Architecture in the Netherlands 2019/2020

Together with Kirsten Hannema and Teun van den Ende, Arna Mačkić is the editorial team of Architecture in the Netherlands 2019/2020 yearbook.

For over 30 years Architecture in the Netherlands has provided an indispensable overview of Dutch architecture for everyone with a professional or more general interest in the subject. The three editors select special projects that have been completed in the preceding year and describe the most important developments that influence Dutch architecture.

In the essays, the people who inhabit and use those buildings and cities are front and centre. How do you create spaces that facilitate encounters and where all are welcome? Arna Mac kic´ argues that this begins with the composition of the design team: is the team capable of establishing connections through design, or are the architects too blinkered by their own narrow field of vision? Kirsten Hannema explores the binding power of stories embedded in places and buildings.Teun van den Ende looks at the relation between politics and architecture, and the measures needed to guarantee the accessibility of cities. Guest writer, Adeola Enigbokan, puts the ball in the architect’s court; in her view it is time they looked beyond their role as professional to their role as citizen and friend.

Arna’s essay The eyes of the architect is also published on Archined (in Dutch):

Deel 1: Representatie in werkwijze en architectuur
Deel 2: Representatie in het onderwijs
Deel 3: Samen leven

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