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Iwan Baan is a Dutch photographer based in Amsterdam and the US, known primarily for images that narrate the life and interactions occurring within architecture. With no formal architectural training, Baan takes photographs that reflect the questions and perspectives of the everyday individuals who give meaning and context to the architecture and spaces that surround us. His artistic approach has given matters of architecture an approachable and accessible voice. In 2012, he received the Golden Lion at the Venice Biennale for his work on the Torre David in Caracas, Venezuela, gaining him further international acclaim. Architects turn to Baan to give their work a sense of place and narrative within its environments.