, Henriëtte-Herz-Park, was completed last year. But as the second park was to span a rail tunnel, still under construction, and w…
Background Early 1990s. Four architects - Rem Koolhaas, Wim Quist, Carel Weeber and Robert Venturi - are invited to make proposals to improve the Stedelijk Museum. Robert Venturi's proposal wins. 1993. The extension project is deemed too ambitious. T…