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...

Architecture and design as a source of inspiration for album covers

Collection of the finest, strangest and most remarkable architecture covers

An endless delight for lovers of both music and architecture

‘Architecture is frozen music’, Wolfgang Goethe is quoted as saying. It turns out that architecture is a major source of inspiration for musicians and composers – from classic and modern composers via jazz and the blues to new wave bands and rappers who sing the praises of the big cit...

A unique insight into the making of the architectural world’s most influential event

Yaneva’s ethnographical approach offers a fresh perspective on the Biennale as an essential tool for architectural discourse

Launch at the finissage of the 2025 Biennale Architettura di Venezia

Biennales have occupied a central place in the discourse of architecture. Every two years, architects, educators and students from all over the world gather in Venice to celebrate the most influential event...

Where architecture meets reflection – How building in China reveals new ways of seeing our cities and ourselves

Learning from the biggest and greenest construction site in the world, focusing on projects like the Lucky Knot Bridge and the China Rose Museum

Sequel to You Can’t Change China, China Changes You

Architecture promises ideals: creating cities of the future, designing for a better world. But how do those ideals hold up in a time of fragmentation and friction?

For twenty y...

Mede dankzij de restauratieactiviteit van Stadsherstel Amsterdam, opgericht in 1956, is bij de naoorlogse vernieuwingsgolf de historische binnenstad van Amsterdam behouden en ondertussen geworden tot de huidige levendige metropool. Een stad, waarvan de rijke geschiedenis nog steeds valt af te lezen en die op deze wijze aantrekkelijk is voor wonen, werken, studeren, ondernemen en cultureel recreëren. Inmiddels is Stadsherstel niet alleen meer werkzaam in de binnenstad maar is de Stelling van...

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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...

De komende jaren zullen in Nederland honderden basisscholen moeten worden verbouwd. De nood is hoog, want de visies en behoeftes veranderen voortdurend en er is veel achterstallig onderhoud. Voor de meeste schooldirecteuren, teamleden en schoolbesturen is dit een ingewikkelde opgave waarbij veel komt kijken. De scholenbouwatlas biedt hulp bij het aanpassen van basisscholen en kindercentra.

Opdrachtgevers kunnen zich via De Scholenbouwatlas goed oriënteren en afvragen welke verbouwmogelijkhei...