Jaap Bakema and the Open SocietyJaap Bakema and the Open Society

Jaap Bakema and the Open Society is the first extensive publication on the Dutch architect Jaap Bakema, his ideas and ideals for society at large. This historical document will highlight internationally acclaimed and lesser known work through texts and first translations, accompanied by a rich, visual documentation from the archives. The book contains interviews with contemporaries, who worked with him in different contexts, and essays that critically probe the socially engaged aspects of his work and the contexts in which they came into being. Jaap Bakema and the Open Society, published by Archis, has been compiled and edited by Dirk van den Heuvel.