Author

Contributions

  • Gerrewey, Christophe Van, editor of compilation - Contributor
  • Bekaert, Geert, 1928- - Contributor

Publication

2011 - WZW Editions & Productions, Mechelen, Belgium

Language

English

Word Count

133,750 words, Guess

Page Count

535 pages

Identifiers

Classifications

  • LCCNA680 .B455 2011
  • LCCNA2599.5 .B44 2011

Description

Geert Bekaert (1928) is the most influential and most productive architecture critic in the Dutch-speaking area. Since the fifties, he has been involved in every possible theoretical, critical or cultural debate on architecture. In this book a broad selection of his writings is for the first time ever presented to an English-speaking audience. The book consists of four divisions: in part 1, theoretical essays are collected. In part 2, Bekaert writes on the oeuvres of both young and old Belgian architects. Part 3 presents shorter criticism of contemporary architecture. Part 4 presents a selection of his writings on international architects, such as Rem Koolhaas, Frank Gehry, Le Corbusier and Aldo Rossi. Each text is accompanied by insightful illustrations, often pictures taken by the author himself and previously unpublished.

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