ARETS: WIEL ARETS - BAS PRINCEN

ARETS:  WIEL ARETS - BAS PRINCEN.

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The multi-talented architect Wiel Arets (*1955 in Heerrlen) is also known as a designer, author, and editor of many books and series of books, and is a professor at the arts universities in Berlin, Madrid, and Washington. In this publication he links his interest in architecture to a passion for books. This architecturally ambitious book presents about ten projects by Wiel Arets, Architects (WAA), which was founded in 1993 and has branches in Amsterdam, Berlin, Maastricht, and Zurich. At the same time it is a book about the increasing importance of architecture books and their design development in recent decades. The concentrated photographs by Dutch photographer Bas Princen not only capture the atmosphere of the works and buildings, but also convey the impact and powerful symbolism of architecture in its primeval sense, as protective shelter. This book encapsulates a journey throughout the life of twelve buildings, from construction to inhabitation, by architect Wiel Arets, as experienced by artist Bas Princen. The acclaimed architect Wiel Arets (*1955 in Heerlen) is also known as a designer, author, and educator, and is the Dean of the College of Architecture at the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago. Wiel Arets Architects (WAA), which was founded in 1983, has branches in Amsterdam, Maastricht, and Zürich. The architecture within the books pages emanates from an unexpected lens, to those familiar with Arets work; columns seem to be composed of trees; fritted surfaces resemble abstract paintings; technical spaces replicate sculptural silhouettes. The concentrated photographs by Bas Princen not only capture the atmosphere of the twelve buildings, but also convey the impact and powerful symbolism of architecture in its most primeval sense-as protective shelter.

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