Title & Author:

Autonomous architecture in Flanders : the early works of Marie-José van Hee, Christian Kieckens, Marc Dubois, Paul Robbrecht and Hilde Daem / edited by Caroline Voet [and three others].

Publication:

Leuven : Leuven University Press, [2016]

Description:

231 pages : illustrations, plans, portraits ; 29 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 222-227).
Machine generated contents note: 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) / Yves Schoonjans -- The Thinking Hand / Christian Kieckens -- More than Punctual Interventions: Cultural Events, Competitions and Public Debate as Impetus for Architectural Culture in Flanders, 1974-2000 / 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
Note continued: Belgian Adventures in the Baroque / Maarten Delbeke -- 3[×]3 Projects / Christian Kieckens -- Hybrids in the Fields / William Mann -- A Dutch Perspective: Craftsmanship and Continuity / Mechthild Stuhlmacher -- Venturi's Discipline / Dirk Somers -- Observations -- 4 Timelines.

Summary:

Five well-known graduates of the class of 1974 of the St Lucas Institute in Ghent, Marie-José Van Hee, Paul Robbrecht & Hilde Daem, Christian Kieckens and Marc Dubois can be considered as leading architects of their generation. 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. Exhibition: De Singel, Antwerp, Belgium (12.02-05.06.2016).

Resources:
Table of contents

ISBN:

9789462700673
9462700672

Subject:

Hee, Marie-José van, 1950-
Kieckens, Christian, 1951-
Dubois, Marc, 1950-
Robbrecht, Paul.
Daem, Hilde.
Architecture Belgium Flanders History.
Architecture Belgique Flandre Histoire.
Architecture.
Belgium Flanders.

Form/genre:

History.

Added entries:

Hee, Marie-José van, 1950-
Kieckens, Christian, 1951-
Dubois, Marc, 1950-
Robbrecht, Paul.
Daem, Hilde.
Voet, Caroline.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 294584
Call No.: BIB 240248
Status: Available