L: Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht; R: Lange Haven, Schiedam. Photos: RM

It lies in the nature of the Dutchman to organize things and public space is no exception to this rule. When the need to create order is limited to attempts to prevent undesirable behavior and furthermore anything unplanned is considered undesirable by definition, this leads to excesses in the design of public space. Two examples: Continue reading →