Marc Schoonderbeek (redactie), Tom Avermaete, Jennifer Bloomer, Wim Cuyvers, Lieven De Cauter, Raviv Ganchrow, S. Umberto Barbieri, Sandro Bisa, Raoul Bunschoten, Francesco Careri, Teddy Cruz, Michel Dehaene, Gil Doron, Klaske Havik, Oscar Rommens en Sebastiaan Veldhuisen Border Conditions presenteert de eerste resultaten van de onderzoeks- en ontwerpstudio van de faculteit Bouwkunde aan de TU Delft. Het boek biedt een collectie van essays en experimentele architectuurprojecten voortkomend ui...

The advocates of urban renewal met their Waterloo in the Amsterdam Jordaan district. As recently as 1975, the Amsterdam city council made a serious proposal to demolish the Jordaan, but outraged district residents managed to scuttle the plan. In a structure which originally contained seven apartments, where at least 35 people lived, habits now four people. The district has changed entirely. This illustrates that new uses of a district in no way require demolition. The city's architectural sto...

Amsterdam Gardens Canal District

A selection of these wonderful gardens with coach houses and gardens houses is open all year.

English edition only.

In 1954 there were about 300 playgrounds in Amsterdam designed by Aldo van Eyck (1918-1999) which gave him the opportunity to start the making of one of the most important buildings in modern architectural history: the orphanage in Amsterdam (1955-1960). Every detail, material, colour of this highlight with several pavilions, picturesque domes and ingeniously connected patios is to be found in a new richly illustrated book. Already before it was finished the architects B...