I am continuing my research on Social Green during guided tours and lectures. Furthermore, I am working on a book about Social Green – expanding the Geuzenhof network further, zooming out to a global perspective. While the adjective social-green doesn’t …
I was absolutely thrilled that so many people attended the opening of my exhibition ‘The People of Geuzenhof‘ last week at Arcam, Centre for Architecture Amsterdam. My exhibition is on view until April 6, 2025. Lively discussions unfolded in the …
My project, which many of you know as a ‘green project’, ‘garden documentation’ or ‘data story’, has now been given a name and has been published: “The Story of Geuzenhof”. The documentation was presented yesterday on the occasion of the launch …
During the Open Gardens West (Open Tuinen West) last Saturday I had the opportunity to present my project ‘The Story of Geuzenhof‘ to the public during guided tours. The setting of my research project – the Geuzenhof complex in Amsterdam …
Under the title ‘Sociaal groen’ (Social green), an article appeared today in Het Parool about my project ‘The Story of Geuzenhof‘ and the residential complex of that name in Amsterdam (NL). Bart van Zoelen (text) and Jakob van Vliet (photography) …
On Saturday I had a lovely evening at the West Best Talkshow talking about my project The Story of Geuzenhof, a long-term documentation about social housing, green heritage and residents’ participation. By chance I met someone, who was born and …
In the meantime, I have completed the research for my project ‘The Story of Geuzenhof‘ and will start presenting the project to the public. I look forward to seeing you at one of the first presentations in the coming weeks. …
Last week I discussed the future of landscape architecture archives in the Netherlands with a group of researchers and archive users. The meeting was part of the Memory of the Designed Landscape programme of the Nieuwe Instituut. As there is …
The end of my research for my project ‘The Story of Geuzenhof‘ is in sight. I have gathered fascinating, gripping stories and found intriguing visual material that I could never have imagined. My research will be published on the collection …
When I started this project I suspected that the history of the Geuzenhof in Amsterdam (NL) would provide a unique story – but was nevertheless surprised that it also has all the ingredients of a classic soap opera. Next year, …
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