Rossem, Vincent van.

Civil art : urban space as architectural task : Rob Krier in the Hague, the Resident / Vincent van Rossem.

Rotterdam : NAi Publishers, ©1996.

159 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm

"The publication of Civil Art coincides with the start of building The Resident, and extensive development project located between Central Station and City Hall in The Hague. A compelling urban context designed for this area by the Viennese architect Rob Krier has been filled in by nine distinguished architects: Gunnar Daan, Bert Dirrix, Peter Drijver, Michael Graves, Karelse Van der Meer, Adolfo Natalini, Cesar Pelli, Sjoerd Soeters and CH & Partners. The project, which is set to produce a (for the Netherlands) unique cityscape, is lavishly and comprehensively illustrated in this book." "In a polemical essay, Vincent van Rossem sketches the post-war history of architecture and urban planning. During and after the disintegration of the Modern Movement in the 1950s and 1960s, a number of books and essays dealing with the architecture-city relationship were published. Since then much of that formal theorizing has filtered through to day-to-day practice, resulting in a modification of the rigid principles of functionalist urban design. The author describes these developments and shows - taking The Resident as a concrete example - how criticism of the architecture and urban design fostered by the Modern Movement has led to a different approach to urban renewal." "In addition to drawing in the historical context, the book also charts the genesis of The Resident. The project stands as an example of a singular planning philosophy and working method characterized by a remarkable cooperation between central government, municipal administration, project developer, urban designer and the nine architects. From 1993 onwards the author, Vincent van Rossem (architectural historian), followed this planning process as reporter and critic."--BOOK JACKET.

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Krier, Rob.
Krier, Rob Critique et interprétation.
Krier, Rob 1938-2023
De Resident (La Haye, Pays-Bas)
City planning Netherlands Hague History 20th century.
Architecture Netherlands Hague History.
Space (Architecture)
Public spaces.
Urbanisme Pays-Bas La Haye Histoire 20e siècle.
Architecture Pays-Bas La Haye 20e siècle.
Architecture Pays-Bas La Haye Histoire.
Espace (Architecture)
Espaces publics.
Architecture.
Buildings.
City planning.
Architektur
Stadtplanung
City planning Netherlands 20th century.
Architecture Netherlands Hague 20th century.
Architecture, Modern 20th century Netherlands Hague.
Hague (Netherlands) Buildings, structures, etc.
Netherlands Hague.
Den Haag
Niederlande
Hague (Netherlands) City planning.

History.

Urban space as architectural task

Location: Library main 130636
Call No.: ID NA44.K925; ID:97-B22
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