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Sema Bekirovic's art objects made by nature, including plants, animals, water and heatDutch artist Sema Bekirovic's (born 1977) practice revolves around nonhuman art-making. For the works collected in Reading by Osmosis--such as an overgrown fence, an underwater video, a battered disco ball--Bekirovic minimizes her own contribution, sharing with nonhuman makers--coots, heat, water, light.

The role of architecture and urban design in politically and ecologically responsible consumerismThis issue of OASE explores the notion of metabolism--converting one form of matter into another--in urban design and architecture. Focusing on "metabolic" locations--public restrooms, communal kitchens, urban slaughterhouses--OASE 104 analyzes how architecture and urban design contribute to politically and ecologically responsible consumerism.

The acclaimed design writer Jeroen Junte traces new themes in Dutch design through 197 innovative and astonishing projects and productsIn recent years, Dutch design has sharply diverged from its previous course. A generation of designers trained in and shaped by Europe's crisis years have chosen new values and starting points; the focus is now on inquisitive and collaborative makers who strive for social relevance and, if possible, impact. This "post-crisis generation" is committed and optimistic, but also pragmatic and in possession of an eye for beauty. Humor and the almost inescapable concept have been exchanged for engagement and free research, and irony and contemplative criticism for open-mindedness and the will to act. In this volume, Jeroen Junte (born 1967) examines craftsmanship and local production as realistic alternatives to deadlocked systems of production and distribution. In addition to art and design, science, technology, social studies and politics are also seen as design arenas.

Full-page color photographs show the meticulous craftsmanship of Dutch potter Geert LapThe ceramic work of the Durch ceramicist Geert Lap (1951-2017) belongs to a late modernist tradition that rejected decoration and historical references. In its intent and eloquence, his oeuvre bears comparison with the minimalism of artists such as Carl Andre, Donald Judd and André Volten. Lap's pursuit of formal perfection formed the heart of his artistic practice and his unsurpassed craft (objects that failed to live up to his stringent requirements were summarily smashed). This beautifully designed book, intended to become the new standard work on Lap's oeuvre, is the result of a unique photo project. Erik and Petra Hesmerg spent years traveling the world to document Lap's colorful, serene works in private and public collections. Additionally, a biographical essay provides insight into the life and work of this perfectionist who devoted his life to consummate ceramic form.

Here, Belgian architecture firm a20 presents their latest project: Statie Stuifduin, a crematorium in Lommel, Belgium. Rather than using explicit religious symbols, these designs blend architecture with landscape, illustrating changing attitudes toward death, burial and the journey of life.

The Dwarf in the Chess Machine offers a study of the tension between materialism and theology in the work of the German-Jewish philosopher Walter Benjamin. Belgian philosopher, art historian, writer and activist Lieven De Cauter takes Benjamin's own metaphor--that there is a "dwarf of theology" hidden inside the seemingly mechanical, seemingly inevitable power of historical materialism--and traces its presence throughout Benjamin's oeuvre, showing how it produced his unique take on historical materialism. In the course of demonstrating this thesis, De Cauter examines Benjamin's language theory, his art theory, his philosophy of history and his legendary, labyrinthine unfinished magnum opus on Paris, the Arcades Project. The resulting book is a detailed, meticulous and lucid analysis of the structure of Benjamin's texts and an indispensable resource for anyone who admires the work of one of the most influential and prophetic thinkers of the 20th century.

Documenting new construction and redevelopment of cultural buildings in Amsterdam between 2000 and 2016, this book presents case studies that illustrate how the exchange between urban planners, developers, and architectural researchers can address the changing needs of the public.

The 18th century is the most international, most European century in Dutch art history. This book, designed by Irma Boom, with 100 of the most beautiful and surprising objects from the Rijksmuseum's collection of 18th-century art, demonstrates the extensive cultural exchange between the Netherlands and other European countries--for example, the iconic picture of a Dutch girl at breakfast painted in 1756 by Swiss artist Jean-Etienne Liotard. 1700-1800 features paintings, sculptures, pieces of furniture, silver and golden showpieces and other works of art made in the Netherlands by artists from elsewhere as well as highlights from leading art centers: not only in Paris and Rome but also in Neuwied, where Abraham and David Roentgen made Europe's most beautiful furniture. The varied selection of works of art shows the richness and splendor of 18th-century Europe, with a central place for the art and history of the Netherlands.

As one of the greatest pioneers of international conceptual art, Italian artist Piero Manzoni (1933-1963) maintained strong ties with the Netherlands. The unlocking of his intensive correspondence with Rotterdam gallery owner Hans Sonnenberg has revealed the extent of Manzoni's influence on the post-war avant-garde in the Netherlands.During his short artistic career Piero Manzoni produced more than a thousand canvases, sculptures and other objects. He radically rejected the conventional context of the work of art, even integrating the body of the artist in the work. He also created so-called Achromes, literally: 'without colour.' Manzoni considered the surface of the canvas to be a space of unlimited possibilities. It no longer accommodated the illusion of the painted representation, or the artist's personal expressive gesture, but it became an autonomous entity instead. Manzoni's work was of great influence on artists associated with the Dutch nul-groep and the international ZERO movement. Manzoni in Holland is the untold story of the special relationship that one of the most prominent avant-garde artists of the twentieth century had with the Netherlands.

Accompanying an eponymous exhibition at the Kunsthal in Rotterdam, Trouble in Paradise presents works from the private collection of Rattan Chadha, featuring works by Gilbert & George, Francis Picabia, Thomas Hirschhorn and more. The book includes photographs, a curator's interview and a history of art collecting in the Netherlands.

City of Comings and Goings explores how architectural design and planning play crucial roles in Western European cities marked by migration--such as London, Berlin, or Vienna. The book collects essays by local scholars in these cities and presents 100 projects tackling the issue of migration on different scales.ales.

Accompanying an exhibition at Design Museum Den Bosch, this publication traces the 50-year history of the European Ceramic Work Center, a facility for sculptors, architects, and designers. The book includes archival photographs, comments from associated artists, and an essay on the organization's history.

Examining European schools and educators from the 1960s to the present day, the newest issue of OASE traces the radical democratization of architectural training, concluding with three interviews about today's architectural schools and the challenges they may face in the future.

This issue of the annual architectural journal provides an invaluable survey of the most noteworthy and critical developments in Dutch architecture over the past year, focusing particularly on new types of housing, circular economy, and the public role of architecture in the era of privatization.

A work of art and monument in one, this publication features a selection of more than 250 of De Ruijter's photo-collage grid corrections--snowed under or dried up, in cities and in deserts.erts.

Writingplace, an international, open-access, peer-reviewed journal, focuses on themes central to the productive relationship between architecture and literature. This second issue focuses on the role of history and memory, presenting examples of architectural research and designs that focus on the evocation of the memory of a place.

The Grand Projet looks into the adaptive and inclusive capacities that urban megaprojects can offer by focusing on sites in Paris, London, Hamburg, Shanghai, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Barcelona, and Singapore.

Introducing the newest and most promising graduates of Dutch schools of architecture, urban design, and landscape architecture, the best projects from this year's designers-in-the-making are presented here.

A new series from nai010 investigates technology and material development in the field of architecture. This first issue focuses on the work of Dr. Marcel Bilow, aka Dr. Bucky Lab, at TU Delft, whose seminars center on architecture and building technology.

This issue of OASE proactively confronts a disturbing trend: the encroaching standardization of interiors as civilization moves inwards. Rather than simply identifying the issue, the editors single out projects for interiors that derive their significance from a specific approach and show a recognizable element of authorship.

This publication presents the work of the four artists shortlisted for the Prix de Rome Architecture, the Netherlands' prestigious prize for architects under the age of 35. The four nominees for 2018 are Alessandra Covini, Bram van Kaathoven, Katarzyna Nowak and Rademacher de Vries.

An exciting new manifesto from the Why Factory, Porocity: Opening Up Solidity makes a case for the intervention of the public realm into the private sphere of the city. The Why Factory raises a critique of the city as excessively closed off, and offers tools for the prying open and aerating of the city in such a way that is socially, environmentally and economically valuable to its citizens. How can we introduce pockets for encounters, for streams of circulation, for green areas, for tunnels of cooling? What structures can be imagined to allow for this openness? Creating grottos? Splitting towers? Twisting blocks? More than hypotheses, models and examples (as useful as these are), this book even proposes such tools as a computational means of calculating the degree of porosity of architecture, so that urban thinkers and urban doers can turn the critique upon their own cities.

In 1974, artist Reinjan Mulder photographed 52 locations, chosen by overlaying a coarse grid on a map of the Netherlands, to capture the objective reality of his country. 42 years later, Cleo Wächter (born 1993) rephotographed these locations. Both sets of photographs are included.

In 2016, the Stedelijk Museum 's-Hertogenbosch, recently renamed Design Museum Den Bosch, received 280 ceramic objects from the personal collection of Dutch interior designer Benno Premsela (1920-97). This book documents these objects and gives readers a deeper understanding of the designer himself--a champion of "good living" and gay-rights activist who had the makings of a compulsive hoarder. Though his collection is vast, Premsela had strict views about his modernist, minimal designs and the objects he collected, which vary greatly in style from his own designs. The publication not only documents the ceramics given to the museum, but also illustrates the functional quality of Premsela's collection in context. Photographs and discussion of his residence and the display of objects within accompany documentation of the many exhibitions to which he contributed.

Pioneer & Terrier celebrates the life and career of Yvònne Joris (1950-2013), who served as the director of Het Kruithuis Museum in the Netherlands from 1987 to 2009. During her two decades at the museum, Joris was responsible for the acquisition of internationally respected collections of jewelry and ceramics. The book tells the story of this extraordinary museum director, while providing a historical overview of the museum itself. Museum staff, in collaboration with guest curator and scholar Titus M. Eliëns, provide a chronology and documentation of the museum's ambitious exhibition history, as well as unrealized museum designs by Czech architect Borek Sípek and recently discovered building designs by Dutch designer Gerrit Rietveld.

Spots in Shots explores a selection of little-known but fascinating short films made in Europe and the US between 1990 and 2017 that tell stories about architecture and urban development. Based on interviews with the filmmakers, the book asks how cinema can stir public interest in the oeuvres of architects. Among the numerous cinematic gems discussed here are John Smith's Blight (1996); Kibwe Tavares and Factory Fifteen's Jonah (2012); Assembly Studios' Fort Dunlop Green (2004); The Neighbourhood's Saxton Leeds (2008); Imagen Subliminal's El Espinar House (2013); Squint/Opera's Post Barnsley (2003); Jem Cohen & Luc Sante's Le bled (Buildings in a Field) (2009); Gabriel Kogan & Pedro Kok's Casa Redux (2014); and Jordi Bernadó & 15-L Films' Hic Sunt Leones (2013).

Illustrations, personal notebook pages and watercolors complement this collection of the thoughts and writings of urban designer and architect Kees Christiaanse (born 1953). Responsible for such projects as Hamburg's HafenCity and London's Olympic Legacy Plan, Christiaanse is one of the most influential forces in urban design.

This issue of the annual architectural journal provides an invaluable survey of the most noteworthy and critical developments in Dutch architecture over the past year, focusing particularly on new types of housing, circular economy and the public role of architecture in the era of privatization.

Inspired by the 1943 London "Potato Plan" drawn by British town planner Patrick Abercrombie (1879-1957), this book gathers 40 urban plans from global cities and investigates the role of their neighborhoods and centralities.

The first issue of the Writingplace journal builds upon the discussion initiated in Writingplace: Investigations in Architecture and Literature in 2016, specifically focusing on literature used in the international pedagogy of architecture and urban design.