Amsterdam opens new metro line with seven stations by Benthem Crouwel Architects
Benthem Crouwel Architects has designed seven new metro stations for the new Noord/Zuidlijn line through Amsterdam, which opened this week. More
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Studios of Dutch architecture firms including OMA, MVRDV and UNStudio revealed in photos
The latest set of images from photographer Marc Goodwin offers a look inside 17 prolific architects' studios in the Netherlands. More
HilberinkBosch Architects creates asymmetric barn using wood felled from own land
Several century-old oak trees provided wood for the structure, cladding and shingle roof of this workshop, which HilberinkBosch Architects designed to sit alongside its studio. More
Studio Drift hopes to inspire "a positive version of the future" with first major retrospective
Studio Drift wants to show how the improbable can be made possible with its first major exhibition, at the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, which features a floating concrete monolith and a light sculpture made from dandelions. More
HOH Architecten combines two 17th-century townhouses to create Institute for Advanced Study
HOH Architecten has connected two 17th-century Dutch canal houses that were "separated at birth" to create a new facility for the University of Amsterdam. More
Eindhoven to build "world's first" 3D-printed houses that people will live inside
Eindhoven University of Technology has announced plans to 3D print a series of concrete houses that will be made available to rent. More
Dutch Pavilion invites you to explore a Narnia-like locker room
Orange lockers open to reveal secret rooms, windows, videos and images inside The Netherlands' Venice Biennale Pavilion, in an exhibition that explores the future of physical labour. More
Shipping-container village by Julius Taminiau offers space for startups in Amsterdam
Dutch architect Julius Taminiau has created a temporary startup hub using shipping containers in an Amsterdam science park. More
Dorte Mandrup designs third Wadden Sea centre for the Netherlands
Rooftop seal pools and a sloping plinth that meets the tide will feature in Dorte Mandrup's visitor centre for the UNESCO-protected Wadden Sea in the Netherlands. More
MVRDV reveals plans for rocking viewing platform on Dutch coast
Dutch firm MVRDV has won a contest to create a wave-like viewpoint on the coast of Holland, which is designed to rock like a seesaw with the changing of the tides. More
Julius Taminiau creates compact living spaces inside Japanese-inspired houseboat
Architect Julius Taminiau borrowed principles from traditional Japanese tatami rooms to create a well-proportioned layout featuring space-saving built-in furniture at his floating home in Amsterdam. More
DoepelStrijkers applies circular economy principles to Circl pavilion
Dutch studio DoepelStrijkers incorporated a variety of innovative sustainable concepts into this multipurpose space at the offices of a bank in Amsterdam. More
Twisting band of copper-hued steel encircles sports centre in The Hague
A ribbon of bright, polished steel wraps around the curving roof of this sports centre by British practice Faulkner Browns in The Hague, Netherlands. More
EVA Architecten's riverside house features red-brick walls and a patinated copper roof
Clerestory and dormer windows that face a nearby river intersect with a copper-clad roof, which wraps around onto the front and rear facades of this house in the Dutch city of IJsselstein. More
KAW's ActiveHouse is a sustainable home that generates more energy than it consumes
Dutch studio KAW employed a range of technical and architectural concepts to minimise the environmental impact of this house in Rotterdam, including introducing large windows into its brick facades to promote natural light and passive heating. More
Made Thought creates bold branding for world's first plastic-free supermarket aisle
London studio Made Thought looked to the style of old propaganda posters when designing the identity of the "world's first" plastic-free supermarket aisle for environmental charity A Plastic Planet. More
Sliding doors and built-in furniture save space inside skinny house by Ana Rocha Architecture
At just four metres wide Ana Rocha Architecture's wooden skinny house in Almere Poort, the Netherlands, has a frame that took only two days to build and occupies less space than a double parking slot. More
Piet Zwart Institute launches online archive of student design research
Dezeen promotion: the Piet Zwart Institute in Rotterdam has created a digital archive of student projects, in order to share its research with a wider audience. More
Edward van Vliet converts crane into three-storey holiday retreat in Amsterdam
A crane overlooking Amsterdam's IJ river has been transformed into a luxury rental apartment, featuring three stacked shipping containers accommodating living spaces designed by Edward van Vliet to reference the area's industrial past. More
Eklund Terbeek transform 20th-century schoolhouse into light-filled loft apartment
Dutch practice Eklund Terbeek combines contemporary and original features in this loft apartment, which sits inside an old schoolhouse in Rotterdam. More