This publication accompanies the Dutch presentation at the São Paolo Architecture Biennale in October 2009, whereafter the show will travel to venues in Europe and beyond.
Sustainable food production, alternative sources of energy, the need for social cohesion in a healthy environment - these are a few of the essential issues of our time that rub shoulders in environmental planning and architectural design. That forms a tremendous potential for social renewal.
In this book twenty-five Dutch design practices with outspoken opinions present their views on an agenda for the future of the world we live in. The result is a sample of the creative capacity of designers and a call to design a better world.
With contributions by: 2012Architecten, 2by4-Architects, Anne Holtrop, Atelier Kempe Thill, biq stadsontwerp, CONCEPT0031, De Zwarte Hond, Doepel Strijkers Architects, Jan Konings, Jeanne van Heeswijk en Dennis Kaspori, MVRDV, MUST Urbanism, NEXT architects, OMA/AMO, Onix, Powerhouse Company, Rietveld Landscape, SeARCH, STEALTH.unlimited, Studio Marco Vermeulen, Urban Unlimited, Van Bergen Kolpa Architecten, VenhoevenCS, West8, ZUS