Robbrecht en Daem: an architectural anthology

Abstract

From a dovecot in the Dutch village of Dorst to the Concert Hallin Bruges, from an art gallery in Whitechapel to the City Archives of Bordeaux, the oeuvre on which Robbrecht en Daem Architects has worked since its foundation in 1975 has developed a variety and maturity that stands out on the international stage. This insightful book tells the story of Paul Robbrecht, Johannes Robbrecht, and Hilde Daem from the 1980s: their research and interests, their lost souls, and their successes. Drawing on new and unpublished visual material, a picture and project accordion shows a wide selection of 63 projects that are divided into five key themes from different perspectives.

Contents

Elemental architecture -- Het Huis, Antwerp -- Accumulation of architectural fragments -- Aue Pavilions, Kassel -- Support structures -- Mies van der Rohe 1:1 Model Gofclubhaus, Krefeld -- Whitechapel Gallery, London -- Additions, interventions, adjustments -- Treasure Room, Wunderkammer, Studiolo -- Concert Hall, Bruges -- Stage Set, Resonance Box -- Rubens Square, Knokke -- Floors, squares, rooms in the city -- Market Hall and Central Squares, Ghent -- (Urban) morphologies -- Cities in the city -- VRT, Brussels -- Office Robbrecht en Daem architecten, Ghent -- Artificial natures -- Pastoral Idyll -- The House Where it Always Rains, Barcelona.