Robbrecht en Daem architecten

Our new book ‘Bartók in Space and Time’ is out now!

Samuel Beckett’s second published novel, Murphy, opens with the eponymous protagonist having tied himself naked and with seven scarves to his rocking chair, swinging back and forth in the dark of his room. With this ritual Beckett’s well read, intellectual character retreats from everyday reality, relieves his body to set his mind free: ‘for it was not until his body is appeased that he could come alive in his mind’.2... Read more

Goede Avond Hilde en Paul, Dank dat jullie op onze uitnodiging zijn ingegaan, Geachte Academisch Secretaris, Dag Filip, dank voor de verwelkoming en introductie, Geachte vakgroepvoorzitter, dag Johan, dank dat ik hier nu vooraan mag staan, het is me een hele eer, Beste genodigden, collega’s van de faculteit ingenieurswetenschappen en architectuur, van de vakgroep architectuur en stedenbouw... Read more

In this extract, which preceded the realisation of The House Where It Always Rains, the artist evokes a ritual carried out by a small community in the Andes, during which it uses the broken wooden fragments of houses to build “the house of the forefathers”, after which the transparent and symbolic construction is set on fire. Muñoz’s erudite description evokes the sculpture that was erected in 1992 on the beach at Barcelona.... Read more

Filter by type

Filter by status

Filter by category

Filter by tag