Jap Sam Books
Jap Sam Books is an independent, international publishing house based in the Netherlands and specializing in architecture, art, philosophy, design and theory. Jap Sam Books has been established to reflect, connect and respond to developments in these fields, by bringing out a range of critical and reflective books for an international audience. The books that we publish are not only educational and inspirational, but also very beautifully designed, and all produced in close collaboration with our contributors.

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169 Klushuizen

Rotterdam's position at the beginning of the 21st century is not at its best. Parts of its urban areas are dilapidated. How to attract buyers to a run-down neighbourhood? How to change the neighbourhood's negative image and transform it into a ...

  • ISBN: 9789059731165
  • Annemarie Sour, Joop Reijngoud (photography)
  • Softcover, 452 pages
  • 2009
  • €23,58 (excl. VAT)
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Andor von Barsy

During the preparations for one of the opening exhibitions of the Nederlands Fotomuseum in 2006, a series of beautiful photos of the Rotterdam harbour in the late 1920s was found in the Rotterdam Municipal Archives. The creator of these unique and ...

  • ISBN: 9789490322267
  • Frits Gierstberg
  • Softcover, 120 pages
  • January 2011
  • €23,58 (excl. VAT)
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Architecture as Landscape Intervention: Work by Drost + Van Veen Architects

With their bridges at business park ‘De President’ in the South of International Airport Schiphol, Drost + Van Veen architects from Rotterdam won the Architecture Prize Haarlemmermeer 2009. It is interesting that the office considers landscape as an ...

  • ISBN: 9789490322236
  • Justa van Bergen, Marieke Berkers, Drost + Van Veen Architects, Dorine van Hoogstraten, Mathias Lehner, Harm Tilman
  • Softcover, 487 pages
  • November 2010
  • €9,43 (excl. VAT)
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Atlas Haarlem Oost

Local Dutch politicians asked artist Marjolijn Boterenbrood to go to Haarlem Oost, for a long time a neglected industrial area of the City of Haarlem, on the east of the river 't Spaarne. The message was to reveal and map the unknown and undervalued ...

  • ISBN: 9789059731196
  • Marjolijn Boterenbrood, Renée Borgonjen Ed(s)
  • Softcover + DVD, 160 pages
  • June 2009
  • €23,58 (excl. VAT)
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De Wereld op Zuid

This publication is about the community school De Wereld op Zuid in Rotterdam, designed by N2 Architekten. With text contributions by Dolf Broekhuizen, Eleonoor Jap Sam, Anne van der Kooi, Jaap Koole, Theo Kupers, Philip Kuypers, Flemming de Moll, ...

  • ISBN: 9789490322045
  • Theo Kupers, Eleonoor Jap Sam, Jannes Linders Ed(s)
  • Softcover, 188 pages
  • September 2009
  • €23,11 (excl. VAT)
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Douala in Translation

Douala, the economic and cultural capital of Cameroon, is one of the most important cities in Central Africa. Informal settlements, micro-economies and spontaneous use of the public space have a primary role in the formation of its urban identity. ...

  • ISBN: 9789059730717
  • Lucia Babina, Marilyn Douala Bell Ed(s)
  • Softcover, 256 pages
  • 2007
  • €25,47 (excl. VAT)
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Dutchscapes

Dutch landscape photographer Jan Koster systematically photographed the Dutch coast: the dunes, the sea, the dikes. The end result of his lengthy forays along the Dutch coast, in search of suitable locations, is this beautiful series of photographs, ...

  • ISBN: 9789059731066
  • Tijs van den Boomen, Merel Bem
  • Softcover, 96 pages
  • 2009
  • €30,66 (excl. VAT)
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Enterprising Architecture / Architectuur bedrijven

Nieuw-Vennep Zuid is a business park with a vision: an elaborate urban development plan, an ambitious landscape design and a first-rate architectural execution. This book portrays this exceptional business park, its buildings and the whole process ...

  • ISBN: 9789490322106
  • Johanna Günther Ed(s)
  • Hardcover, 330 pages
  • January 2010
  • €37,74 (excl. VAT)
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Francine Broos

The time is right for this magnificently produced, large-format book on internationally revered Dutch interior architect Francine Broos. She has found a personal style that astutely mixes natural wood, earthy stone and other warming elements with ...

  • ISBN: 9789059730748
  • Eleonoor Jap Sam
  • Hardcover, 176 pages
  • 2008
  • €61,32 (excl. VAT)
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Here/Hier: Frank Halmans

Dutch artist Frank Halmans (Heerlen 1963) has his own look at the built environment. In sculptures and models he examines the physical characteristics of the concept 'house' and ‘living’. In this monograph a comprehensive selection of his models, ...

  • ISBN: 9789490322144
  • Robbert Roos, Nils van Beek, Philip Peters, Tom van den Berge
  • Hardcover, 136 pages
  • March 2010
  • €28,30 (excl. VAT)
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