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On Monday, November 3rd at 7 pm, Kengo Kuma, who established the Japanese architectural firm Kengo Kuma …
The ‘Zone Palatul Parlamentului’ was realised in all its dull monumentality during the Ceausescu regime. The dictator got the idea for the biggest ever grand projet after visiting North Korea, where he saw at first hand what a socialist…
Tuesday October 17‘Noodles or Magnum?’ What a choice I think half sleepily as I hear the stewardess in the distance. Slurping my noodles, I’m impressed by the seemingly endless cinnamon coloured Gobi Desert down below. Having stu…
The Berlage Institute describes this lecture series, which examines the effects of global forces and local realities on the contemporary city, as ‘part of crucial research’. In reality, however, every lecture turns out to be a surprise.…
The first architect mentioned by name in the history books - as we learn in architecture classes - is Daedalus. He it was who designed the labyrinth for King Minos in Crete (1700-1400 BC). Yet there is another candidate: Bezalel Ben Uri. He designed …
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…