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Transparency III: towards materiality

8 maart 2013 · by Robin · in Architecture, Blog

This is my third article on transparency, this time I will propose qualities that reintroduce materiality and meaning. The modernist appeal for transparent architecture is the direct result of the aesthetic ideal that there should…

A call for less transparency (I: introduction)

20 februari 2013 · by Robin · in Blog

A topic I’ve always been particularly interested in is transparency. By many it is considered a virtues feature but I have a kind of love-hate relationship with its properties. Yes, transparency stands for the ideal…

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Robin Budel is a Dutch designer with a degree in architecture. Besides a love for design in its broadest sense he is interested in the motives and process of design.

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