Wouter Vanstiphout Knihy

When Joep van Lieshout (b. 1963) founded the art and architecture studio that bears his name, he set in motion what has been described as "a new Dutch architectural style… dirty, delicious and direct." Now Atelier Van Lieshout is 10, and the first major monograph devoted to it, A Manual (1997), has been sold out for years. This new overview brings readers into AVL's contrarian applied art via luxuriously appointed "mobile homes," autonomous communes and surreal art projects, with equal time given to AVL-Ville (2001), a "free state" in Rotterdam's port, complete with its own flag, its own constitution and its own currency, and the revealing minutia of AVL's portfolio, from furniture to the "Bar Rectum," a perverse take on the Oscar-Meyer Weiner Mobile. The idea of art that can be used for a self-sufficient and independent lifestyle hits a uniquely high point in AVL-Ville, a culmination of all the work AVL has done before. And it lives After a successful and tumultuous year of work, AVL has recently located its first AVL-Ville export product in Park Middelheim in the AVL Franchise Unit. This richly illustrated survey tracks AVL's serious and often provocative portfolio through a crucial period in its growth and development.

The European City would be nothing without the constant coming and going of its inhabitants, whether they be refugees, tourists, guest workers, expats or digital nomads. The ebb and flow of migrants, sometimes staying for generations, sometimes a mere couple of days, has a profound effect on how we perceive, administrate and design our cities. Sometimes doing our best to draw people in, sometimes struggling to keep them out, sometimes celebrating the presence of our visitors, sometimes denying their right to even be here. In this book, Crimson brings together a cast of European cities that are marked by migration, represented through compelling essays by local scholars. These cities are also the source of a Catalogue of one hundred projects that tackle the issue of migration in many different ways and on different scales. The essays, the Catalogue of projects and Crimson's manifesto-like introductory essay, make for a book that demonstrates how planning and architectural design can play a crucial role in making the Western European city into a resilient and exciting City of Comings and Goings.