
Autonomous Architecture in Flanders
The Early Works of Marie-Jose Van Hee, Christian Kieckens, Marc Dubois, and Paul Robbrecht & Hilde Daem
Leuven University Press
1st Edition
Will be published approx. on 6. June 2016
Book
Paperback/Softback
256 pages
978-94-6270-067-3 (ISBN)
Description
The influence and position of the 'Generation 74' in Flemish and international architecture. Five well-known architects who studied together in Ghent, Marie-Jose Van Hee, Christian Kieckens, Marc Dubois, Paul Robbrecht and Hilde Daem, can be considered as leading protagonists of their generation. From their education at Sint-Lucas Institute and the Academy of Fine Arts to the present day, their professional careers and legacy have been of great importance to the development of Flemish architecture. In their early works and writings, they established a distinct architectural language, rooted in historical knowledge and with a reflection to art and craftsmanship. Architecture was singled out as a spatial phenomenon with an autonomous logic grounded in inhabitation and experience. This generation represents a significant turn towards architectural autonomy in Flanders which resonated with similar international developments in the late 1970s. Moreover they played a decisive role in the emancipation and professionalization of the architectural culture in Flanders.
This publication is GPRC-labeled (Guaranteed Peer-Reviewed Content).
Contributors: Birgit Cleppe (Ghent University), Sofie De Caigny (CVAa), Maarten Delbeke (Ghent University), Fredie Flore (KU Leuven / Ghent University), William Mann, Yves Schoonjans (KU Leuven), Eireen Schreurs (TU Delft), Lara Schrijver (University of Antwerp), Dirk Somers (Ghent University), Sven Sterken (KU Leuven), Mechthild Stuhlmacher (TU Delft), Hera van Sande (VUB / KU Leuven), Katrien Vandermarliere, Caroline Voet (KU Leuven) With statements of Kristoffel Boghaert, Patrick Van Caeckenbergh, Adam Caruso, Els Claessens and Tania Vandenbussche, An Fonteyne, Tony Fretton, Pieter D'haeseleer, Hilde Heynen, Cristina Iglesias, Francis Strauven, Peter Swinnen, Koen Van Synghel, Paul Vermeulen, Jacques De Visscher.
This publication is GPRC-labeled (Guaranteed Peer-Reviewed Content).
Contributors: Birgit Cleppe (Ghent University), Sofie De Caigny (CVAa), Maarten Delbeke (Ghent University), Fredie Flore (KU Leuven / Ghent University), William Mann, Yves Schoonjans (KU Leuven), Eireen Schreurs (TU Delft), Lara Schrijver (University of Antwerp), Dirk Somers (Ghent University), Sven Sterken (KU Leuven), Mechthild Stuhlmacher (TU Delft), Hera van Sande (VUB / KU Leuven), Katrien Vandermarliere, Caroline Voet (KU Leuven) With statements of Kristoffel Boghaert, Patrick Van Caeckenbergh, Adam Caruso, Els Claessens and Tania Vandenbussche, An Fonteyne, Tony Fretton, Pieter D'haeseleer, Hilde Heynen, Cristina Iglesias, Francis Strauven, Peter Swinnen, Koen Van Synghel, Paul Vermeulen, Jacques De Visscher.
Reviews / Votes
Het sterk wetenschappelijk onderbouwde boek mag zich dan wel tot een ingewijd publiek richten, toch zorgt de diversiteit van de inhoud voor een geslaagd evenwicht tussen historisch naslagwerk en terugblikkend hommage , zonder hierbij aan samenhang te moeten inboeten. De inbreng van zowel historici, critici als wetenschappers, vormt een kostbare bijdrage tot de hedendaagse historiografie in Vlaanderen, waarvan de levendigheid en pertinentie eens te meer wordt aangetoond. We kunnen alleen maar hopen dat dergelijke werken een inspiratiebron kunnen betekenen voor de lopende herstructurering binnen de architecturale cultuur aan Franstalige zijde, om er een even kwalitatieve architecturale kritiek te promoten.Philippe De Clerck, A+, 03.10.2016 Zonder hagiografisch te worden brengt dit boek in beeld hoe deze 'stille school' heeft bijgedragen tot de huidige' conjunctuur. Ze bouwden toonaangevend, doceerden, schreven en namen stagiairs onder hun hoede.
[...] De bijdragen in dit boek die graven naar de invloeden, zoals de barok of Robert Venturi, doen dat met een grondigheid die vooral vakgenoten zal bekoren. Ze zijn afgewisseld met frlsse formats, zoals architecten die een project als een beeldverhaal toelichten, of het mailverkeer tussen twee Nederlandse critici. Ze kijken met enige afstand naar de oeuvres en situeren jonge bureaus als Noa en De Vylder Vinck Taillieu in hun verlengde.
Geert Sels, De Standaard, 9 september 2016 `Autonomous Architecture in Flanders' is a document of observation, imagination and the invention of ideas, an appreciation of theoretical propositions and their material manifestations - the stuff that architects are supposed to do. A timely and thoughtful positioning and overview of the Ghent 5 and their hinterland.
Tony Swannell, Architecture Today, July 2016
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Edition
01
Language
English
Place of publication
Leuven
Belgium
Target group
US School Grade: College Graduate Student and over
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
Not illustrated
Dimensions
Height: 280 mm
Width: 225 mm
Weight
1215 gr
ISBN-13
978-94-6270-067-3 (9789462700673)
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Persons
Caroline Voet is an architect (VOET architecten) and professor of Architecture and Design at KU Leuven. Katrien Vandermarliere has been engaged in the policy support and public programmes for the building culture in Belgium and Flanders for over 25 years. She works as a freelance curator and editor.
Lara Schrijver is professor of architecture theory at the University of Antwerp, Faculty of Design Sciences. Sofie De Caigny holds a PhD in architectural history and a Master in Cultural Management. She is coordinator at the Centre for Flemish Architectural Archives (CVAa) of the Flanders Architecture Institute (VAi).
Lara Schrijver is professor of architecture theory at the University of Antwerp, Faculty of Design Sciences. Sofie De Caigny holds a PhD in architectural history and a Master in Cultural Management. She is coordinator at the Centre for Flemish Architectural Archives (CVAa) of the Flanders Architecture Institute (VAi).
Content
Prologue
Breathing Life into Bricks: The Legacy of the 1970s Lara Schrijver
A Constellation of Scattered Points: Crisis in Design Mentality at the Sint-Lucas Institute (1969-1974) Hera Van Sande and Yves Schoonjans
The Thinking Hand Tracing the Design Process of Marie-Jose Van Hee, Paul Robbrecht and Christian Kieckens More than Punctual Interventions: Cultural Events, Competitions and Public Debate as Impetus for Architectural Culture in Flanders, 1974-2000 Sofie De Caigny and Katrien Vandermarliere
'Torn between Two Loves': Tentative Encounters between Art and Architecture by Christian Kieckens, Robbrecht en Daem architecten and Marie-Jose Van Hee Birgit Cleppe
Ghostwriters of the Young Flemish Architecture: Marc Dubois, Christian Kieckens and the Architecture Museum Foundation, 1983-1992 Sven Sterken
The Architectural Practice as Breeding Ground for Interior and Furniture Design Fredie Flore
Architecture between Dwelling and Spatial Systematics: The Early Works of the Generation of '74 Caroline Voet
Belgian Adventures in the Baroque Maarten Delbeke
3x3 Projects Early Projects by Marie-Jose Van Hee, Robbrecht en Daem and Christian Kieckens
Hybrids in the Fields William Mann
A Dutch Perspective: Craftsmanship and Continuity Eireen Schreurs and Mechthild Stuhlmacher
Venturi's Discipline Dirk Somers
Observations 4 Timelines
Bibliography
List of Authors
Breathing Life into Bricks: The Legacy of the 1970s Lara Schrijver
A Constellation of Scattered Points: Crisis in Design Mentality at the Sint-Lucas Institute (1969-1974) Hera Van Sande and Yves Schoonjans
The Thinking Hand Tracing the Design Process of Marie-Jose Van Hee, Paul Robbrecht and Christian Kieckens More than Punctual Interventions: Cultural Events, Competitions and Public Debate as Impetus for Architectural Culture in Flanders, 1974-2000 Sofie De Caigny and Katrien Vandermarliere
'Torn between Two Loves': Tentative Encounters between Art and Architecture by Christian Kieckens, Robbrecht en Daem architecten and Marie-Jose Van Hee Birgit Cleppe
Ghostwriters of the Young Flemish Architecture: Marc Dubois, Christian Kieckens and the Architecture Museum Foundation, 1983-1992 Sven Sterken
The Architectural Practice as Breeding Ground for Interior and Furniture Design Fredie Flore
Architecture between Dwelling and Spatial Systematics: The Early Works of the Generation of '74 Caroline Voet
Belgian Adventures in the Baroque Maarten Delbeke
3x3 Projects Early Projects by Marie-Jose Van Hee, Robbrecht en Daem and Christian Kieckens
Hybrids in the Fields William Mann
A Dutch Perspective: Craftsmanship and Continuity Eireen Schreurs and Mechthild Stuhlmacher
Venturi's Discipline Dirk Somers
Observations 4 Timelines
Bibliography
List of Authors