Dutch architects carry out complex and multi-use planning
assignments in densely populated and highly urbanized
areas. Also, within the cycle of reurbanisation Dutch
architects are giving new lives to buildings that have become
unused. Former warehouses, power plants and infrastructural
buildings are now boasting state-of-the art
architecture and layers of historic identity. Dutch housing
schemes are renown internationally, schemes that foster
sustainability, functional and spatial cohesion. Dutch architects
have been masters at managing water and land
for centuries, and developed a responsive spatial and urban
planning approach. This book presents a selection of
Dutch architects, experts in delivering esthetic and architectural
quality to houses, corporate buildings, shopping
malls, bridges, highways, parking garages... architecture
examples were Dutch architects have accumulated a huge
expertise to take on urban challenges.