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

A space without natural light, architect Louis Kahn once stated, does not deserve to be called architecture. With and through light a building becomes real; it becomes inscribed in the cyclical time of the seasons. This thought seems too obvious to be defended. Nothing could be further from the truth when it comes to museums. The bulk of museums being built today eschew natural light.... 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