Iwan Baan: Moments in Architecture

Iwan Baan is one of today’s leading photographers of architecture and the built environment. From October 2023 to March 2024, the Vitra Design Museum presented the first major retrospective of Baan’s oeuvre.

This first comprehensive publication on the Dutch photographer’s work includes a number of Baan’s iconic works, many of which are familiar from magazines and books, as well as photographs of vernacular and informal architecture all around the world, from the round Tulou of southern China to the rock-hewn churches of Ethiopia. In addition to extensive image plates, the publication includes several text contributions on topics such as the current discourse on architectural photography and the classification and contextualization of Baan's work within it. Interviews and narrative text elements offer insight into the artist’s creative process.

Paperback, 6.75 x 9.25 in. / 608 pgs / 800 color