ArchitectureWeek Notes No. 444
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Fri Sep 18 04:30:24 PDT 2009
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CHURCH OF BOOKS
by Philip Jodidio
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Though surely not as great a source of significant
contemporary architecture as cultural institutions,
places of worship - in one form or another -
continue to generate invention and cutting-edge design.
The reuse of places of religion for other purposes
sometimes poses the problem of deconsecration, with the
reticence some users may have when asked to dine or
party in a former church.
One of the more successful of such recent initiatives is
the Selexyz Dominicanen Bookstore in Maastricht,
Netherlands, by the architects Merkx + Girod, working
within the former Dominican church of Maastricht, built
in the 13th century.
Creating a Bookstore in a Church
Though it might seem unusual to turn a former church
into a bookshop, this was the task asked of the
architects by the Dutch booksellers Selexyz. The former
Dominican church of Maastricht, originally part of a
larger complex, was in fact no longer used for its
original purpose after the French occupation of the
region beginning in 1794, though the architecture
retained its decidedly ecclesiastical, gothic
appearance. Subsequent to 1910, the building served as a
city archive, but it was also used for car shows, flower
exhibitions, and boxing matches.
This was the third commission carried out by the
architects for the Boekhandels Groep Nederland and the
Selexyz brand. The client needed 1,200 square meters
(13,000 square feet) of commercial space, while the
floor of the church offered only 750 square meters
(8,100 square feet).
The architects devised a monumental walk-in bookcase
rising several levels on one side of the church, leaving
the other side open to take advantage of the spatial
qualities of the structure.
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Historic Preservation in Sub-Saharan Africa
by John H. Stubbs
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The overwhelming cultural and architectural diversity of
the African continent is united by the shared experience
of wholesale exploitation and colonization by outside
forces. Though many world regions grapple with the
complications of post-colonialism, this problem is
especially acute in sub-Saharan Africa, where this
legacy pervades all contemporary experiences, including
heritage conservation.
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People and Places
by Nancy Novitski
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Diego, California - Nadel Architects and Barrio Planners Inc. in
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York - Huitt-Zollars in La Porte, Texas - Lifschutz Davidson
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in La Verne, California - Amanda Levete Architects in London,
England - Kwan Henmi and KTGY in Walnut Creek, California -
Gene Kaufman, Architect in New York, New York...
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