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Minimaal licht in lichtstad Malmö
Artikel door Jol Abels Deze zomer was ik op reis in Zweden, en bevond mezelf in een avondwandeling door de nieuw ontwikkelde wijk Västra...
Nov 5, 2024


‘Should I stay or should I go?’ – how residents struggle to keep their social initiatives in Groningen and what is their importance, explored in ‘Layers of Urban Harmony’
Article by Theresa Konova What changes are made in the city should be decisions, defined not only by municipality, but also coordinated...
Oct 29, 2024


Simplicity in Urban Design: A Minimalist Approach to Landscape Architecture
Studio report by Tobias Arends Because of the housing crisis in the Netherlands, considerable amounts of new houses need to be built in...
Oct 22, 2024


Embrace the art of minimalism
Article by Sander Keur Sometimes I wonder why our field is so fixated on allure and prestige. Why is it that we are always drawn to what...
Oct 15, 2024


The Lebuinuspleinen of Deventer– Where ‘less is more’
Article by Fleur Groeneveld Present-day landscape architects face many challenges. With the increase in dense urban environments, the...
Oct 8, 2024


What we do, we do consciously and we do well
Article by Pim Buijs My last column, around the topic of indigenous practices, was about the Netherlands itself as an indigenous...
Oct 1, 2024


Minimalism & landscape architecture
Article by Dr. João Cortesão “Where is your stuff?”, people often ask when they walk into my home. “These are my stuff” is my answer....
Sep 24, 2024


Minimalism in Landscape Architecture – Why We Could Use a Little More “Less is More”
Article written by Bart Dijk , Senior Landscape Designer – Project Leader at LAOS Landscape Urbanism The significant challenges that a...
Sep 17, 2024


Editorial Minimalism
Artikel door Shanna Koppejan Dear readers, With the summer break behind us now, we leave behind a time of overconsumption and tourism, or...
Sep 16, 2024


Raging reporter - Vancouver
Article by Mike Geerts If you think the Netherlands is rainy, just wait until you arrive in Vancouver, or "Raincouver" as it's also...
Jul 9, 2024


Mooi! Native planting
Article by Tobias Arends In a highly globalised world in which international trade and its liberalisation is at its height, we as...
Jun 11, 2024


The grand TOPOS yearbook launch event
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...
Jun 4, 2024


Landscape Design from Love for our Homelands: an antidote to consumptive and exploitative practices
Interview by Yixin Han There are not many conversations that leave us thinking and astonished for days afterwards, and there are rarely...
Jun 4, 2024


Onder Planologen: The layered approach and the dichotomy in our field
Podcast review by Erik Mies The layered approach didn't come out of the blue. McHarg's 1969 work 'Design with nature' was a layer model...
May 21, 2024


The Netherlands as an indigenous practice
Column by Pim Buijs When thinking about indigenous practices, the image that pops into my mind is that of native tribes tending their...
May 14, 2024


Plato: The world’s earliest spatial planner?
Book review by Jens den Boer The Republic is arguably Plato's most famous works and many of the issues and ideas presented in the book...
Apr 30, 2024


Hedgerows: old treasures for a richer future
Column by Erik Mies The history of the hedgerows in the Netherlands spans centuries, with these features of the landscape telling a long...
Apr 23, 2024


Nurturing Nature: Indigenous Wisdom in Delta Planning
Graduation work by Laurens Westerhuis Enter the verdant landscapes of the Rhine/Meuse Delta in the Netherlands, where the opportunity is...
Apr 16, 2024


Modern by tradition: making place differently
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...
Apr 9, 2024


Design as indigenous practice
Article by Stijn van de Ven Our study and profession revolve around design. By working with sketching paper, pencil and markers we...
Apr 2, 2024
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