The ideal stadium
White elephants
We all know the images of derelict Olympic stadiums, in Greece, Russia and Brazil. Whole neighborhoods were torn down, hundreds of millions…
Stadium Galgenwaard, Utrecht
A transformation in two stages
FC Utrecht is a proud football club with a formidable reputation. Things can go wild at Galgenwaard stadium. To bring the 1981 stadium up…
Timeless Box, Skybox Johan Cruijff ArenA, Amsterdam
Have you ever noticed the waves that hide inside brown cardboard boxes which move silently and unobtrusively through the world? They are in…
Stadium KV Oostende
Extending or renovating an existing football stadium is not just a matter of dealing with economical and technical challenges. It also…
AMFORA Amstel, Amsterdam
A visionary plan
The old Amsterdam, built in a swampy delta next to an arm of the sea, is a city in the water. Using modern building techniques, its huge…
Venue Building Silt, Middelkerke
Striking building at the Belgian coast
Both inspiring and principled, venue building Silt Middelkerke is an asset to the Belgian coast in several respects. With great love of the…
Feijenoord Stadium, De Kuip, Rotterdam
Modernization of a stadium
In the mid-1990s, De Kuip, Feyenoord football club’s stadium in Rotterdam, was in need of renovation. The job involved providing the…
Bicycle parking Mahlerplein, Amsterdam
The Zuidas in development
The expansion and renovation of Station Zuid is giving a great boost to the Zuidas as a new city district. The open, multi-level park…
Service building Amsterdam Transport Authority, Amsterdam
Small yet eye-catching
In an urban environment, small interventions can make a big difference. Some will not be noticed by residents. But other additions to the…
Pontsteiger parking garage, Amsterdam
Along the water
Just west of Amsterdam’s Central Station a new extension of Amsterdam is being built. Of the three Houthavens (Timberdocks), the middle one…
Renovation Climate Greenhouse Hortus Botanicus Amsterdam
The eye-catcher of the Amsterdam Hortus Botanicus was designed in the early 1990s by architectural studio ZJA, as a contemporary structure…
Bicycle bridge, Tessenderlo
A seamless blend of functionality and design
An additional bicycle bridge Cutting through the Flemish landscape near Beringen, just outside the city of Hasselt, the Albert Canal passes…
Sognefjord Buoyancy Bridge, Norway
Innovative floating bridge seamlessly integrates with dramatic landscape
Architectural studio ZJA, in collaboration with Iv-Consult and the Technical University Delft developed a design for a spectacular floating…
Sports complex with classrooms Stadspark, Turnhout
Versatile building with an inviting appearance
The Stadspark on the southern edge of Turnhout is crisscrossed by a grid of avenues and by winding footpaths. Various functions are located…
Road expansion A27/A1
Routing design
Not many people know such a thing even exists, but the motorway A27 (from Breda to Almere) has a routing design described by the Dutch Road…