Kiosken: ze staan op straathoeken en pleinen, in winkelcentra en industriegebieden, bij scholen en stadions, sportvelden en parken. Kleine, luchtige bouwwerken in de buitenruimte, met de stad als decor. 'Kiosk in de stad' vertelt over de historie, verscheidenheid en inbedding van de kiosk in de stad. Over handel en reuring, verpozen en eten op straat. Het boek geeft inzicht in de stedenbouwkundige, architectonische en stadssociologische waarde en betekenis van de verkoopkiosk. Lange tijd ware...

Wordt klein wonen het nieuwe gewoon? Ruim vier van elke tien mensen zal midden deze eeuw alleenwonend zijn. Alle reden om aan klein wonen aandacht te geven. In 2016 startte in Almere de BouwEXPO Tiny Housing met een ideeënprijsvraag. Iedereen kon meedoen. De winnaars bouwden zestien huisjes. Sommige zijn vrijstaand, andere zijn geschakeld dan wel gestapeld. Ze zijn allemaal als echte woningen vergund en bewoond.

De huisjes zijn een inspiratiebron voor klein wonen elders. Op lege plekken, als...

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Afrika is vanwege de groei van de bevolking en de economie het snelst verstedelijkende continent ter wereld. Hoewel sommige mensen Afrika nog steeds associëren met plattelandsontwikkeling is de toekomst van het werelddeel in feite zeer stedelijk. In gebieden met fragiele institutionele kaders en chronische armoede vormt deze verstedelijking een enorme uitdaging. Veel migranten die naar de stad trekken eindigen in zelfgebouwde nederzettingen zonder basisvoorzienin...

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Since its reopening, 380 years to the day from its original completion, Museum de Lakenhal in Leiden has been hailed as a landmark project, both for its radical and meticulous approach to weaving 21st century architecture into a centuries old fabric, as well as for its fully integrated vision of what a present day museum experience can be.

Young Dutch architecture bureau Happel Cornelisse Verhoeven Architects teamed up with internationally renowned restaurat...

The new Schiphol opened its doors in 1967. Everything had been thought out, from the runway system to the details of its interior and its now world-famous signage and lettering. The designers had carefully studied the latest developments in aviation and combined them uncompromisingly. They turned Schiphol into a textbook example of a modern airport. Schiphol is a well-oiled machine that flawlessly channels immense flows of people, planes and packages. Every effort is made to put travellers at...

An illustrated celebration of how wood is used in modern architecture as a thermal and acoustic insulator and to bring warmth and texture to buildings.

How can we design and develop a transformation area in an integral way into an attractive and future-proof urban environment? This is the the central question of the research project Stad van de Toekomst (City of the Future).

This question is motivated by urgent social as well as local tasks in the urban areas, varying from housing demand, social inclusiveness, new economy, climate adaptation, and the like, taking into account the transitions in energy, mobility, circularity and digitization....

It is hard to imagine a world without bridges. Bridges lie at the heart of our civilization bringing growth and prosperity to our society. It is by virtue of bridges that communities are able to physically connect to new people and to new places that were previously disconnected. However, bridges are more than mere functional assets. A well designed bridge reflects mankind’s creativity and ingenuity. One could even state that the way bridges are designed tells us something about our identity.

The way that our bridges are commissioned, designed and procured is rapidly changing. Ideally the design of a bridge is made through an integrated approach that addresses all relevant technological angles, practiced by all involved disciplines through all phases of the design. In reality, many different people from many different disciplines work on the design during different phases of the project. The segregation of knowledge into discipline-specific fields, and the fragmented approach to bridge procurement, have resulted in a general lack of cohesion in bridge design. Critical investigation into how to pursue good integrated design is absent. Therefor the objective of this research is to identify a design approach, through all scales of the design, that leads to bridges that are well-integrated, that are integrally-designed and that are valued by societ...