Tag Archives: concept

Concept Zoo

By Joop de Boer | Published: Friday April 2, 2010

Architect David Garcia has designed an innovative concept for a modern zoo. In contradiction to the old zoo, which physically separates animals from man,…

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Caravan Hitchhiking Project

By Joop de Boer | Published: Sunday February 7, 2010


Friday’s Dutch late night news show had nothing better to report about, so an item passed about a Dutchman who’s hitchhiking around Europe with a trailer. Tjerk Ridder…

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Roktic Pops Up Again At London’s Brick Lane

By Joop de Boer | Published: Thursday January 14, 2010

In a modern metropolitan experience-focused society everything is about the ‘momentum’ — clubs, shops and bars, among others, are hot the first two years before they slip back into oblivion. We’re…

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Neukölln, Part 1: Gentrification As Supposed to Be?

By Joop de Boer | Published: Saturday August 8, 2009

The often celebrated process of gentrification has lost importance in the debate about the city over last years. Why? Because gentrification is no longer an exciting…

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