With the development of local urban renewal in the Netherlands, Dutch architects as Rem Koolhass, Francine Houben and Kees Kaan, etc. have showed rich practical experiences. As a result, the architectural renovation and urban renewal have presented a thriving scene. In this article, the types of urban renewal in the Netherlands are classified as three main categories: regional renewal, architectural heritage refurbishment, and adaptive reuse [1]. From the perspective of types to strategies, this study analyzes typical cases including the Westerpark West, Speelhuis theater, Timmerhuis and Villa Industria and so on, exploring the role of Dutch architects, the method of transformation and sustainable meaning of urban renewal. The research tries to summarize the Dutch mode and experiences, providing a new perspective and methodology for relevant transformation practices of urban renewal in China.

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“Densification” is an inevitable trend of modern urban development. The blend and apposition of new extension with historical environment would be an important feature of cities in the next age, which would further bring about the discussion and speculation on historical value and contemporaneity. As a typical representative of high-density countries, in the last decade, the Netherlands has performed outstanding in the adaptive transformation of the built environment. Based on the interview with Prof. Kees Kaan, the founder architect of KAAN Architecten, this paper makes an in-depth analysis of the stand and method of Dutch architects facing the complex historical environment. The interview focuses particularly on transformation and renovation strategies, heritage values and practical experience, with a view to obtaining traceable research clues on design involvement in the issues of preservation and renewal.@en

The dynamic heritage strategy is an era choice to respond to the “modern monument paradox”. As a highly malleable concept, heritage, whether it is the concept itself or its related practices, has to be discussed, and criticized before recognition in a constant movement. The typical Dutch tolerant society has been facing the impact of multiculturalism and the resulting dynamic identity. The national government therefore proposed a sustainable development concept of “conservation through development” for both heritage protection and regional spatial planning. From the perspective of architects, this paper discusses the dynamic strategies in heritage restoration and transformation from three dimensions of culture, economy and history. Focusing on strategies and specific methods, this paper analyses the dynamic Dutch mode and its positive influence on integrated heritage conservation, evoking sustainable strategies for modern heritage transformation of times.@en

This paper reviews the development of New-Bud System, analyzes the humanistic connotation of“light-weight”comparing with Japanese architect Shigeru’s similar practices, and interprets New-Bud’s construction concept based on humanism and its “autonomic, evolving, derivative”systematic vitality. The concept and pursuit of“light-weight for construction”will also indicate more pluralistic possibilities and follow-ups for the marginal expansion and transformation of architecture.@en

Under the background of coordinated development between urban and rural areas, rural revival is a hot topic. The research focuses on the landscape spatial form under the Characteristic and Idyllic Village. From the perspective of rural experience, it uses settlement space and landscape space analysis method to construct the renewal strategy of experiential characteristic rural style, and then explores the blending and overlapping mode of rural form, function, personality and landscape space. Taking the HuChaoli in shushan village of suzhou city as the sample, the landscape spatial organization system was analyzed. The landscape pattern, spatial sequence and experience depth under the guidance of experience are discussed from the three dimensions of "participation, relevance and complexity". In view of the rural landscape space, the renewal method is proposed to promote the interaction and integration of "rural experience" and "landscape form", so as to obtain the systematic and adaptive optimization strategy in line with the internal mechanism of Characteristic and Idyllic Village.@en

The article traces the history of intercommunication between the German Bauhaus and Dutch architects after World War I, sorting out consensus perspective and different arguments between them as well as detailed comments on the important exhibition events. With the multi-dimensional references interweaved by historical clues, biographical contacts, epistles views and architectural thoughts, it describes how the Netherlands, as one important front of Bauhaus’ network, to intervene into and affect the history of Bauhaus. Meanwhile, it demonstrates the ideas and status of J.J.P Oud, who could be the most important representative of Dutch architects at that time.@en

The educational space of Architecture faculty is used to cultivate architects. At the same time, it becomes the carrier of architectural ideas and teaching methods. The type of architecture and its spatial organization reflect the architectural education philosophy and attitude. Back in history, as early as the Renaissance, there had emerged study places for architects. After the industrial revolution and the modernist process, the types of architectural education sites are more diverse, and their main features are the spatial form of hybrid and box-in-box. This article preliminarily analyzes the evolutionary outline of architectural education buildings and interprets the spatial ideas in each period. The study focuses on the famous Dutch architectural school--BKCity of the Delft University of Technology, analyzing the teaching space logic of its distinctive Why Factory and exploring how the related space could stimulate the vitality of architectural education. By the analogy of some architectural schools, it also tries to compare the differences and characteristics of Chinese and Western architectural academies, finding out the spatial significance in architecture discipline, education method as well as sustainable application.@en

Since the development of architectural disciplines, Dutch architectural style and architects have played important role in the world. In the wave of local urban renewal in the Netherlands, Dutch architects represented by Rem Koolhass, Francine Houben, Winy Maas and Kees Kaan and etc. have shown rich practices and experiences, therefore, the architectural renovation and urban renewal have show prosperous scenarios. This paper focuses on the four types of architectural and urban transformation practices in the Netherlands, named as Regional renewal, architectural heritage refurbishment, adaptive reuse and industrial building renovation [1], and analyzes typical cases such as Westerpark West, Speelhuis theater, Timmerhuis and Villa Industria project. Exploring the role and spatial stance of Dutch architects, the research tries to sum up the Dutch modes and experiences, and provides a new perspective and method for similar transformation practices in urban renewal of contemporary China.@en