Rooted in the real : writings on architecture / by Geert Bekaert ; edited by Christophe Van Gerrewey.

Main entry:

Bekaert, Geert, 1928-2016, author.

Title & Author:

Rooted in the real : writings on architecture / by Geert Bekaert ; edited by Christophe Van Gerrewey.

Publication:

Mechelen : WZW Editions & Productions, 2011.

Description:

535 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Series:

Vlees & Beton ; no. 87

Notes:
Collection of previously published (1986-2010) articles, essays, and lectures, most of which were originally published in Dutch.
Includes bibliographical references and index.

Summary:

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 Each text is accompanied by insightful illustrations, often pictures taken by the author himself and previously unpublished.

ISBN:

9789077833155
9077833153

Subject:

Architecture, Modern 20th century.
Architecture, Modern 21st century.
Architecture Philosophy.
Architecture, Modern.
Architecture 20e siècle.
Architecture 21e siècle.
Architectural criticism

Form/genre:

Essays.

Added entries:

Gerrewey, Christophe Van, editor.
Bekaert, Geert, 1928-2016. Architectuur zonder schaduw. English.
Gerrewey, Christophe Van
Vlees en beton ; 87.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 278548
Call No.: BIB 214123
Status: Available

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