This year's edition of the highly successful Architecture in the Netherlands publication is the last issue of the yearbook that will be compiled by the current editorial team of Daan Bakker, Allard Jolles, Michelle Provoost and Cor Wagenaar. However, for this edition they have once again selected the most remarkable architectural projects realized on Dutch soil over the preceding year.
Almost 100 projects made it to the long list from a total of more than 1,000 submissions. The team visited all the long-listed projects, which were spread throughout the country. The resulting shortlist of 30 selected projects offers a broad overview of various movements, design strategies, structural typologies and topical themes that have influenced architecture in 2007. The projects reveal trends that will probably gain in currency over coming years. The yearbook is not merely a retrospective, but also a glimpse into the future.
The yearbook also provides an overview of the previous year's most important awards, competitions, exhibitions and publications.
With projects by Arons & Gelauf, Burobep, Claus en Kaan, Dynamo Architecten, Friedensreich Hundertwasser, Korteknie Stuhlmacher, Van Sambeek & Van Veen Architecten, VMX, Han Westelaken and many others.
'Who'll be the Champion of Architecture 2007?'
- Hadassah de Boer, in an NPS Arena broadcast
'The yearbook is one of the few publications in which the actual profession is the subject of discussion.'
- Marina van Bergen, on the ArchiNed website