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Article: The Architectural Detail--Dutch Architects Visualise Their Concepts. (Reviews: Designing Dutch).(Book Review)
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- The Architectural Review
- Article date:
- April 1, 2003
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By Ed Melet. Rotterdam: NAi Publishers. 2002. [euro]49
The sub-title says it all. This is a book to show you how leading Dutch architects view the detailing of their buildings. The author looks at the work of 12 architects to see how the design concept extends, or does not extend, into the details of construction and the jointing of materials.
The author accepts that the details of a building usually carry a considerable architectural load. The responses vary. MVRDV use detailing to explain the design, Hans Ruijssenaars often exaggerated junctions to 'ornament' the building. Mecanoo contrasts different adjacent materials in a way that sets out to please. ...