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…
The Community of Communes of the Valley of Hérault designed by N+B Architectes is inspired by the concept of a village around a place. It is conceived like a whole of houses ordered around a central garden. The new buildings howe…