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Local Liability, by Alessandro Rognoni.In my early years as an international student, I held the conviction that, wherever I went, I would contribute to making my environment more diverse. My attitude, as I realised over the years, might have been overly-optimistic.…View →
The Dutch Factor, by Federico Ruiz.For many international students, there is a moment in their first months at BK when they are surprised by how the skills, motivation, and sense of responsibility of many of their Dutch colleagues is not as high as theirs.…View →
Physical or Intangible?, by Ksenija Onufrijeva.Starting with the modernist movement, the idea of architectural identity as seen in the local values of vernacularity went into processes of deconstruction, and turning into international style.…View →
A Recap of INDESEM.21, by Hidde Dijkstra.INDESEM (International Design Seminar) is a foundation run by architecture students that organize a week-long seminar every two years.…View →
Indesem 23: Embracing Boundaries, by Joost Hoepman.INDESEM (International Design Seminar) is the biennial event for innovation and with a rich history.…View →
Interview: MOR, by Aimee Baars & Nienke Scheenart.Two years ago, in September 2017, MOR signed up for the international Solar Decathlon 2019 competition themed Renovation, which was held this summer in Hungary. The assignment was to build an innovative house in 15 days.…View →
Taboo in Translation, by Oliwia Jackowska.Taking advantage of the international and multicultural community of TU Delft, we collected national traditions or beliefs that only make sense in given communities. We might not understand why they exist, but this is what makes it special.…View →
Green & Pleasant Land, by Sam Eadington.It threatens my position as a European architect, working in an international context, and even more immediately, it concerns my family. It may ultimately affect my position here, I really don’t know. I think it’s a culturally disastrous.…View →
Traces of War, by Jan Pruszyński.On the 6th of April 1992, Bosnia and Herzegovina received international recognition as an independent state after declaring independence from the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.…View →
Post-Post Post, by Night(s) of Philosophy.This geological epoch, declared in 2016 by the International Geological Congress, acknowledges the tremendous and often irreversible effects that humans have on (life on) planet Earth. We are in it.…View →
Bnieuws edition 55/01. Published October 2021.We will take you into the confidence of criticising, some international humour, stereotypes, war of humour and more. But very important even though architects seem to others very rigid and straightforward. We know that we have a lot of fun, right?…View →
I read it on the internet..., by Jonas Althuis.On the one hand, the world around us continues to become more digital and international, a topic we explored in our previous edition. The internet is a fast way to share stories, information, imagery and more.…View →
Olympic Architects, by Edgars Jane.Coubertin was looking to introduce a new era in international sport by inviting “us export our oarsmen, our runners, our fencers into other lands.…View →
Interview: Dick van Gameren, by Aimee Baars, Jan Pruszyński and Chun Kit "CK" Wong.What is your opinion on the internationalization of the education system? I believe that this development has proved to be a great asset. During my years as a professor, teaching here, I have observed how well it works.…View →
Letter to Us Students at BK, by Kevin Lai.I’m aware, as an international student paying a tuition not insignificant to dismiss easily, I’m tempted to look for tangible rewards. Might this be my prejudice coming into BK last summer?…View →
Writing on the Wall, by Federico Ruiz.Now that it is gone, understanding this wall and its background might open a window for questioning the way in which we created a monument that was supposed to represent an international and diverse community and ended up normalising gender inequality…View →
Shifting Utopias, by Federico Ruiz.In the first decade of the 21st century, the Faculty went on fire and, fuelled by a never-before-seen flow of people and information coming from all over the world, it also became the international environment we know today.…View →
Cheap or Priceless?, by Ksenija Onufrijeva.Free Rīga. collaborates with other international projects such as. Refill. and. URBACT. 2 that aim to detect and acknowledge the potential of the vacant urban sites and encourage their redevelopment all around Europe.…View →
Pritzker Prize for Escher: revisited, by Szymon Smyk.This is a part of a longer term project, in which Bnieuws hopes to further establish international connections of other faculty magazines around the world.…View →
The INDESEM Archive, by Inez Margaux Van Oeveren.The contemporary concept of the architect as hero largely results from the architectural, celebrity, ranking system operated within the international design press.…View →
Unpaid Internships, by Elena Rossoni.Certain internationally acclaimed offices and mostly millennials seem to be divided on what is and isn’t ethical. What are the aspects of this issue and what efforts are being made to address this situation? / Elena Rossoni.…View →
Architecture of Entrapment, by Alicja Jurkowska.The arrangement of items is intentional, guiding consumers through a network of products and encouraging them to make purchases, leading to a cycle of consumption driven by more complex motivations than simply buying things out of desire. 3.…View →