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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Last week I was given the opportunity to present the research approach for my project ‘The garden is a process’ during the Memory of the Designed Landscape-symposium at the Tolhuistuin, Amsterdam. ‘The garden is a process – Building green and social …
I am working on a new research project in which I will investigate the historical development of a special complex and garden – Geuzenhof, Amsterdam (NL). In ‘The Story of Geuzenhof’ I will link historical and current events on building …
