Mathieu Bruls

Architect Mathieu Bruls demonstrates with this illustrative overview of a decades-long, idiosyncratic design career that anything can be architecture. His oeuvre effortlessly spans all scales: from urban planning and architecture to product design. At times, even autonomous objects and written cultural-historical reflections emerge.

The overview of his work shows no excessive surrender to temporary trends; in pen and pencil, it carries an unmistakably personal signature. This may be partly because his design studio is based in Maastricht—a place where a great diversity of regional and national cultural worlds converge, and where the relativity of every cultural opinion is quickly exposed by neighboring cultures.

Arguments are sought further afield and explored more deeply. The work resonates with what affects us in a broader sense. The search for meaning in form presented here cannot exist without an inquiry into our human nature.

The book is available for purchase at Bureau Europa. View the preview copy here.

Date 18 december - 1 februari  
Location Bureau Europa, platform voor architectuur en design
Admission free