A manual, monograph, and call to action, Toward an Urban Ecology points to the future of landscape architecture's role in making resilient, sustainable, and community-oriented spaces

Kate Orff, 2017 MacArthur Fellow, has an optimistic and transformative message about our world: we can bring together social and ecological systems to sustainably remake our cities and landscapes.

Part monograph, part manual, part manife­sto, Toward an Urban Ecology reconceives urban landscape design as a form o...

Yearning for rustic simplicity? Open the door to Cabins, a gorgeous showcase of minimal, low-impact, peaceful abodes around the world. From contemplative bliss in an English coastal studio to a bamboo bungalow in Sri Lanka, each of these minimal homes exudes innovative, eco-friendly, mindful living.

In het koffietafelboek The Touch, een samenwerking tussen Nathan Williams van Kinfolk en Jonas Bjerre-Poulsen van Norm Architects, ontdek je meer dan 25 inspirerende ruimtes waar interieurontwerp verder gaat dan alleen visuele schoonheid. Hier draait het om ontwerpen die licht, natuur, materialen, kleur en gemeenschap integreren om al je zintuigen te betrekken en het dagelijks leven te verrijken.

Het fotoboek nodigt je uit in bijzondere huizen, hotels, musea en winkels. Van hedendaagse ontwer...

Recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Solvay House is widely acclaimed as the pinnacle of Victor Horta's architectural achievements. This groundbreaking architect challenged conventional architecture, addressing every issue through the lens of technological advancement—whether it be spatial design, materials, heating, ventilation, or lighting.

>From the floor plan to the selection of marble, from furniture to chandeliers and carpets, everything was meticulously designed by Hort...

Ontdek de kracht van hout in moderne architectuur.

Hout wordt al duizenden jaren gebruikt voor het bouwen van huizen, en in een wereld die bol staat van opties en innovaties, blijkt dit oeroude materiaal vandaag de dag misschien wel relevanter dan ooit. Van historische Japanse huizen tot luxe resorts en de moderne hygge-trend, de tactiele en warme eigenschappen van hout hebben talloze architectonische stromingen beïnvloed. Hout is steeds vaker een bewuste keuze voor architecten, die dankzij ...

This publication recounts the history of a place and of the real and parallel lives of a building originally intended for the treatment of children with respiratory diseases. The book features interdisciplinary research and texts on the building’s past and on its architect, presented from various angles. It also reflects our attempts to include the participants of the citizens’ initiatives for the protection and revitalisation of the building, as well as to give voice to the tenants of th...

The architectural history of the Middle Ages is full of surprises

It is hard to imagine today that relatively few construction plans have been found for the impressive churches and cathedrals of the Romanesque and Gothic periods. Where did most of the drawings go? Were the plans destroyed or lost over time? Or were they never made at all? Although there were very few architectural drawings, there were numerous compasses. What were they used for and how? Was it possible to design complex bui...

The Scheepvaarthuis (the ‘Shipping House’), on Prins Hendrikkade in Amsterdam, diagonally opposite the central railway station, is one of the city’s iconic buildings. There were several phases of construction, starting in 1913. The architect Joan Melchior van der Meij (1878–1949) was commissioned to design the building, in part thanks to his research into brickwork construction during his Prix de Rome travels (1907–1910). He gave it an entirely unique style and appearance, with the ...

Onmisbaar boek over de Amsterdamse stadsontwikkeling van de afgelopen vijftig jaar

Vernieuwing en groei van jaar tot jaar helder in kaart gebracht

Met alle baanbrekende ideeën en plannen voor wonen en werken, nieuwe publieke functies en de inrichting van straten en pleinen

In Stadsontwikkeling Amsterdam 1975-2025 beschrijft stedenbouwkundige en Amsterdammer Maurits de Hoog hoe de stad in de afgelopen vijftig jaar is veranderd van een haven- en industriestad in verval naar een snelgroeiende ...