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  • For the sake of public spaces

    For the sake of public spaces

    Journalism was not my first calling; I was in my thirties before I realized how much scope this profession offers for exploring the world and telling stories about it.

  • Sand

    Sand

    According to a persistent myth, the Dutch reclaimed their land from the sea. But it could be argued that the Dutch themselves destroyed their country only to rebuild it by means of dikes and pumping plants.

  • Even landscapes die out

    Even landscapes die out

    The exhibition entitled ‘A wider view’ will present a sample sheet of European culture landscape in Apeldoorn this summer. Tijs van den Boomen examines the strategy of preservation and regeneration.

  • The unintended city

    The unintended city

    Bratislava makes it easy for the modern tourist: the city has fitted itself out with an up-to-date wardrobe that enables you to date your visit. For example, I was there when T-Mobile coloured the square of the presidential palace pink.

  • Wake up Call

    We have marked any country that has at least 50 000 injecting drug users. First and second place go to Russia and China, which boast a combined total of approximately 4 million.

  • The Towpath

    The Towpath

    The best way of exploring the Old Rhine is by foot. The vast majority of the route from Katwijk aan Zee to the Amsterdam-Rhine Canal takes you along the towpaths. These paths offer a fascinating glimpse of the jumbled underbelly of this former river.

  • The freelancer in 10 archetypes

    Are you a shopkeeper or a loafer? A mother (also possible when you are a man) or a thousand-things-cloth? Find out what kind of freelancer you are.

  • The Jump

    Contribution to the contest ‘A design for places left over after planning’. The Jump restores verge tourism to its former glory and is the antithesis of the tunnel under the Green Heart, where the High Speed Line is hidden from sight.

  • Roads throughout the landscape

    Roads throughout the landscape

    Photographs of roads are nearly always by definition, photographs of landscapes, because the road and the landscape are so closely intertwined. However, Wout Berger’s photographs are not only landscape studies, they also illustrate the passage of time.

  • Towards the Legible Street

    Towards the Legible Street

    A new approach to traffic engineering emerges from Denmark and The Netherlands. Out go all the signs, traffic lights, kerbs and zebra crossings of traditional street design.