The Netherlands
Triple Dutch: while the Superdutch play abroad, what's happening at home?
Hans IbelingsIn reaction to the international fame-chasing of the Superdutch, some architects at home are refocusing on architecture’s essence while others are redefining the role of...
Zero tolerance: Amsterdam, the cradle of capitalism
Alex RaúlDespite a historical culture of tolerance, the Netherlands is also guilty of oppression. With the global rise of the far right, perhaps it is time for Amsterdam to reasse...
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Dutch buildings
N206 Tjalmaweg from Leiden to Katwijk, the Netherlands, by ZJA Architects and BoschSlabbers
Alys HargreavesA widened motorway in the Netherlands is intended to make a green public space out of a piece of road infrastructure
Interim House in The Hague, the Netherlands by Happel Cornelisse Verhoeven
AR EditorsIn The Hague, an 18th-century mansion and 1980s extension have been adapted for the Dutch Upper House and Council of State while the Binnenhof is being renovated
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Mien Ruys (1904–1999)
Leo Den DulkThe Dutch 20th-century landscape architect and garden designer believed in the social power of gardens
Rem Koolhaas (1944–)
Jack SelfKoolhaas’s heroic trajectory provides an impossible formula for success, combining unquestioned genius with a waning culture of willigness to embrace the figure of the s...