Article by Ian Witte Imagine this: you recently finished your MSc thesis in landscape architecture, and suddenly you find your design in the fall edition of the Blauwe Kamer  – the leading Dutch magazine in our sector. This happened to 30 fresh graduates from all kinds of landscape architecture and urbanism study programmes across The Netherlands. All these designers were invited to join the big Kuipercompagnons Graduation Award  event, this year hosted in Wageningen. A selec

Artikel door Shanna Koppejan MSc Landschapsarchitectuur In a time of alienation and polarisation, it is increasingly important to maintain an open dialogue with your neighbours, friends, family and other community members. It fosters empathy and opens up spaces to listen and challenge our ways of thinking. But why limit that to our human community? In the Netherlands, we have forced our views on the landscape for a long time. Specifically our rivers, we have canalised, contro

Article by Roos te Velde Urban designer at PosadMaxwan Figure 1: The IJssel Bridge in Zwolle after heavy rainfall. (Source: Roos te Velde, 2023) The landscape is gaining ground in urban planning and reclaiming its space. Almost three-quarters of a century after Cornelis van Eesteren's inaugural speech on 'the relationship between the general urban plan and the development of architecture' (Bergeijk, 2017), I dare say that a new hierarchy is emerging between architecture, urba

Dear readers, How a place is used, and by whom, are subjects that urban designers have always been concerned with. Of course, it is important to distinguish between past, present, and future situations. Public space has been used in various ways for as long as there has been interest in it. Technological developments lead to different street scenes, such as the rise of the car, but also the disappearance of old professions like that of the town crier, who woke up factory work

Article by Erica Chladová and Robert van der Pol liminal office [for architecture and landscape] We were approached by TOPOS to chime in on the series “Liminal Spaces”. The writing of this article has given us the opportunity to reflect further on the meaning of liminal (or liminality) and what it means for us in our architecture and landscape design practice. Liminal office, shortened to LMNL, was founded in Rotterdam in 2017 and since moved to Oisterwijk, North Brabant in 2

Article by Pepijn Hoffard Edited by Jorunn Schaftenaar I have found myself on an interesting island in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean.  This country, with steep peaks crashing into the oceans, never-ending plains, colourful mountains, massive glaciers, lava fields and geysers spewing constantly, leaves quite the impression. Yet, aside from its beauty, there is something odd about many of its landscapes. It makes me wonder, why does Iceland feel so liminal? Figure 1: A campi

Article by Jens den Boer Mooi! is the permanent rubric that is published once for every theme. Each time, a different member from the...

TOPOS on the Road  by Ian Witte Figure 1: Underpass near downtown Baton Rouge. (Source: Ian Witte, 2025) Perhaps you’ve heard of the...

Article by Machiel Oosse and Tobias Arends In the middle of a busy few weeks at the studio, we boarded the plane to Bucharest, carrying...

Article by Ian Witte Figure 1: A dam in heavy fog. Serra da Estrela, Portugal. (Source: Ian Witte, 2022) Welcome, reader! I am glad you...

Dear readers, Among peers, I think the term 'liminal space' is most closely associated with the definition given by the horror genre and...

Course Report by Jasper de Vries Throughout history spatial planners, urban planners, designers and landscape architects have been...

Artikel door Jol Abels, Jens den Boer, Yixin Han, Theresa Konova & Ian Witte Figure 1: Introduction of the Streetlife Design Competition...

Article by Fleur Groeneveld An area so open, it looks empty. A place where people try to escape the city, while animals try to cross...

Dear readers, A stroll through the park, swimming in the local pond, or running through the playground, all are methods of recreation....

Article by Carien de Wildt My favourite colour, just like many students in Wageningen I have noticed, is green. It is a soothing colour,...

Article by Mike Geerts If you think the Netherlands is rainy, just wait until you arrive in Vancouver, or "Raincouver" as it's also...

Article by Tobias Arends   In a highly globalised world in which international trade and its liberalisation is at its height, we as...

Article by Ian Witte On Wednesday the 29th of May, the long-anticipated TOPOS yearbook took place in Onder de Linden. We would like to...

Article by Prof. dr. Edward H. Huijbens I have long been fascinated by the ways in which we can do things otherwise and by people who...