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Phantom Parents
I created a 200-page book with a compilation of my work up until about 2020. The proof copy I just received from ezbook.nl looks great! Now it is time to reach out. Let’s try that crowdfunding thing!
CROWDFUNDING…
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The Amazing Whale Jaw
Took the bus between Haarlem and Schiphol, and passed along Hoofddorp, where there is this remarkable busstop called "The Amazing Whale Jaw" made by NIO architects (from Rotterdam). The building is completely made of polystyrene foam and polyester…
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Vijfhuizen
Cycling across the Polder landscape between Haarlem & Schiphol airport; came across the bizarre town of Vijfhuizen with some modern architecture. In particular the neighbourhood of Stellinghof. Took some pictures and continued cycling.
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MVRDV Comics Museum Hangzhou
Dutch architects MVRDV have just won the competition for the Comic and Animation Museum CCAM in the Eastern Chinese metropolis of Hangzhou.
For their design the planners were inspired by modern comic strip aesthetics and created a self-explanatory…
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Joost Swarte
Comics artist, illustrator, graphic designer, architect, Haarlemmer.
He has done several covers of the New Yorker
...and of the famous RAW magazine
Film & theatre building he designed
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