The story of the designing Marker Wadden is unique. In only a couple of years, a completely new group of artificial islands has been created in the Markermeer. This archipelago is composed mainly of marshes and shallow waters, and is designed a perfect habitat for bird colonies. Only the main island is accessible for visitors.The story of the designing Marker Wadden is unique. In only a couple of years, a completely new group of artificial islands has been created in the Markermeer. This arch...

Met 40 jaar ervaring als docent, architect en aanjager van architectuurbeleid blikt Thijs Asselbergs vooruit in Over de nieuwe architect. Naar aanleiding van gesprekken met studenten geeft Asselbergs zijn persoonlijke kijk op het vak en zet hij uiteen hoe ‘de nieuwe architect’ vorm moet krijgen.

Juist op het moment dat Thijs Asselbergs in 2008 aantrad als hoogleraar aan de TU Delft ging investeringsbank Lehman Brothers failliet. Het luidde de financiële crisis in, die een enorme impact h...

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...