Lotte Beese (1903-1988) studeerde aan het Bauhaus in Dessau en werkte achtereenvolgens als architecte in Berlijn, Brno in Tsjecho-Slowakije en op verschillende plaatsen in de Sovjet-Unie. Eind 1934 kwam ze samen met de Nederlandse architect en ontwerper Mart Stam, met wie ze in Moskou was getrouwd, naar Nederland. Vanaf 1946, inmiddels gescheiden van Stam, werkte […]

This book documents the most recent realizations of urban factory facilities in Flanders designed by the upcoming architecture studio TRANS. In Flanders three recently built factory facilities showcase the potential of bringing manufacturing back to the city. Nina Rappaport (Yale University) and Job Floris (Monadnock architects) put these projects designed by Ghent-based architects TRANS into […]

The realisation of an urban design involves many players, such as designers, critics, politicians, journalists, public relations specialists and residents. In order to consult with each other they make use of drawings, but also frequently of words, to be able to interpret the drawn objects in the plans. But are these urbanistic notions used by […]