One mould

The history and the actual planning and development of the Dutch urban landscape ...

Chair Manual 2014

The Chair of Complex Projects (CP) targets all scales of the architectural thinking, ...

The Choice

The essence in making a choice is found in the source from which ...
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05/04 2018

Kees Kaan lecture at WorldBuild Moscow

On April 4th, 2018 Kees Kaan took part in WorldBuild Moscow / MosBuild, a 4-days conference about building technologies and materials, with the keynote "The development of building technologies and their influence on modern ...
21/03 2018

Utopia is nearly completed

Utopia, the Library & Academy for Performing Arts in Aalst (Belgium) is close to completion. The new building blends perfectly into the historic centre of the Flemish city and is in direct dialogue with ...
14/03 2018

Presenting the new Video page

We are really happy to share with you the new look of KAAN Architecten's website which includes a freshly released Videos section. Since its launch, KAAN Architecten has been very interested in visual media ...
07/03 2018

A book about B30

KAAN Architecten has published a book about B30, the elegant renovation of an historical building in The Hague, now housing five unique users: the independent planning bureaus (CPB, SCP, PBL), the Council for the ...
22/02 2018

A glimpse of the new vertical museum

In Antwerp, the renovation and extension works of the Royal Museum of Fine Arts move forward. The roof of the new vertical museum has emerged, while some elements still lay on the top floor ...
05/02 2018

A sneak peek of Crematorium Aalst

The first images from the construction site of Crematorium Aalst reveal a building with an emphasis on natural light, variation of concrete textures and easy-readable spaces. Thanks to its close relationship with the landscape, ...
01/02 2018

CMA emerges in Lille

In Lille, framed by mature trees, the Chambre de Métiers et de L’Artisanat emerges as a natural element characterized by mimetic glass facades and transparency. The reportage by photographer Sebastian van Damme reveals the ...
11/01 2018

Dikkie Scipio for Letters to the Mayor

The initiative started in 2014 by Storefront for Art and Architecture, Letters to the Mayor – Rotterdam invites a select group of international architects including Dikkie Scipio to write a letter to Mayor Aboutaleb ...
29/12 2017

Kees Kaan on “Past, Present, Future” video project

“Past, Present, Future: ​about being an architect yesterday, today and beyond” is a series of video interviews conducted by Gianpiero Venturini of Itinerant Office. ​The project features eleven internationally renowned Dutch and Italian architects ...
20/12 2017

Second issue of New Amsterdam Courthouse book series

Every building phase, a new issue of the book series by photographer Dominique Panhuysen dedicated to the New Amsterdam Courthouse construction site and building process. This second issue shows the start of the foundation ...
14/12 2017

OZC: a construction site reportage

The Education and Self-Study Center of the University of Tilburg (The Netherlands) is under construction and the new building is scheduled for completion in May 2018. ...
21/11 2017

Contract-signing ceremony at Schiphol

Last week the KL AIR team, composed by KAAN Architecten, Estudio Lamela, ABT, Ineco, Arnout Meijer Studio, DGMR and Planeground, was invited by the Schiphol Nederland B.V. to the official contract-signing ceremony. The new ...
08/11 2017

Video: Amsterdam Airport Schiphol Terminal

We are pleased to release the official video of the new Amsterdam Airport Schiphol Terminal design by the international consortium KL AIR consisting of KAAN Architecten, Estudio Lamela, ABT and Ineco, with the support ...
02/11 2017

A look into aviation terminals of the future

Until November 17th, 2017 an exhibition of the new Amsterdam Airport Schiphol Terminal's design proposals is open at The Base in Schiphol (Evert van de Beekstraat). The show features a wide selection of models, ...
25/10 2017

A book series about New Amsterdam Courthouse

The demolition works and construction of the New Amsterdam Courthouse started in January 2017. Photographer Dominique Panhuysen is reporting from the site to realise a dedicated book series. ...
02/10 2017

Under construction: Sao José dos Campos

The Faculty of Medicine of the Universidade Anhembi Morumbi (UAM) in Sao José dos Campos (Brazil) is under construction. A sneak peek at the construction site is showing the relationship between concrete and the ...