Brandgrens

In the media Assignment   On May 14th, 1940, Rotterdam was bombed to force the city to surrender to the German aggressor. In fifteen minutes almost the entire historic city center was destroyed, partly due to the fires that started. This fire boundary contributed to the architectural development in the reconstruction of the city after 1940. Many people inside and outside…

Restoring a memory

As often be the case with art in public space, maintenance is needed to maintain the beauty of the piece of art. Such was also the case in Almere for the monument commemorating René Kempenaar. For years, René Kempenaar, who suddenly died on April 16th in 2007, fully dedicated himself to the young people of Almere. He wanted to create a cool hang-out for them, where they could gather. During…