At the Academie van Bouwkunst in Amsterdam currently runs the research group Foodscapes under the direction of rural sociologist Han Wiskerke. The research program within the department of Landscape Architecture, links scientific research to spatial research. Within the three-year program students will investigate the spatial conditions for the ... Read more

The ambition of the Sint Jans church council is to develop the Sint Jans Museum, that is established in the Bouwloods, into a ‘accessible, attractive and educative visitor center which can add an extra dimension to a visit to the Sint Jan’. It should not only be destined for tourists but also for the inhabitants of ‘s-Hertogenbosch. ... Read more

In an international playing field of 10 selected design teams, in conjunction with Treurniet Architecten, Clercx Architecten and S7 architects (from Addis Ababa), MTD landschapsarchitecten has won the 2 nd prize for a design for a city park (32 hectares) and corresponding architectural schedule in Ethiopia's capital city Addis Ababa. The limited ... Read more

Since the summer of 2013 MTD landschapsarchitecten has been busy with an international development concept for the Vaalserberg, in cooperation with the Province of Limburg, the owner of the site National Forest Service of the Netherlands, and the Municipality of Vaals. The image carrier of this hill is Drielandenpunt...italics, the three-borders point ... Read more

The highest point of the Netherlands, situated at the three-border point known as Drielandenpunt in Vaals, is not in the right place. This is an MTD landschapsarchitecten discovery! On commission for the National Forest Service of the Netherlands, the Province of Limburg and the Municipality of Vaals, they drew up a plan for the layout of the ... Read more

Last Saturday, 14 December 2013, in the  Architectuurcentrum CASA  in Arnhem, the  Blauwe Kamer Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning Yearbook 2013  was presented. An independent selection committee, under the chairmanship of the government advisor Eric Luiten, selected twenty-seven exemplary projects for this tenth ... Read more

With the operational commissioning of the new viaduct over Hogeweg in Amersfoort (viaduct design by NIO Architects), an initial step has been taken in the development of the new urban district "Hogekwartier" (High Quarter) in Amersfoort. This large-scale development, comprising urban residences and amenities such as shops, sports facilities, catering ... Read more

Han Thijssen started on a challenge at Buys en van der Vliet 25 years ago, that would lead to the founding of MTD landschapsarchitecten 10 years later. Today the agency celebrates the fact that, in all these years, Han has not only contributed to the making of inspiring landscape architecture projects, but also his success as the Commercial Director ... Read more

In the spring of 2013, after the redevelopment of Dorpstraat in 2009 the Municipality of Nunspeet commenced with the realisation of the redevelopment of the market and the surroundings of the city hall. This will give the centre of the core a substantial quality improvement and the shopping area will be more attractive and more liveable for residents ... Read more

Today, on 22 May 2013 MTD landschapsarchitecten has existed for 15 years. Fifteen years ago Frank Meijer, Han Thijssen and Ruud Dubbeld (ex Buys & van der Vliet) made a fresh start as a design agency for outdoor areas in the broadest sense of the word. Since then the agency has worked on designs for both rural as well as urban areas, on various ... Read more