Iwan Baan Explained

Iwan Baan
Birth Date:	8 February 1975
Birth Place:	Alkmaar, Netherlands
Nationality:	Dutch
Field:	Photography

Iwan Baan (born February 8, 1975, in Alkmaar)^[1] is a Dutch photographer. He has challenged a long-standing tradition of depicting buildings as isolated and static by representing people in architecture and showing the building's environment,^[2] trying "to produce more of a story or a feel for a project"^[3] and "to communicate how people use the space".^[4] He has photographed buildings by many of the world's most prominent architects, including Rem Koolhaas^[5] and Toyo Ito. He is "one of the most widely published" photographers in the world.^{[6] [7]} His candid "polysemic shots"^[8] have been compared to the work of Diane Arbus.^[9]

In 2024 he joined The Daylight Award jury, selecting Daylight in Architecture and Daylight research laureates.

In 2010, he won the first annual Julius Shulman Photography Award, named after the most famous architectural photographer of the 20th century.^[10] At the 2012 Venice Architecture Biennale he received the Golden Lion for Best Installation. In 2012, he took the image of Manhattan after Hurricane Sandy that made the cover of New York City magazine—showing light above 42nd St. and darkness below that line—illustrating vividly the storm's disparate impact. It was later turned into a limited edition print sold to benefit Sandy's victims. In April 2016, Baan received the AIA New York's Stephen A. Kliment Oculus Award.^[11]

Published books

• Momentum of Light 2021,
• Dudok by Iwan Baan 2021,
• Atmosphere Anatomies – On Design, Weather, and Sensation, 2021,
• Two Sides of the Border, 2020,
• National Museum of Qatar, 2020,
• Tatiana Bilbao Estudio, 2019,
• Justice is beauty, 2019,
• Serpentine Pavilion 2019 – Junya Ishigami,
• Balkrishna Doshi: Architecture for the People 2019,
• Torre Reforma 2019,
• Baku – Oil and Urbanism 2018,
• Torre Reforma 2019,
• Landscape of Faith: Architectural Interventions along the Mexican Pilgrimage Route 2018,
• Solid Objectives: Order, Edge, Aura 2017,
• Bengal Stream – The Vibrant Architecture Scene of Bangladesh 2017,
• LAB – Building a Home for Scientists 2017,
• SoThe Long Life of Design in Italy: B&B Italia. 50 Years and Beyond 2016,
• Olafur Eliasson: Riverbed 2015,
• Olafur Eliasson: Contact 2015,
• Portman's America & Other Speculations, 2017,
• African Modernism, 2015, .
• 52 Weeks, 52 Cities, 2013, .
• Iwan Baan around the world : diary of a year of architecture, 2011, .
• Diller Scofidio + Renfro : Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA), Boston, 2011, .
• Insular insight : where art and architecture conspire with nature : Naoshima, Teshima, Inujima, 2011, . DAM award.^[12]
• Iwan Baan, Brasilia - Chandigarh : Living with Modernity, 2010, .^{[13] [14]}
• Porsche Museum : Delugan Meissl Associated Architects, HG Merz, 2010, .
• The SANAA studios 2006–2008 : learning from Japan : single story urbanism, 2010, .
• SANAA, Sejima & Nishizawa : New Museum, New York, 2010, .
• Maxxi : Zaha Hadid Architects, 2010, .
• Hamsun, Holl, Hamarøy : literature, Knut Hamsun : architecture, Steven Holl : landscape, Hamarøy, Nordland, 2010, .
• Richard Neutra in Europa : Bauten und Projekte 1960–1970, 2010, .
• Song through 21st century eyes : Yaozhou and Qingbai ceramics, 2009, .
• Maddalena effect : an architectural affair, 2009, .
• Building China Five Projects / Five Stories, 2008, .
• Onze bruggen : opdrachtgeverschap bij bruggen in zes Nederlandse gemeenten, 2007, .
• Perspectief : maakbare geschiedenis, 2007, .

Published videos

• Dutch painters of the Golden Age, 2002,

Exhibitions

• Iwan Baan: 52 Weeks, 52 Cities, Exhibited in Montpellier (2016) Copenhagen (2015), Hamburg (2015), Herford (2013)
• Iwan Baan: The Way We Live, 2013, Perry Rubenstein Gallery, Los Angeles^[15]
• Iwan Baan, 2010 autour du monde, journal d'une année d'architecture, 2011, Hyères^{[16] [17] [18]}
• Iwan Baan - Recent Works - Contemporary Architectural Photographs, 2008, London^{[19] [20]}
• Building China Five Projects / Five Stories, 2008, New York^[21]

External links

• • Archdaily articles on Iwan Baan

Notes and References

1. http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/1703071/Iwan-Baan Iwan-Baan
2. News: La " planète-architecture " photographiée par Iwan Baan. Le Moniteur. Chessa. Milena. March 10, 2011. November 11, 2011. French. Son travail est caractérisé par la représentation des gens dans l'architecture, le contexte, la société et l'environnement autour de l'édifice..
3. Web site: Iwan Baan. Icon Magazine. January 2009. November 11, 2011.
4. Web site: The Indicator: Iwan Baan…On Photography. Wing. Sherin. Archdaily. July 14, 2011. November 11, 2011.
5. News: Vol au dessus de la planète archi. Fève. Anne-Marie. Libération. French. February 18, 2011. November 11, 2011.
6. News: Structural Integrity and People, Too. Fred A.. Bernstein. The New York Times. January 22, 2010. January 24, 2010.
7. News: Iwan Baan in mostra a Villa Noailles. Corriere della Sera/Abitare. Ciuffi. Valentina. Italian. Le sue foto sono quelle che con maggior successo raccolgono i migliori slanci dell’architetuttura di questi anni. Super-informato su quel che accade sulla scena, Iwan Baan è spesso il primo a raccontare i progetti degli architetti più noti, e anche quando così non è, le sue prospettive inedite sui progetti vincono sul maggior tempismo di altri.
8. Three's a crowd: Drawing, building and photography in the recent work of diller scofidio + renfro. ARQ. Pierce. C.. 12. 232–248. December 2008. 10.1017/S1359135508001164. free.
9. http://www.fastcodesign.com/1662463/meet-iwan-baan-todays-leading-architectural-photographer-slideshow Meet Iwan Baan, Today's Leading Architectural Photographer
10. Web site: Wing. Sherin. The Indicator: Iwan Baan…On Photography. ArchDaily. Platforma Networks. July 14, 2011. November 10, 2011.
11. Web site: AIA New York Announces 2016 Honors and Awards Luncheon Honorees. AIA New York. en-US. 2019-02-02.
12. Web site: DAM Architectural Book Award 2011 . 2011-11-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120425155207/http://www.dam-online.de/download/759/PI_DAM_BookAward_2011_111012_engl.pdf.aspx . 2012-04-25 . dead .
13. News: Horton. Guy. Time Lapse. Architectural Newspaper. June 26, 2011. November 10, 2011.
14. Web site: Living with Modernity: Brasilia—Chandigarh / Iwan Baan. Henry. Christopher. Archdaily. April 18, 2011. November 12, 2011.
15. News: Iwan Baan's Inclusive Eye. February 19, 2013. February 21, 2013. The New York Times. Brooke. Hodge.
16. La Chronique de Sophie Joubert. Exposition "Iwan Baan, 2010 autour du monde, journal d'une année d'architecture". France Culture. February 22, 2011. French. November 10, 2011.
17. News: Des architectures et des gens. Le journal des arts. March 4, 2011. November 10, 2011. French.
18. News: Sous la pierre d'Iwan Baan, il y a toujours un coeur qui bat. Nice Matin. March 6, 2011. November 11, 2011. French.
19. http://www.arcspace.com/exhibitions/iwan_baan/cap.html Arcspace
20. News: 5 Things To Do This Week. The Architects' Journal. November 27, 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20160414023505/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-1613727951.html. dead. April 14, 2016. November 12, 2011. Haunting architectural photography.
21. http://cfa.aiany.org/index.php?section=PE2008&expid=103 CFA Foundation