Biq Stadsontwerp : Habitat
Biq Builds the City
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Word Count
36,000 words, Guess
Page Count
144 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL28788803M
- ISBN-139789462080553
- OCLC Control Number849898830
Classifications
- LCC
Description
The architects of the Rotterdam architecture practice biq stadsontwerp realize that the human habitat is no pristine idyll. Hans van der Heijden and Rick Wessels consider the habitat to be the architect's field of work and the gauge of the design. The design's effectiveness is the product of traditions and societal conventions, of the dreams, desires and fictions of its inhabitants, but also of the possibilities and limitations of the construction industry. biq stadsontwerp links architectonic forms to the negotiations inherent in working in the modern city. This book examines this realism through five of the practice's award-winning designs. New build and renovation, urban expansion and urban regeneration, mass-produced housing and monumental public buildings are presented side by side as architectural challenges of equal value. 'Habitat' features explanatory texts and illustrations by Hans van der Heijden and Rick Wessels, a critical interview by Ellis Woodman and photographs by Stefan Müller.
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