NEWSLETTER 43 / AUGUST 2008

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NEWSLETTER 43 / AUGUST 2008
Getting on in years but still going strong, the Amsterdam Academy of Architecture is pulling out all the stops in 2008. Read on for more festive events and the odd travel tip.

EXHIBITION: 100 YEARS ACADEMY OF ARCHITECTURE AMSTERDAM
The Amsterdam Academy of Architecture is celebrating its first 100 years in a big way. The centenary year kicks off on August 28th with the exhibition 'Stad uit de school', which shows how teachers and students at the Academy have influenced the Amsterdam cityscape.

Exhibition: Stad uit de School, ARCAM, Prins Hendrikkade 600, Amsterdam, August 30th to October 25th 2008, arcam.nl.
For more information on the centenary festivities go to academievanbouwkunst.nl.

A birthday of this magnitude obviously deserves a book. Our next newsletter will tell you more.

* Academie van Bouwkunst Amsterdam 1908-2008
Dave Wendt, Indira van 't Klooster, Pieter Winters / Dutch / ISBN 978 90 6450 668 0 / 34.50 euros
to be published October 3rd 2008
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BOOKSIGNING: HOW THEY WORK
Design devotees, this is for you: Inside Design 2008 is on its way. Stylist Tatjana Quax and photographer Inga Powilleit are in town on Saturday, September 13th to sign your copy of How They Work. And if that were not enough, Tatjana Quax will then offer you free styling advice for your home!

Inside Design 2008: from September 11th to 14th in Amsterdam. See the full programme at elle.nl.
Booksigning: Tatjana Quax and Inga Powilleit at Frozen Fountain, Prinsengracht 645, Amsterdam, Saturday September 13th 2008, 14.00-16.00.

* How They Work. The Hidden World of Dutch Design
Inga Powilleit, Tatjana Quax / Dutch-English / ISBN 978 90 6450 662 8 / 39.50 euros
- 'Powerful images that offer the experience of a silent film.' Frame
- 'Inga Powilleit´s beautiful photographs capture the imagination and dedication of Dutch design.' wgsn.com
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BOOK LAUNCH: ATA/ ARCHITECTUURCENTRALE THIJS ASSELBERGS
If you don't know Thijs Asselbergs from his design for the Henkenshage housing in Amsterdam or his interiors for Wagamama, he will doubtless be familiar to you as the chairman of Archiprix or as a professor at the TU Delft. Find out how a functional architecture firm and an active social role can be mutually stimulating by reading aTA/ architectuurcentrale Thijs Asselbergs.

Book launch (in Dutch): Philharmonie Haarlem, Thursday September 11th, 2008 from 16.00. Reservation required, to be submitted before September 4th by email to sb@ataindex.nl.

* aTA/ architectuurcentrale Thijs Asselbergs
Thijs Asselbergs, Catja Edens et al. / Dutch / ISBN 978 90 6450 623 9 / 34.50 euros
to be published September 11th 2008
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BOOK LAUNCH: OP LOCATIE
Roombeek, the part of Enschede devastated by the fireworks disaster of May 2000, has now been almost entirely rebuilt. Homeowners were given plenty of leeway in deciding how their house should be redesigned and refitted in accordance with the best urban design insights of the past decades. The results can be seen in the book Op locatie.

You are cordially invited to attend the book presentation (in Dutch). The date and time have still to be fixed. If you would like to attend, please send an email to ester@010.nl.

* Op locatie. Enschede na de vuurwerkramp. Kroniek van de wederopbouw 3
Bernard Colenbrander, Arie Lengkeek / Dutch / ISBN 978 90 6450 626 0 / 19.50 euros
to be published September 2008
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BOOK LAUNCH: THE MODEL AND ITS ARCHITECTURE
The fourth in the series of DSD publications, The Model and its Architecture explores the relation between knowledge and models in both scientific and architectural discourse. If you need a reason to visit Venice, you are cordially invited to attend the book presentation there. Author Patrick Healy will present the first copy to Ole Bouman, director of the Netherlands Architecture Institute.

Book launch: Dutch Pavilion, Venice, Saturday September 13th, 2008, 17.00.

* The Model and its Architecture
Patrick Healy / English / ISBN 978 90 6450 684 0 / 24.50 euros
to be published September 13th 2008
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CURRENT AFFAIRS: THE OLYMPIC GAMES
Could your country organize the Olympic Games as well as or better than China? Reaching Beyond the Gold gives tips on how to get your country to host a major event like the Olympic Games. It takes stock, lists all the facts and draw conclusions about the influence of large-scale events on the cities hosting them, from infrastructure and tourism to management and image. Indispensable for administrators, organizers and others involved in mega events who are keen to know not only what to do but also what not to do.

* Reaching Beyond the Gold. The impact of global events on urban development
Tim van Vrijaldenhoven / English / ISBN 978 90 6450 614 7 / 34.50 euros
- 'Valuable.' Items
- 'Compelling.' de Architect
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PRESS
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