Michiel van Raaij
Michiel van Raaij (Photographer: Tim Mintiens)
Michiel van Raaij
Michiel van Raaij in 2007 received his Master-degree at the Faculty of Architecture of the Technical University of Delft. He graduated on historic research into the changing representation in nineteenth-century Dutch architecture.
Michiel van Raaij was a member of the organization of the Projective Landscape Conference that was held at the TU Delft in spring 2006. He participated in the Masterclass Architecture Criticism autumn 2009.
Michiel van Raaij regularly writes about architecture in the Netherlands and abroad in a diverse set of architecture magazines and media. His writings have appeared in ArabAd, Archinect.com, De Architect, Archined.nl, AWM, B~Nieuws, Delta, Driemaster, Urban Design Review, MARK, De Olifantenkooi and Pantheon//.
Michiel van Raaij currently works as editor-in-chief at Architectenweb.
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Eikongraphia
“Michiel van Raaij is one of today’s most uncannily sharp-eyed critics of iconic architecture. Van Raaij’s blog is worth a long visit.” - BLDGBLOG August 4 - 2006
“Michiel van Raaij’s commentary is hard to categorize but easy to appreciate.” […] “I am intrigued by the notion of ‘iconicity’ as an architectural quality to be pursued, or even perfected. It potentially offers a new, post-Venturi Scott-Brown way of understanding architectural form, and I’m curious to see how it plays out.” - Progressive Reactionary September 21 - 2006
Writings
‘Totaal banaal‘, AWM, Naarden, June 2010
‘Iets echts‘, AWM, Naarden, June 2010
‘”De sleutel is de koeling”‘, AWM, Naarden, June 2010
‘Interview Ben van Berkel‘, AWM, Naarden, June 2010
‘Architectuurstripboeken’, AWM, Naarden, June 2010
‘Een nieuwe monumentaliteit‘, AWM, Naarden, April 2010
‘Verschil maken‘, AWM, Naarden, April 2010
‘Interview Janny Rodermond‘, AWM, Naarden, April 2010
‘Natuurkundig denken‘, AWM, Naarden, April 2010
‘Interview Thomas Rau‘, AWM, Naarden, March 2010
‘Anansi’, AWM, Naarden, March 2010
‘De Binckhorst‘, AWM, Naarden, March 2010
‘Rapport Europese Aanbestedingen‘, AWM, Naarden, February 2010
‘Cour Renoir‘, AWM, Naarden, February 2010
‘Blok K‘, AWM, Naarden, December 2009
‘Landschapshotel‘, AWM, Naarden, December 2009
‘3D-Software‘, AWM, Naarden, December 2009
‘KMAR‘, AWM, Naarden, December 2009
‘Protospace 4.0‘, AWM, Naarden, November 2009
‘Architectonisch Landschap’, BNA Jaarboek, Amsterdam, September 2009
‘Gemengd gebouw Moura‘, AWM, Naarden, September 2009
‘Saenstroom‘, AWM, Naarden, September 2009
‘Kunstschuur‘, AWM, Naarden, July 2009
‘Interview Erick van Egeraat‘, AWM, Naarden, July 2009
‘Jaaroverzicht Architectuur‘, Winkler Prins Jaarboek, Het Spectrum, June 2009
‘Transformer‘, AWM, Naarden, May 2009
‘Hemel & Aarde‘, AWM, Naarden, April 2009
‘Internationaal Strafhof‘, AWM, Naarden, March 2009
‘Symmetrie‘, AWM, Naarden, March 2009
‘Made in Heaven‘, AWM, Naarden, February 2009
‘Een half huis‘, AWM, Naarden, February 2009
‘2009, It’s going to be ugly‘, Archinect.com, Los Angelos, December 2008
‘WoonRuimte’, AWM, Naarden, December 2008
‘Samenhang’, AWM, Naarden, December 2008
‘Architectonisch Landschap’, AWM, Naarden, October 2008
‘De Particuliere Stad’, AWM, Naarden, July 2008
‘Uit de Plooi’, AWM, Naarden, July 2008
‘Duwen, Persen, Knijpen’, AWM, Naarden, May 2008
‘Weerspiegeling’, AWM, Naarden, May 2008
‘Kristal’, AWM, Naarden, April 2008
‘Regionaal Modernisme’, AWM, Naarden, April 2008
‘This Building is a Bird’s Nest’, MARK, Amsterdam, April 2008
‘Hollandse Stijlkamers’, AWM, Naarden, March 2008
‘Onder een houtloods’, AWM, Naarden, March 2008
‘Northsea Airport’, Driemaster, The Hague, February 2008
‘Het nieuwste hofje, naast het oudste’, AWM, Naarden, February 2008
‘Willem-Jan Neutelings’, How to Design an Icon, Archinect.com, Los Angelos, February 2008
‘Architectuur 3.0, or: Architecture is there to be destroyed’, Archined, Rotterdam, January 2008, originally in Dutch.
News articles, Architectenweb.nl, Naarden-Bussum, from December 2007 on.
‘Een alternatief voor het bestemmingsplan’, Driemaster, The Hague, November 2007
‘Het recht op internet’, Driemaster, The Hague, November 2007
‘Is Dubai the city of the future?’, ArabAd, Beirut, Lebanon, October 2007
‘Kleurige Duurzaamheid‘, Archined.nl, October 2007
‘De Amerikaanse politiek doorgelicht’, Driemaster, The Hague, September 2007
‘Architectuurblogs’, Archined.nl, September 2007
Book: ‘Het Nieuwe Lijden’, De Studenten van Arnon Grunberg, Publisher: Nijgh & van Ditmar, Amsterdam, September 2007
‘Intelligentere vliegtuigen dan de JSF’, Driemaster, The Hague, April 2007
‘It makes a difference to make art’, Archined.nl, March 2007
‘Niet het einde van de ironie’, entry essay competition, Stylos, Delft, February 2007
‘Honderd eilanden in het Markermeer’, Driemaster, The Hague, February 2007
‘Interview Minister of Finance Gerrit Zalm’, Driemaster, The Hague, February 2007
Book: ‘De Eilandbaron’, Tijs Goldschmidt a.o., Publisher: Athenaeum–Polak & Van Gennep, Amsterdam, December 2006
‘Genuanceerder dan de Tweede Kamer’, Driemaster, The Hague, December 2006
‘Het moet niet beter worden’, entry essay competition, arnongrunberg.com, October 2006
‘The Iconic Building’, Book review, Urban Design Review, New York, July 2006
‘Onscherpe bomen’ (Blurred Trees), Pantheon// Barokt, June 2006
‘Iconography, or the problem of representation’, moderater forum-discussie: 261 posts en 3024 views. March 2006
‘Remix Mies’, De Architect, Den Haag, SDU Publishers, The Hague, March 2006
‘Remix Mies’, Pantheon// Projective Landscape, February 2006
‘Dude, details are details’, Pantheon// Projective Landscape, February 2006
‘Gesponsord door Bolletje?’, Pantheon// Decoratie, February 2006
‘Michielangelo’ Weblog about Projective Iconography: 88 posts and 4.415 unique visitors. http://michielangelo.blogspot.com/, January 2006 to September 2006. Continued from September as Eikongraphia.
Book: ‘De Techniek van het Lijden’. publication Masterclass with Arnon Grunberg, Publisher: Nijgh & Ditmar, Amsterdam, October 2005
‘Slapen is verliezen’, short story, unpublished.
Publication project ‘Mekelwegprijsvraag’, De Architect, SDU Publishers, The Hague, September 2005
‘De TU verdient een betere campus’, article in the TU Delft newspaper ‘Delta’ about the Mekelwegprijsvraag. With Marten Dashorst, September 2005
‘Honey, I shrunk the Campus’. Pantheon// Shopping, July 2005
‘Politiek Erect’, almost published in the national newspaper ‘NRC Handelsblad’, Rotterdam, April 2005
‘Jo Coenen, je bent een beschuitlul’, Pantheon// Saai, February 2005
Bookreview ‘Happy’, B~Nieuws, Delft, December 2004
‘Voorbij de technologie’, Interview with Kas Oosterhuis. With Max Cohen de Lara. Pantheon// Decor, December 2004
‘Entertain me!, Op bezoek bij Wink’, with Hanneke van Veldhuizen. Pantheon// Decor, December 2004
“Je hoeft helemaal geen macho te zijn!”, Interview Liesbeth van der Pol. With Hanneke van Veldhuizen. Pantheon// Conflict, October 2004
‘It’s a woman’s world’, Pantheon// Conflict, October 2004
‘Living Daylights’, Archined.nl, August 2004
“Deze generatie heeft geen talent”, Interview Adriaan Geuze. Pantheon// Holland, July 2004
‘I ♥ Holland’, Pantheon// Holland, Interviews foreign students, July 2004
‘Global networks, linked cities’, Interview Saskia Sassen. Pantheon// Globalisatie, May 2004
‘Expo 314 / Herbestemmen van onbestemde ruimte’, Interview Gerard Extra. Pantheon// Globalisatie, May 2004
“Het moet gewoon mooi zijn”. Interview Erick van Egeraat. Pantheon// Glamour, February 2004
‘Concreet, verleidelijk, commercieel’, Interview Concrete Architectural Associates. With Hanneke van Veldhuizen. Pantheon// Glamour, February 2004
‘No Image’, Pantheon// Trends, September 2003