描述
This book features exciting new projects and insisghts from Dutch architecture bureau Mecanoo, one of the most exciting architecture practices in the world.
Of the world famous Dutch architecture bureau Mecanoo, is has been said that it has the ‘power to give ordinary things an unusual experience’, and of its projects that they are ‘pieces of time-bound spatial poems’. Like poetry, Mecanoo’s projects can resonate deep in our mind, generate emotion, conjure up magic, and evoke memory, either personal or collective. Taking this poetic quality as an important focus, this new book offers a completely fresh look at Mecanoo’s work.
The new authoritative monograph on Dutch architecture firm Mecanoo, famed for its work for the New York Public Library and the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library
Founded in Delft, Netherlands, in 1984, world-famous architecture firm Mecanoo operates under the belief that “architecture must appeal to all the senses,” according to cofounder Francine Houben. What began as a firm focused primarily on social housing projects has expanded over the years to include projects as diverse as university campuses, houses of worship and entire residential neighborhoods across the globe. In the United States, Mecanoo’s designs can be seen in landmark buildings such as the New York Public Library’s Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, the Bruce C. Bolling Municipal Building in Boston and the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library in Washington, DC. The lattermost building, set to reopen as the city’s central library in fall 2020, was designed with the intent to honor Dr. King’s legacy with a focus on community-building and letting light in.
Across their diverse portfolio, one can see Mecanoo’s commitment to the the three original tenets of Houben’s architectural practice: people, place and purpose, from which design poetry can be created. This publication provides a comprehensive, up-to-date portrait of one of the world’s most exciting architecture firms, with full-color photographs, illustrations and design plans.
[Content]
1 From Purpose to Poetry 6
2 Fitting In 8
12 Museum Kaap Skil
Texel, the Netherlands
18 Whistling Rock Golf Clubhouse
Chuncheon, Republic of Korea
24 Taekwang Country Club Cafe
Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea
28 Eurojust
The Hague, the Netherlands
34 Palace of Justice
Cordoba, Spain
44 De Nederlandsche Bank
Amsterdam, the Netherlands
52 Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen
Rotterdam, the Netherlands
58 Natural History Museum Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
3 Home Sweet Home 64
68 Kampus
Manchester, United Kingdom
76 Villa Industria
Hilversum, the Netherlands
82 Key Worker Housing, University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
88 Lawson Center for Sustainability, Trinity College
Toronto, Canada
92 Glass Villa on the Lake
Lechlade, United Kingdom
98 Villa Vught
Vught, the Netherlands
4 The Big Picture 106
110 A New Perspective for Rotterdam South
Rotterdam, the Netherlands
120 Dordrecht Railway Zone
Dordrecht, the Netherlands
128 Nieuw Land National Park
Flevoland, the Netherlands
5 Wisdom and Wizardry 134
140 Library Delft University of Technology
Delft, the Netherlands
148 LocHal Library
Tilburg, the Netherlands
158 Library of Birmingham
Birmingham, United Kingdom
168 Tainan Public Library
Tainan, Taiwan
178 Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library
Washington DC, United States of America
192 The New York Public Library, Stephen A. Schwarzman Building
New York, United States of America
214 The New York Public Library, Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library
New York, United States of America
6 Come Together 230
234 Longgang Cultural Centre
Shenzhen, China
242 Heerlen City Hall and Municipal Offices
Heerlen, the Netherlands
258 Unilever Benelux Headquarters
Rotterdam, the Netherlands
264 Amsterdam University College
Amsterdam, the Netherlands
272 Manchester Engineering Campus Development
Manchester, United Kingdom
7 Touch Me, Feel Me 284
288 Netherlands Open Air Museum
Arnhem, the Netherlands
296 Bruce C. Bolling Municipal Building
Boston, United States of America
304 St. Gerlach Pavilion & Manor Farm
Valkenbug, the Netherlands
312 Nelson Mandela Park
Amsterdam, the Netherlands
318 Westergasfabriek Terrain
Amsterdam, the Netherlands
326 Keukenhof
Lisse, the Netherlands
332 Mekel Park, Delft University of Technology
Delft, the Netherlands
340 Delfland Water Authority
Delft, the Netherlands
8 Things are Looking Up 346
350 Montevideo
Rotterdam, the Netherlands
358 Icoon
Frankfurt, Germany
364 Kaohsiung Social Housing
Kaohsiung, Taiwan
370 Brink Tower
Amsterdam, the Netherlands
374 Heungkuk Tower Namdaemum
Seoul, South Korea
378 Heungkuk Tower Busan
Busan, South Korea
380 Shenzhen North Station Urban Design
Shenzhen, China
9 On the Move 386
390 St. Mary of the Angels Chapel
Rotterdam, the Netherlands
398 Hilton Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
Schiphol, the Netherlands
404 Delft Railway Station and City Hall
Delft, the Netherlands
416 Kaohsiung Station
Kaohsiung, Taiwan
427 Taichung Green Corridor
Taichung, Taiwan
10 Dear Audience 432
436 Trust Theater
Amsterdam, the Netherlands
440 National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts
Kaohsiung, Taiwan
460 HOME Arts Centre
Manchester, United Kingdom
466 La Llotja de Lleida
Lerida, Spain
476 Kunsthal Art Shows
Rotterdam, the Netherlands
486 De Nieuwe Schuur
Herpt, the Netherlands
11 Forward to Basics 494
498 Beginnings
500 Leadership
502 Four Decades of Mecanoo
518 Project Data
523 Awards
526 Four Decades, 1500 people
528 Credits
