{"product_id":"how-did-we-get-here-blaf-architecten-houses-2003-2023-hardcover","title":"How Did We Get Here?: Blaf Architecten Houses 2003--2023 - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBlaf Architecten\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCan a house simultaneously be a home, a prototype, and a critical response to reality? \u003cem\u003eHow Did We Get Here?\u003c\/em\u003e reveals how BLAF architecten's residential projects navigate tensions between suburban sprawl, energy regulations, conventional construction systems, and clients' housing aspirations. From their engagement with the meaning of materiality, resources and production, energy-efficiency standards and principles, context, and construction systems from a design perspective, BLAF architecten have developed concepts that demonstrate how the practice seeks plausible paths forward, aspiring to reconcile positions on affordability, performance, adaptability, aesthetics, and circularity. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBLAF architecten offers no ready-made answers, but a compass for those who believe in architecture as a practice \u003cem\u003eof\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003efor\u003c\/em\u003e transition. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eThis first monograph on BLAF architecten traces 20 years of architectural practice in times of climate change. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA selection of 24 houses and critical essays by Helga Blocksdorf, Maarten Van Den Driessche and Lieven Nijs\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBLAF architecten draws on the experimental power of small-scale projects and the iterative nature of design. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePhotos by Stijn Bollaert \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLieven Nijs and Bart Vanden Driessche: architects and co-founders of BLAF \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.4 x 11.6 x 9.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 30, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47391850168569,"sku":"9783035628166","price":69.1,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/laB3CEqa1L9783035628166.webp?v=1770232153","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/how-did-we-get-here-blaf-architecten-houses-2003-2023-hardcover","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}