Gerrewey, Christophe Van
Something Completely Different: Architecture in Belgium
- ISBN 13:
- 9780262547512
- author:
- Gerrewey, Christophe Van
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- MIT Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2024
- Pages:
- 328
- Dimensions:
- 24 x 15.8 x 2.2 centimetres (0.3
- Genre:
- History, Europe, General,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 20 working days
Description
Architecture in Belgium has long been synonymous with modernity and individuality. In "Something Completely Different", Christophe Van Gerrewey explores how this small European country's built environment reflects and shapes the broader issues of modern Western societies. Through seven essays, Van Gerrewey examines the work of architects over two centuries, uncovering insights into political evolution, social disparities, aesthetic considerations, housing and planning, transport and infrastructure, order and chaos, and culture and ecology. This literary text offers a nuanced understanding of architecture's role in society, revealing both its shortcomings and merits. By adopting a meditative, essayistic approach, Van Gerrewey challenges conventional notions of architecture as a guidebook or a straightforward exploration of a single subject. Instead, he reveals that the true subject is not Belgium itself, but rather the nature of architecture.
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