Ben van berkel, the awardwinning, utrechtborn architect, has designed more than 80 structures. In 2009 unstudio asia was established, with its first office located in shanghai, china. Ben van berkel studied architecture at the rietveld academy in amsterdam, and at the architectural association in london, receiving the aa diploma with honours in 1987. Oct 28, 1999 ben van berkel and caroline bos are succeeding in a different way. In this exclusive interview, he explains that, when it comes to making a family house, he likes to eavesdrop on the familial, evening meal. Yet these hightech addons arent the sort of thing ben van berkel, unstudios founder and principal architect, begins with. The pavilion is a mobile structure planned as a place of mindfulness, retreat, and rest. Ben van berkel, born in utrecht, the netherlands, is the founder and principal architect of unstudio in amsterdam, shanghai and hong kong. The ellipsicoon by unstudio parametric architecture.
Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. This breathtaking 3volume book move is briefly about how we can produce material effects through imagination by using new techniques. Ben van berkel, the architect of rotterdams erasmus bridge, will talk about architectures effect on people. Move redefines typologies of organisational structures on all levels and presents a manifesto against modernism that is still based on techniques of fragmentation and collage. Based in amsterdam, the firm has built projects around the world. Shop the latest titles by berkel at alibris including hardcovers, paperbacks, 1st editions, and audiobooks from thousands of sellers worldwide. Backed by a wooded area, and overlooking the vast polder landscape, this building features smart additions like a comprehensive home automation system and mechanical installations. That makes it possible to define the essential principles you would like to work from later on. That is a period where i was in the middle of my education, or closer to the end. Teodor cataniciu, young entrepreneur and founder of restart, will tell the audience about his goal to overcome inequality and empower brightminded student refugees by giving them access to worldclass tech education. Van berkel is dean of the postgraduate program of architecture at the stadel schule in frankfurt, germany. Filippo lodi, marisa cortright and mia ming guo from unsknowledge, unstudios research and innovation unit, supported ben with the article ahead of the cloud. Its pragmaticit helps you get from point a to point b. Faia, about his design for the arnhem central transport terminal, which was completed last november.
The centre for virtual engineering zve was designed as a new prototype for how architecture can incorporate a contemporary understanding of the work place and. Together with the print publication, unstudio has also made an app, called spaces of flow, which has similar ideas behind it as the book, but focuses on arnhem central station, a train station in the netherlands that was completed earlier this year after almost 20 years of work. The idea of two people going through their own paths but share certain times, possibly by exchanging their roles at certain points, was developed to reach materialize as the object built. Knowledge matters paperback november 29, 2016 by ben van berkel author, caroline bos author 5. Mar 01, 20 architect ben van berkel, cofounder of unstudio, describes the design of the centre for virtual engineering in stuttgart, which has received gold certification from the german sustainable building council dgnb, as follows. Ben van berkel and caroline bos are succeeding in a different way. Sep 08, 2016 teaser for the book knowledge matters by ben van berkel and caroline bos. Yet these hightech addons arent the sort of thing ben van berkel, unstudios founder. Within their interdisciplinary net of experts they promote creative integral design processes, aiming to further the progressive path of contemporary architecture. Jul 30, 2019 ben van berkel posted on july 30, 2019 blagoveshchensk cable car. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. With his studio he designed, among others, the erasmus bridge in rotterdam, the moebius house in the netherlands, the mercedesbenz museum in stuttgart, germany, arnhem central station, the singapore university of.
Based in amsterdam, the firm has designed and built projects around the world. Their 1999 masterclass at the berlage institute dealt with the subject of the 6th nota. Van berkel is a dutch toponymic surname indicating an origin in either berkel, south holland, berkel, north brabant, or a former hamlet now part of horst, limburg. Bos, 40, behave just like other experimental architects. The redefinition of organisational structures is the common thread running through the three books. The redefinition of organizational structures was the common thread running through the original three books. Scattered throughout the book are statements by ben van berkel and caroline bos expressing the thoughts behind each design. In recent years their teaching has focused on new planning strategies and organisational structures. This publication represents the first thorough documentation of the buildings of ben van berkel a young dutch architect. Knowledge matters by ben van berkel, 9789491727986, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. So the elegance is to be found in the texturing of the facade, giving it a more unusual scaling.
Top architects ben van berkel best interior designers. Unstudio, founded in 1988 by ben van berkel and caroline bos in amsterdam, is an international architectural design studio specialising in architecture, interior architecture, product design, urban development and infrastructural projects. Knowledge matters book by ben van berkel and caroline bos. Ben van berkel utrecht 1957 studied architecture at the rietveld academy in amsterdam and the architectural association in london, receiving the aa diploma with honours in 1987.
Ben van berkel talks about the making of both the print and digital publication. He has led diploma units at the berlage institute in rotterdam 19921993 and the architectural association in. Ben van berkel s most popular book is move three volumes. He studied architecture in the rietveld academy in amsterdam, gerrit rietveld academie, the architectural association school of architecture, as well as the architectural association in london. She also writes, lectures and teaches architecture at various. Text by katie gerfen everyone asks me how is it possible that this has been going on for almost 20 years, says ben van berkel, hon. Enjoy the best ben van berkel quotes at brainyquote.
Meet the awardwinning designer who aims for every project to be an experience. This time 30 years ago, unstudio was just a pen, a drawing board, and an idea in two young minds. Search for library items search for lists search for. Ben van berkel currently teaches a studio at the harvard graduate school of design titled on health ii. Ben van berkel and caroline bos have lectured and taught at many architectural schools around the world. Maybe the beauty is related to a kind of refinement, an intentionality that we gave to the design. Van berkel was appointed the kenzo tange chair at the harvard graduate school of design in 2011. From its founding in 1988, the amsterdambased unstudio worked to tame the digital monster by using judicious understanding and historical precedent, abstractly applied. The berkel is also a river in gelderland and north rhinewestphalia. Greg lynn and ben van berkel discuss the erasmus bridge, a largescale infrastructural project that saw innovative use of digital files as tools for design and sites of communication.
Architects ben van berkel and caroline bos from the amsterdam office unstudio are undeniable stars on the international architectural scene. Ben van berkel, a lecturer at tu delft, and caroline bos, an art historian and architectural journalist. Ben van berkel found that the new architectural language that he was required was to be a direct consequence of the new type of life for its customers. From the erasmus bridge in rotterdam to raffles city in, unstudio cofounder ben van berkel has designed some of the worlds most noteworthy structures. These selforganised groups would be involved in both design and research, architect ben van berkel said at the occasion of this reorganisation. Nov 29, 2016 knowledge matters paperback november 29, 2016 by ben van berkel author, caroline bos author 5. The first in a planned series of digital publications with a focus on the future of mobility, spaces of flow elaborates on the application and production of knowledge in the design and development of arnhem central station. Caroline bos and ben van berkel founded the studio more than 20 years ago. Ben van berkel and his critical eyes caroline bos show us this with brief descriptions and variety of projects. With his studio he designed, among others, the erasmus bridge in rotterdam, the moebius house in the netherlands, the mercedesbenz museum in stuttgart, germany, arnhem central station, the singapore university of architecture and design, raffles city in hangzhou and numerous. Because we build a lot, we increasingly get asked not only from clients but also from the academic world about how we. Mohsen mostafavi was my teacher at the architectural association in london, and he taught me a lot about the viennese school, the period where sigmund freud, was promoting his theories for the first time. At their kitchen table, they sketched out their first designs, and the future of unstudio. Ben van berkel practical experience brought us to the conclusion that it is imperative to incorporate the knowledge you would like to have right at the beginning of a design project.
Written by ben van berkel and caroline bos, the interactive book app spaces of flow arnhem central station is a free complementary publication to knowledge matters. Because we build a lot, we increasingly get asked not only from clients but also from the academic world about how we innovate as an office and how we share our knowledge. The individualisation of activation services in context rik van berkel and ben valkenburg individualising activation services. Delinquent visionaries by ben van berkel, caroline boss. In 2000 in his book superdutch, bart lootsma wrote a sort of manifesto about. Knowledge matters by ben van berkel and caroline bos 2016. Bos is a visiting lecturer at princeton university.
Jun 11, 2010 ben van berkel born 1957 is a dutch architect. This is part of the cca multiyear research project archaeology of the digital, investigating the dev. Sep 01, 2016 unstudio, founded in 1988 by ben van berkel and caroline bos in amsterdam, is an international architectural design studio specialising in architecture, interior architecture, product design, urban development and infrastructural projects. Caroline bos is cofounder of the architectural firm unstudio.
Discover how he now uses the power of technology to help him to design quickly and efficiently. Ben van berkel unstudio centre for virtual engineering. Feb 16, 2016 ben van berkel is a dutch architect responsible for more than 80 built projects across the globe. These texts bear witness to the theoretical richness and versatility at the basis of unstudios highly particular approach to architecture and design. Ben van berkel has lectured and taught at many architectural schools around the world. Quotations by ben van berkel, dutch architect, born 1957. Ben van berkel talks about his new book knowledge matters. Architect ben van berkel talks about his arnhem central.
Architect ben van berkel vertelt over zijn erasmusbrug en. Ben van berkel studied architecture at the rietveld academy in amsterdam and at the architectural association in london, receiving the aa diploma with honours in 1987. Architect ben van berkel designed arnhem central station. Ben van berkel the most important thing is to find some kind of continuity ive tried hard to find people who will be there for the long term and to make sure the project is well documented. Those books held within the aa library are indicated with a shelfmark. Led by ben van berkel, unstudio, the dutch architecture firm, has designed woven ellipsicoon pavilion for revolution precrafted series in maila, philippines. As time passes, a citys mayor might change and then all of a sudden there are arguments that might affect your project, but if there is continuity. Ben van berkel on how to build an extraordinary house. Together with his partner caroline bos, van berkel recently published knowledge matters, a book positioned to help architects to run a better studio and to share.
Ben van berkel cofounder and principle architect of unstudio, ben van berkel has every claim to his esteem. See all 2 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Aug 30, 2016 ben van berkel talks about the making of both the print and digital publication. Architects ben van berkel and caroline bos from the amsterdam practice unstudio have become undeniable stars on the international architectural scene. A selective bibliography compiled by aileen smith, january 2008 this bibliography consists of a selective list of books and articles from 2001 to 2008 relating to ben van berkel, cofounder principal architect of unstudio. Design models by ben van berkel, caroline bos online at alibris. Caroline bos rotterdam 1959 studied history of art at birkbeck college, university of london. Interview with ben van berkel about his new book knowledge.