Book launch of 'A.J. Lode Janssens - 1.47 mbar' in the presence of Lode Janssens, Barbara Van der Wee, Pieter Uyttenhove, Peter Swinnen and Nikolaus Hirsch. The presentation will take place in the exhibition room which will be freely accessible for the occasion.
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The title of the publication refers to the subtle overpressure in Janssens’ experimental dwelling project. This book makes public the understudied Balloon for the first time. Publishing hitherto undisclosed archival material, editors Peter Swinnen and Nikolaus Hirsch, along with the book’s contributors, critically reassess Janssens’ trial-and-error, uncompromising spatial practice. A.J. Lode Janssens - 1,47 mbar is the third volume in an architecture series dedicated to autonomous Belgian architects, which also features books on René Heyvaert and Luc Deleu & T.O.P. office.
Editors: Peter Swinnen & Nikolaus Hirsch
Co-publisher: Spector Books
Graphic design: Kim Beirnaert
