Coup de Des: Housing and Public Space v. 1

The Fundacio Mies van der Rohe organises a series of debates and lectures entitled Coup de Des that provide an opportunity to discuss some of the most significant architecture being produced today, with the objective of offering a wide panorama of current architectural practice. The debates are generated by the presentation of various projects. Each presentation is followed by a dialogue between the architect and a critic who proposes an interpretation of the project and raises related questions. This issue examines, amongst others, the projects - Dwellings in Waterwijk in The Hague by Winy Maas, reviewed by Stefano Boeri; Coast Park, Forum in Barcelona by Inaki Abalos, reviewed by Sanford Kwinter; Borneo Dock Housing in Amsterdam by Josep Lluis Mateo, reviewed by Mohsen Mostafavi and Kitagata Apartments in Gifu by Kazuyo Sejima, reviewed by Andreas Ruby.