Podcast review: The Minimalists Podcast
Article by Shanna Koppejan We have witnessed the rapid rise of minimalism in recent years, possibly driven by the climate crisis,...
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Nov 12
BUITEX 2024 – Stockholm
Article by Fleur Groeneveld On the early morning of July 16th, slowly but surely a group of excited but tired students gathered at the...
Nov 5
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...
Oct 29
‘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 22
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 15
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 8
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 1
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...
Sep 24
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 17
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 16
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...
Jul 9
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...
Jun 11
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 4
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
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...
May 21
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 14
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...
Apr 30
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 23
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 16
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...
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