Im Blickpunkt, Niederlande : beispielhafte Ideen und Konzepte für Stadt und Landschaft = the Netherlands in focus : exemplary ideas and concepts for town and landscape

Architecture and landscape architecture are both a matter of public interest and ongoing processes in the Netherlands, where space is at a premium. This is reflected in many of the projects in this book, including the gardens and squares of West 8 and town planning in Zutphen or Apeldoor. [authors, Gerrie Andela ... [et Al.] ; Translations, English/german, Beate Rupprecht ; Dutch/german, Beate Rupprecht ; German/english, Almuth Seebohm ... [et Al.]] Edition Topos. Collection Of Essays Originally Published In Topos : European Landscape Magazine, Since 1993. Text In English And German. Modern town planning in the Netherlands has developed from two distinct motives: the desire to curb urban sprawl and prevent it from destroying the Dutch landscape, and the necessity to improve the living conditions of the lower classes in the cities.