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year 1996
source title Atelier Van Lieshout: A Manual
info ARCHITECTURE … A unique aspect of architecture is that the architect is not solely working for his client, he also has a responsibility to society. The building must fit into its surroundings, but it must also comply with rules and regulations, and there are countless authorities to ensure that it does. But because the life-span of a building is usually a long one, during the design process the architect not only has to consider his first client but must also aim to make the building usable for any future occupier. In the case of large-scale social-housing and office buildings this is termed conforming to market forces. Van Lieshout’s structures seem largely oblivious to all of this. It is typical, for example, that Galerie Fons Welters’s new entrance was realized before the scheme was granted permission by the Amsterdam building inspectorate. Van Lieshout focuses entirely on the client, translating his desires from the inside out in a building….
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year 1996
source title Atelier Van Lieshout: A Manual
info ARCHITECTURE … A unique aspect of architecture is that the architect is not solely working for his client, he also has a responsibility to society. The building must fit into its surroundings, but it must also comply with rules and regulations, and there are countless authorities to ensure that it does. But because the life-span of a building is usually a long one, during the design process the architect not only has to consider his first client but must also aim to make the building usable for any future occupier. In the case of large-scale social-housing and office buildings this is termed conforming to market forces. Van Lieshout’s structures seem largely oblivious to all of this. It is typical, for example, that Galerie Fons Welters’s new entrance was realized before the scheme was granted permission by the Amsterdam building inspectorate. Van Lieshout focuses entirely on the client, translating his desires from the inside out in a building….
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