groundcondition

I’ll be adding more texts and writing in the coming weeks. I at least wanted to get this up before I run out the door- I’m off to eastern France for a couple of weeks where the internet connection will be a bit more sporadic than downtown Amsterdam… Foodprint at STROOM architectural center Den Haag: […]

Every day I take advantage of the many green spaces Amsterdam has to offer, on a variety of scales. I start on my own balcony with a little of urban gardening tending- pruning the tomatoes, checking on the courgettes, tasting some dill or cutting some thyme for a recipe. Next I run down tree lined […]

I am an ecological designer, which brings together the science of ecology with the dynamic creative processes of design . My goal is to bring inspiration and new concepts based on living systems to the fields of landscape architecture, urbanism, and industrial design. My practice is research based, aesthetically oriented, and intellectually driven. In this most challenging of times I hope to bring my energy and experience to projects that will build a vital, green, and inviting future.

There is of course an enormous amount of discussion at this moment about the global economic crisis (Archinect) – a lot of designers are trembling at the mouse, and firms are buckling down. Things in the Netherlands are not as bad as the situation in the US, but we are quickly catching up, unfortunately. Are […]