In "Double Dutch: Architecture in the Netherlands Since 1985", the architecture critic and journalist Bernard Hulsman describes the unparalleled burst of creativity in Dutch architecture during the quarter century since that year. Dutch architects surprised the world with such unconventional designs as Rem Koolhaas's Kunsthal in Rotterdam and MVRDV's spectacular Dutch Pavilion at the 2000 World Expo in Hanover. But Hulsman also shows how postmodernism's breakthrough in modern architecture's number one country occurred almost unnoticed; how the revolution of Wilde Wonen (anything-goes, consumer-led housing) ultimately failed; how decoration made its re-entry; and how attention turned increasingly to craft skills and sustainability. Lavishly illustrated with pictures by noted architectural photographer Luuk Kramer, "Double Dutch" is the first comprehensive overview of the glory years of Dutch architecture.
