Kievit in Green | Antwerp Belgium | BUUR and Hosper with ARA

Kievit in Green | Antwerp Belgium | BUUR and Hosper with ARA
The previously isolated Kievit district has developed into an international entrance area for the city due to the new TGV station. After earlier realization of the first phase with mainly high-rise offices, the city of Antwerp made an urban plan for the second phase containing a mix of homes, offices and public facilities, and with more space to create a green public domain. For the design of the public space of the Kievit phase 2 area, five design teams were selected to provide a vision and sketch design.
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Fort Werk aan ‘t Spoel | Culemborg Netherlands | Rietveld Landscape & Atelier de Lyon with Anouk Vogel

Fort Werk aan 't Spoel | Culemborg Netherlands | Rietveld Landscape & Atelier de Lyon with Anouk Vogel

Fort “Werk aan ‘t Spoel” is a national monument dating from 1794. Part of the New Dutch Waterline – a military defense line making use of intentional flooding – it served to protect one of the inundation locks. The municipality of Culemborg and Foundation Werk aan ‘t Spoel would like to see the derelict fort become a public attraction.

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