Number ten of the series about architecture in Flanders, with three different cover photos. A book that oscillated between being in the final selection and then not, and ultimately getting there.
For its format, for having a book block that lies so nicely in the hand and opens so easily, and for the quality of the interior: lots of pictorial matter, not just photos but sketches and cross sections too – as is often the case with architecture, to let the reader really get into the essence of a building.
The book also covers work by a highly diverse range of architects, yet it still breathes the same atmosphere throughout: another good quality. The pictorial matter has been carefully laid out, first on glossy and later on matt paper, alongside a fair amount of text which is set in nicely restrained typography over two columns.
Though there was also some doubt about whether the book as a whole was special enough. More doubt was sown by the book band: was a better solution really beyond the scope of their imagination? But in the end the book’s obvious qualities won the day by a comfortable margin.