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October 30, 2008

Detail Online
Zaha Hadid in New York
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Zaha Hadid has created a series of sculptural installations for a two-venue New York exhibition, opening on November 1st 2008. According to Kenny Schachter, the curator of the show, each installation offers elements of various architectural projects …

March 20, 2008

ArchiNed.nl
The Human Habitat – Dom Hans van der Laan
The architecture theory of the Benedictine monk Dom Hans van der Laan (1904-1991) is all-embracing and difficult to grasp. In 2001 the Bonnefantenmuseum attempted to shed light on his search for the origin of architecture and the Plastic Number. The museum succeeded only partially, so the NAi Maastricht chose another approach.
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The idea is that the built works, more than the theory, shed light on what Dom Hans van der Laan had in mind. To experience that, the NAi built replicas of a vestibule (entrance to a monastery), a monk’s cell and Dom van der Laan’s own study. No atte…

June 2, 2005

ArchiNed.nl
Looking without seeing: The Tourist Gaze
The conference Mare Nostrum was held at the NAI on May 28 to coincide with the exhibition of the same name at Las Palmas, mounted as part of the second International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam. The central theme of Mare Nostrum (Latin for 'our sea') is the explosive growth in mass tourism along the world's coasts.
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Seventeen guest curators from as many coastal regions were asked to outline developments along their particular coastlines and to offer pointers for the future. The point of departure was a possible union between tourist development and the preservat…

July 16, 2001

ArchiNed.nl
Westland forever
The design assignment for the final round of the Urban Design category of the Prix de Rome was to draw up a development strategy for Westland. Last Tuesday the four final candidates presented their plans. Although the task was a fictitious one, the response was so imaginative that the intended discussion dealing with the necessity of restructuring large-scale agricultural areas in the Netherlands mainly concerned future possibilities for Westland.
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Westland is an area of 14,000 hectares south of The Hague known mainly for its area of glasshouse horticulture, which accounts for 5,000 hectares. Pressure on the area is immense. Villages and towns in and around Westland are all seeking to expand to…