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| NEWSLETTER 48 / JANUARY 2009 | |||
| Shake off your winter lethargy, there are plenty of interesting things to do and see! If you want to buy art, see a good film, know more about sustainability and innovation, or buy an absorbing book with a worthwhile discount - we can offer the solution. Read on! | |||
| NEW: BENTHEM CROUWEL | |||
| Benthem Crouwel asked photographer and artist Edwin Zwakman to give an impression of their office´s three buildings in Madurodam: the HSL bridge over the Hollandsch Diep, Schiphol airport, and the future Utrecht Central Station. Zwakman confuses the viewer by photographing the scale models as if they were real constructions. The book and the exhibition display them in their full glory. Photos: Edwin Zwakman in Galerie Akinci, Lijnbaansgracht 317, Amsterdam, until 8 February 2009, Tuesday-Saturday, open from 13.00-18.00, www.akinci.nl. | |||
| * Benthem Crouwel Edwin Zwakman / 50 fc photos / ISBN 978 90 6450 695 6 / Euro 14.50 Click here for more information. | |||
| ARCHINED: BOOK OF THE MONTH | |||
| - 'Un libro excepcional.' islasterritorio.blogspot.com - 'Basis for a well-founded discussion on the results of the Vinex policy.' NRC Handelsblad - 'Obligatory reading for spatial planners.' Technisch Weekblad This is all about the Vinex Atlas, of course. ArchiNed visitors obtain 20 per cent discount at all Dutch bookshops. And at www.010.nl, they won't pay Euro 59.50 but only Euro 48. You have to be quick though, this special price is only valid until 1 February 2009. Go to www.archined.nl. The homepage displays the banner to the Book of the Month. | |||
| * Vinex Atlas Jelte Boeijenga, Jeroen Mensink / Dutch-English/ ISBN 978 90 6450 594 2 / Euro 59.50 This atlas was designed by Joost Grootens, who also designed the de KAN Atlas, the Limes Atlas, and the Metropolitan World Atlas among others. Click here for more information. | |||
| EFFERVESCENT ROTTERDAM | |||
| The true film buffs will be making for Rotterdam in the coming weeks. The Rotterdam International Film Festival 2009 commenced last week, and the city is bustling with life. Whether you are looking for that one particular cinema or exceptional building, the Architectural Guide to Rotterdam will tell you where you ought to be. | |||
| * Architectural Guide to Rotterdam / Paul Groenendijk, Piet Vollaard / Dutch-English / ISBN 978 90 6450 605 5 / Euro 29.50 Click here for more information. | |||
| BOOK LAUNCH: READ THIS FIRST | |||
| Even in the time it takes to write this newsletter, thousands of things worldwide have gone wrong or have broken down. Making something complex like the Airbus 380 or a tunnel between Spain and Africa demands the involvement of hundreds of people who are intelligent, helpful, humorous and generous; but they may also be narrow-minded, jealous, disinterested, greedy, cynical or simply stupid. First Read This explains and assists. You are cordially invited to the book launch on Tuesday 3 February. Book launch - First Read This: Delft University of Technology, Faculty of Aerospace Engineering, Faculty Room, Kluyverweg 1, Delft, Tuesday 3 February 2009 from 15.30 onward. Please enrol via 010@010.nl. | |||
| * First Read This. Systems Engineering in Practice Ed van Hinte, Michel van Tooren / English / ISBN 978 90 6450 643 7 / Euro 34.50 Click here for more information. | |||
| LECTURE: NICE AND LIGHT | |||
| Ed van Hinte (yes, see First Read This) and Adriaan Beukers have been advocating the use of light materials in (aviation) construction for years. 010 previously published the books entitled Lightness and Flying Lightness. Those interested in the significance of lightness for current themes such as sustainability and ´greenness´, can hear all about it from the experts themselves. Lecture: Adriaan Beukers and Ed van Hinte. Capita Selecta: Thin City. Amsterdam Academy of Architecture, Waterlooplein 211-213, Thursday 5 February 2009 from 20.00. Admission is free. It is not possible to make reservations, so come on time. More information: www.academievanbouwkunst.nl | |||
| * Lightness. The Inevitable Renaissance of Minimum Energy Structures Adriaan Beukers, Ed van Hinte / ISBN 90 6450 560 7 / Euro 24.50 - 'Every so often a book appears which touches one's soul. I had a similar experience when I found Lightness.' Professor Alan J. Brookes in Building Research & Information - 'A fresh breeze amid the dense and tediously repetitive undergrowth of architectural titles.' Architectural Review Click here for more information. | |||
| * Flying Lightness. Promises for Structural Elegance Adriaan Beukers, Ed van Hinte / ISBN 90 6450 538 1 / Euro 24.50 - Best Dutch Book Design 2005 - 'Beukers and Van Hinte have achieved a splendid balance between dry academic presentation and superficial public information. They can function as a benchmark for every author of technology books.' Booosting - 'This deceptively slim volume is crammed with a great deal of thought-provoking information about aircraft design.' Airways Click here for more information. | |||
| INAUGURAL LECTURE: MICHIEL RIEDIJK | |||
| Architect Michiel Riedijk will give his discourse on Friday 23 January 2009. Riedijk, who has been a professor at the Delft University of Technology since September 2007, gives his vision on drawing in architecture. In conjunction with his architectural companion Neutelings, Riedijk is well known as the architect of the Dutch Institute for Sound and Vision in Hilversum and the Shipping and Transport College in Rotterdam, among others, and of course the 010 book At Work (now available as affordable paperback). | |||
| * The drawing. The architect´s raison d´être Inaugural lecture Michiel Riedijk / Dutch-English / ISBN 978 90 6450 697 0 / Euro 14.50 Click here for more information. | |||
| *At Work. Neutelings Riedijk Architects Willem Jan Neutelings, Michiel Riedijk / English / ISBN 978 90 6450 584 3 / Euro 24.50 Click here for more information. | |||
| BOUWBEURS: LECTURES BY 010 AUTHORS | |||
| During the Bouwbeurs 2009 (exhibition for the construction industry) Dax magazine and the Building Innovation department of Delft University of Technology will organize seminars under the inspiring title of 'Fuel my imagination'. 010 authors Thijs Asselbergs and Ulrich Knaack will both supervise a seminar. You can enrol free via info@dax-magazine.nl. Lunch is included but visitors are expected to display interactive approach. More information: www.dax-magazine.nl/nwslttrs/nwslttr_42.htm. - Bouwbeurs, Jaarbeurs Utrecht, (free) pre-enrolment via www.bouwbeurs.nl. - Thijs Asselbergs: Innovations in (industrial) housing construction, Monday 9 February, 11.00-13.30. - Ulrich Knaack: Innovations in façade construction, Friday 13 February, 11.00-13.30. | |||
| * aTA/ architectuurcentrale Thijs Asselbergs Thijs Asselbergs, Catja Edens, et al. / Dutch / ISBN 978 90 6450 623 9 / Euro 34.50 - 'The marvellous photos and comprehensive project descriptions make it a visual feast.' Haarlems Dagblad Click here for more information. | |||
| * Imagine 01. Façades Ulrich Knaack, Tillman Klein, Marcel Bilow / English / ISBN 978 90 6450 656 7 / Euro 24.50 Click here for more information. | |||
| * Imagine 02. Deflateables Ulrich Knaack, Tillman Klein, Marcel Bilow / English / ISBN 978 90 6450 657 4 / Euro 24.50 Click here for more information. | |||
| EXHIBITION: THE A12 | |||
| Many of us use them daily, but scarcely see them. We prefer to drink a cup of coffee, apply lipstick, phone customers, or get irritated with Sunday drivers. Tailbacks are increasing the amount of time we spend on the motorways. Accordingly, it may worthwhile devoting more attention to them, as Architectural Centre Aorta now does. Exhibition: A12NU! Tactics for the future of the A12 zone, Aorta, Achter de Dom 14, Utrecht, Wednesday-Friday 12.00-17.00 and Saturday 13.00-17.00, free entrance, www.aorta.nu. Anyone who wishes to attend the exhibition well informed should not miss this book: | |||
| * The diabolical motorway. On the tradition of the beautiful road through the Dutch landscape and the longing for the brilliant motorway in the metropolis. Wim Nijenhuis, Wilfried van Winden / Dutch / ISBN 978 90 6450 590 4 / Euro 39.50 - 'An important contribution and a welcome source for researchers.' Garden History - 'These two lightly provocative essays are modern classics.' Terra Architectura - 'An exceptional book!' Durp Magazine Click here for more information. | |||
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