Architourism blog
DAC Copenhagen: Architecture and Senses
One of the 2024 main exhibitions of Danish Architecture Center DAC was was ‘Aware – Architecture and Senses’. Design and architecture office 3NX GXN built six installations to experience architecture,
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Wiesbaden's brand new art museum
In June 2024 the Museum Reinhard Ernst opened. A museum exclusively deicated to abstract expressionism. Not spectacular architecture, but a modern, clean and refined building by Japanese architect firm Maki.
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Angoulême: small city, great building
In December 2015 the French prime minister opened the new ‘mediatheque', named Alpha.. The building is a stack of 5 long boxes that form an A towards the sky; alpha. It is a marvelous building.
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The hidden museum in the Hague
Close to the busy seaside of the Hague, we find Museum Beelden aan Zee (Sculptures by the Sea). The municipality of The Hague stipulated in 1990 that the museum should not be visible.
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How to enjoy architecture
Charles Holland's book How to Enjoy Architecture, a Guide for Everyone'
is about looking: about learning how to look, and what to look for. But the book did not meet my expectations.
Lyon was a bit disappointing
Lyon - Montpellier could be a nice architourism trip, I thought. But perhaps I expected too much from France’s second-largest urban area after Paris. The Musee La Confluance is a mastodont.
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Almere
"Almere is a number one spot 'European New Town' and sits in third place on the list of architectural towns in the Netherlands", says the Municipality. What is so special about Almere's architecture?
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Is architecture photography fake-news?
A few years ago, Azure Magazine published the article ‘Has architectural photography become fake news?’ That question is still relevant, perhaps even more so, with AI text-to-images becoming popular
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Museum aan de Stroom Antwerp as a best practice
MAS Antwerp is a best practice in the architecture - cultural city tourism question. In its presentation and in the real world, MAS integrates its beautiful architectural complex, art, culture, history, and stories. ...
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Art, architecture and the senses
Van Abbe museum in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, announced a ‘multi-sensory collection presentation’. I made a trip to the museum with its interesting architecture, and also to De Pont in Tilburg on the way back.
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Zaragoza
The old town and the cathedral are beautiful, so are the plazas and urban spaces. Tapas are great, there is a a river with nice bridges, etc., Zaragoza has it all. And there is interesting modern architecture too.
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