2012-02-21 Vote for Hestia Building of the Year 2012
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Hestia Day Care Center has been nominated for Dutch Building of the Year. Everyone can vote through facebook, so visit the webpage Hestia for Building if the Year and click on the Like button!
"The Hestia Day-Care Centre follows the philosophy of Reggio Emilia, which contains a number of explicit statements on architecture, which have been translated into a spatial concept for the new building.
The building becomes a collection of different spaces in which the children can discover new places all the time; may go on a voyage of discovery. All of the spaces are connected to each other just as they are in a real city and you can go from a big room to a small one, from a high room to a low one.
Different scales can be experienced as a result of the subtle use of height differences between the rooms themselves. In the central space, the large scale is perceptible because of the way the group spaces are separated, a smaller scale is perceptible because of the height and an even smaller scale is perceptible because of the sheltered spaces.
2012-02-17 Book review 'You Can't Change China, China changes You' by Hans Teerds. Some excerpts:
'... The beautiful aspect of Van de Water is that he writes without self-conceit or compassion. He is and remains astonished though. In the concluding chapter, he states that it is exactly this astonishment that kept him focused all these years in China'.
'... Van de Water adds [to the existing literature on China] a perspective from the inside - not solely out of curiosity like a journalist would write, but rather as a dialogue between Western and Chinese architectonic, cultural and social values...'
--> Read the full review in Dutch in 'The power of astonishment' (link opens in new window).
2012-02-01 Archilecture China changes you and interview
John van de Water will be interviewed for Radio Kunststof 15th February from 19:00 to 20:00. The interview will be broadcasted live.
On 16th February he will lecture at Eindhoven University of Technology, (lecture organized by Eindhoven Center for Architecture, Casa Vertigo and TU/e) Both events are connected to the recently published book ‘You Can’t Change China, China Changes You’
2012-01-20 Melkwegbrug | under construction
The construction of the Melkwegbrug is at speed. With the removal of the formwork, the final appearance of the concrete parts of the lower bicycle bridge is displayed. Completion of the foot- and bicycle bridge is scheduled for the end of this year.
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2012-01-13 Now for sale : the modern architecture game
After a successful launch at the office of NEXT Architects, The Modern Architecture Game is now available in exclusive bookshops worldwide.
SINGLE GAMES (up to 5):
The Modern Architecture Game is now available for €45,- in exclusive bookshops and through NAI Booksellers and Architectura & Natura (ISBN: 9081513214 ).
Single copies can also be picked up at the office of NEXT architects in Amsterdam (€45,- each), but give us a call first so we know you're coming. NEXT is unable to send single copies of the game by mail.
DISCOUNT FOR MULTIPLE ORDERS (+5):
Companies and individuals seeking for 5 games or more can order directly at NEXT architects: info@nextarchitects.com for the price of €40,-* per game.
* €40,- excl. porto; games can also be collected at the office of NEXT - Paul van Vlissingenstraat 2-a Amsterdam.
For more information on the game, or conditions on ordering via NEXT, go to the Game Page or email info@nextarchitects.com.
2012-01-12 Start renovation Huygens'Dok
A fresh start in 2012 with the renovation of the Huygens'Dok. Step by step the building will be stripped, window frames replaced and finally the facade. Last but not least the big intervention in the structure will be made at the entry. This is scheduled early spring.
2012-01-01 NEXT architects wins the Architect of the Year Audience award 2011
Last weekend NEXT won this years Architect of the Year Audience Award, earning a check for 2500 euros, which can be spend on a chosen activity in the Materia Inspiration Centre. NEXT was also nominated for the jury award with Dutch architectural practices Faro, Kempe Thill, Zecc and M3H.
The Architects of the Year Award aims to highlight – alongside the already established high architectonic qualities of their realized works – the professionalism and innovative qualities of Dutch architectural firms to clients, the press and the public. The professional jury for 2011 consisted of Lucas Verweij, Anne Luijten and Alex van de Beld.
2012-01-01 De Groene Kamer: two first prizes!
With first prizes in the categories Blok and Haak, a second prize for the Solitaire and a third prize for the Campus typology, the team of NEXT, B+B, Brink Groep and Mobius consult made a successful entry in the restricted competition for De Groene Kamer, a 30 hectare mix of eco-retail, ‘edutainment’, leisure program and nature just outside the city boundaries of Tilburg.
The proposals by the NEXT team present a conscientious refinement, from the big gesture down to the minutest details, according to the jury, chaired by Ton Venhoeven.
Realization of the project, based on a masterplan by .Fabric and Lola landscapes, is scheduled to start in 2013.
2012-01-01 Modern Architecture Game officially launched
December 16th marked the launch of the Modern Architecture Game, an architectural boardgame created by NEXT. To celebrate this event, a tournament was held. Winner of the evening was Hans Ibelings, a Dutch architectural critic. He was named the first official Dutch Allround Architectural expert 2011.