Flying Dutchmen - Motion in Architecture

Since Vitruvius described in his famous work not only fixed buildings but also mobile objects and constructions, the possibility of incorporating change and motion into architecture has continued to fascinate architects. Yet it is only since radically new materials and IT media have been developed that the dream has become reality. "Flying Dutchmen" shows the way a selection of innovative Dutch architects have incorporated the issue of movement in their buildings. The examples are drawn by OMA/Rem Koolhaas, NOX Architects, Kas Oosterhuis, UN Studio, NL Architects, Bentham Crouwel, and Herman Hertzberger. The analyses provide a fascinating glimpse into the design process and its results, from sensitive surfaces to dynamic spaces, from aerodynamic forms to interactively linked buildings.
Kari Jormakka is Professor for Architecture Theory at the Vienna University of Technology and heads the architectural office Wombat.

About the author

Kari Jormakka, born 1959, studied architecture und philosophy at the University of Otaniemi in Finland. In 1993 he was appointed as a Professor in the area of Architectural Theory at Tampere University of Technology. Since 1998 he has headed the Institute for Architectural Theory at the Technical University of Vienna.

Product details

• Authors: Kai Jormakka, Kari Jormakka
• Publisher: Springer, Basel
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2002
• EAN: 9783764366391
• ISBN: 978-3-7643-6639-1
• No. of pages: 93
• Weight: 182 g
• Illustrations: w. 70 col. and 40 b&w figs., 15 drawings.
• Series: The IT Revolution in Architecture; The IT Revolution in Architecture
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture; Architektur : Bildbände, Monographien, Architekturtheorie