Mels Crouwel

Architect / The Netherlands / Benthem Crouwel Architects

Mels Crouwel’s Book List

Just a selection—old and new.

12 books
Alfred Döblin

Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s 1980 television miniseries adaption of this 1929 novel is also worth seeing.

Mark Girouard

During my studies I made a trip to visit all the completed buildings and sites of non-completed works by James Stirling. It was also the first time I saw Norman Foster’s work.

Jonathan Franzen

American life.

John Neuhart
Marilyn Neuhart
Ray Eames

Beautiful overview of these all-rounders.

Joan Kron
Suzanne Slesin

I browsed a lot through this book during the first years of our office.

Willy Boesiger Editor

I borrowed this set of books from my father, Wim Crouwel, and read them thoroughly. Everything has already been invented by this genius architect.

Reyner Banham

Especially good for the work of Archigram—the most beautiful drawing is “Walking City” by Ron Herron.

Franz Schulze

The argument with the client of Mies’s Farnsworth House is particularly intriguing and shocking. I have visited the house—incredibly beautiful.

Deyan Sudjic

A great combination of architects and work assembled by Deyan Sudjic. I have drawn a lot of inspiration from this book.

Gabriel García Márquez

Real storytelling.

Rem Koolhaas
Bruce Mau

Nice to browse through the images. Content and form are one. Beginning of too many thick books.

Anatole Kopp

Still modern.

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