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Architecture with a flavour The first part of his lecture focused on what makes architecture 'good'. For Van Egeraat it is precisely the unnecessary accessories and decorative elements that give architecture its particular flavour, and that's the rea…
A better environment begins with the architect - that's if we are to believe the stream of new architecture books on the subject of sustainable building. But there is an important first step of course: sustainable urban development. And that's not ju…
The embassy's location couldn't be more Dutch. It stands on the Rolandufer overlooking the River Spree - the Berlin equivalent to the Amstel waterway in Amsterdam - next to a sluice complex similar to the one beside the Carré Theatre in Amsterda…