NEWS ARCHIVE

Festive opening of Forum Tilburg square

July 24, 2015

On 3 July 2015 there was a festive opening of the urban Forum square in the Reeshof in Tilburg. The opening event was carried out by a group of children who cycled on the bicycle path which runs through the complex on bicycles that were festively decorated. Speeches were made by Marc Buster / Van der Weegen Bouwontwikkeling (construction ... Read more

MTD Awards 2015 presented

June 25, 2015

On Friday 19 June the MTD Award 2015 was presented to Thomas Wolfert by Han Thijssen of MTD landschapsarchitecten. At the annual award ceremony which was held at Hogeschool van Hall / Larenstein in Velp, the award was presented to a 2nd year student studying Garden and Landscape design. For this, posters are selected of the final project with the most ... Read more

Lecture by Jeroen Hoefsloot & Han Thijssen at the ‘REALISING and RELEASING’ exhibition

May 28, 2015

Last Wednesday 20 May 2015, the Landscape Architect Jeroen Hoefsloot and Han Thijssen (partner at MTD landschapsarchitecten), who are the initiators of a book with the same title, held a reading in light of the exhibition 'REALISING and RELEASING' in the ABC Architecture Centre in Haarlem, about the body of work by the Garden and Landscape Architect ... Read more

Thales and ’t Brouwhuis nominated for BNA Best Building of the Year 2015

April 17, 2015

There are still nine buildings in the race for the BNA Best Building of the Year 2015 award. The panel of judges, under the leadership of Wim Pijbes (the Director of Rijksmuseum) nominated a total of nine buildings spread over three categories. In the category Identity & Iconic Value: • Rotterdam Central Station by Benthem Crouwel ... Read more

Refurbishing Hoofdstraat in Schijndel

March 20, 2015

On Monday 23 February 2015 the go-ahead was given for the refurbishment of Hoofdstraat [the high street] in Schijndel. With the reconstruction of the high street, the Municipality of Schijndel is aspiring to further strengthen the spatial quality and future-proofing of both the city centre as well as the residential and shopping area. This is an ... Read more

Woods on top of the Boijmans van Beuningen Collection Building

March 19, 2015

MTD landschapsarchitecten has been commissioned by MVRDV to jointly design the roof landscape and surroundings of the new Collection Building of the Boijmans van Beuningen Museum which is to be built in Museum Park in Rotterdam. The spectacular circular building will be implemented at the northern edge of Museum Park and will be provided with a ... Read more

Widening of the N279 north ‘s-Hertogenbosch / Veghel

March 6, 2015

The construction combination known as 'De Vaart', comprising Dura Vermeer, Ploegam and Van den Biggelaar, has won the commission in a European tendering procedure by the Province of North Brabant, for the design and realisation of the widening from 2 to 4 traffic lanes of the N279 north ‘s-Hertogenbosch / Veghel. In the European tendering ... Read more

Design Research Foodscapes Academie van Bouwkunst

January 16, 2015

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

MTD acquires assignment Stationsplein and Percee Maastricht

January 15, 2015

The municipality of Maastricht has the ambition to redesign the Stationsplein and part of the Percee or Stationsstraat of Maastricht and to award it more residence quality and appearance as an entrance of the inner city and the rail station. Causes are the introduction of an underground bicycle storage and the possible arrival of the tramline ... Read more

Integrated plan Sint Jan , Sint Jans Garden and Sint Jans Museum

November 19, 2014

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

MTD clinches prestigious assignment for Ethiopia's parliament building!!!

September 12, 2014

The Dutch agencies MTD landschapsarchitecten, Treurniet Architectuur and Michiel Clercx Architectuur, together with the Ethiopian architect agencies Addis Mebratu and Studio7, have recently been commissioned by the Ethiopian government for the design of the Ethopian parliament building in Addis Abeba. The team of consultants on the Dutch side ... Read more

MTD conquers Ethiopia...!

June 2, 2014

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

Wijchen enthusiastic for a new station environment

February 20, 2014

During an information evening people showed their enthusiasm for the plans. For the past few months, MTD landscape architects has worked together with the municipality Wijchen, NS, Prorail and urban region Arnhem-Nijmegen at the total design for the station environment of Wijchen. The latter party mentioned is the instigator: by changing the tracks, ... Read more

Drielandenpunt (three-borders point): the landscape architect as the treasure hunter

February 4, 2014

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

implementation of redevelopment of Asten village centre started

January 31, 2014

The public space of the village centre of Asten is being refurbished. On commission for the Municipality of Asten, MTD landschapsarchitecten has drawn up the design and prepared the technical elaboration. The first phase addresses the Market Square, the results of which are now becoming visible. The plan differentiates itself, because of the ... Read more

highest point of the Netherlands is situated in the wrong place

January 28, 2014

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

Provincial Executive Committee opts for Baexem ring road alternative 3c

January 23, 2014

On the basis of research results and recommendations contributed in the planning process of the transitional step in the EIA procedure, the Provincial Executive Committee has opted for alternative 3c. As part of a team, together with the Province of Limburg and the Antea Group, MTD landschapsarchitecten has worked on a transitional step in the EIA ... Read more

new yearbook has been presented; Museumkwartier Den Bosch is one of the projects!

December 19, 2013

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

sea view of Zwartsluis nears construction

December 19, 2013

MTD landschapsarchitecten was commissioned by the province of Overijssel for the development of a design for a resting place for hikers and cyclists along the N331. The motivating factor is the conversion of the N331 between Zwartsluis and Vollenhove into a distributor road (80 km/h). For this redevelopment the agricultural traffic from the main ... Read more

an initial step in the development of Hogekwartier Amersfoort!

December 13, 2013

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