The design story of Marker Wadden is unique. This man-made group of uninhabited islands in the Markermeer mainly comprises marshes and shallow waters, which makes them perfect bird habitats. Only the main island is accessible to the public.

This newest piece of the Netherlands – its landscape, the urban design of the settlement and the architecture – has been designed with care and attention. An impressive approach that leaves the shaping of the landscape largely to nature. By realizing M...

Mikko Takkunens atemberaubende Fotos und Geoff Dyers Essay lassen uns in die faszinierende Welt Hongkongs eintauchen.

Mit seinem ersten Fotobuch "Hong Kong" hat Mikko Takkunen, Fotoredakteur der New York Times, eine der größten Metropolen der Welt in einer Zeit der politischen Unsicherheit und der Pandemie eingefangen. Inspiriert von Meistern der New York School wie Louis Faurer, Louis Stettner und Saul Leiter, wirft der finnische Fotograf einen frischen, innovativen Blick auf Hongkong; er ...

Whoever you are and wherever you come from: if you come to Rotterdam and want to know more about the bustling port city on the River Meuse, then this book is for you. METRO 010 is about the major historical events that shaped city, and shows ways to imagine its future, too.

The story begins in a distant past, when Rotterdam was no more than a village of fishermen. It ends in 2050 - the future of the city. A city that was not created at one moment, by one person, but made over the centuries, b...

Reflections tells the story of the renovation of the largest seventeenth-century palace of the House of Orange and the new underground extension. Spectacular photography and captivating texts showcase KAAN Architecten’ ingenious design for the project, the history of the palace, the convergence of old and new and the palace's current role as an museum.

The underground extension is inextricably linked to the historical building even while leaving the facade and the interior of the palace unt...

Grootse fabriekshallen, smerige overalls, draaiende tandwielen en rokende schoorstenen: Factory Photobooks is het definitieve overzicht van een buitengewoon genre fotoboek. Fabrieksfotoboeken werden gemaakt in opdracht van bedrijven, die er hun kwaliteit, innovatie en vooruitstrevendheid mee wilden etaleren. De boeken gingen de wereld in als relatiegeschenken voor klanten, investeerders, lokale prominenten en werknemers. De ambitie om de firma op een unieke manier weer te geven, leidde vaak t...

Margaret Staal-Kropholler (1891–1966) is regarded as the first woman architect in the Netherlands. She completed her first work as an unqualified architect in 1917. Less well known is that Grada Wolffensperger (1887–1965) became the first woman to complete the univer-sity course in architecture at the Technische Hogeschool in Delft that same year. A further twenty women had completed their architectural training by 1945.

Why and how did these women become architects at a time when women w...

The Netherlands was made by humans. Cities, polders, the landscape and even nature reserves have all clearly been shaped by man. The country’s planned development is as unique as it is famous.

This book describes the intriguing history of spatial planning in the Netherlands from the late Middle Ages to the present day. Where does this strong tendency towards regulation and planning come from? Did these thousands of plans always come together? Or did planners and urban designers sometimes ge...