
King’s Day and the City: How a National Celebration Shapes Urban Practice in the Netherlands
Every year on April 27 (this year marks an exception and King’s Day is celebrated on April 26th because it’s
Celebrating its 25th anniversary, archined, one of the most influential websites on the thinking around architecture, invited Thijs van Spaandonk and me to contribute to a special publication around the question if design is ethics. In the podcast, I have a conversation with Geerd van de Wetering of De Kostgangers with whom I reflected on the text we published.

Every year on April 27 (this year marks an exception and King’s Day is celebrated on April 26th because it’s

A bit more than a year ago, the German term ‘Zeitenwende’ – watershed moment – was frequently used to describe

The Seduction of Form Cities have always had a love affair with appearances. From the grand boulevards of Haussmann’s Paris

As the year draws to a close, our cities brighten. Streets shimmer with seasonal lights, façades glow, and even the

I am attending many conferences and workshops lately and there

A public space is generally open and accessible to people

Eight years ago Saudi Arabia embarked on a highly ambitious

Learning and teaching in new world. Like many other schools,