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West 8, the Glossary

Index West 8

West 8 is an urban planning and landscape architecture firm founded by Adriaan Geuze and Paul van Beek in Rotterdam, Netherlands in 1987.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 33 relations: Aarschot, Amsterdam, Arroyo Seco Parkway, Dordrecht, Dutch Design Awards, Eastern Docklands, Footbridge, Global Award for Sustainable Architecture, Governors Island, J. G. Ballard, Landscape architecture, Leidsche Rijn, Netherlands, New York (state), New York Aquarium, NRC Handelsblad, Pasadena, California, Rotterdam, Schouwburgplein (Rotterdam), Soffit, Structurae, The New York Times, Toronto, Tromsø, Urban planning, Utrecht, Vlaardingen, Vlaardingse Vaart Bridge, Wageningen University & Research, Wallpaper (magazine), Waterfront Toronto, WaveDecks, World Trade Center site.

  2. Architecture firms of the Netherlands
  3. Dutch landscape architects
  4. Dutch urban planners
  5. Prix de Rome (Netherlands) winners

Aarschot

Aarschot is a city and municipality in the province of Flemish Brabant, in Flanders, Belgium.

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Amsterdam

Amsterdam (literally, "The Dam on the River Amstel") is the capital and most populated city of the Netherlands.

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Arroyo Seco Parkway

The Arroyo Seco Parkway, also known as the Pasadena Freeway, is one of the oldest freeways built in the United States.

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Dordrecht

Dordrecht, historically known in English as Dordt (still colloquially used in Dutch) or Dort, is a city and municipality in the Western Netherlands, located in the province of South Holland.

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Dutch Design Awards

The Dutch Design Awards (DDA) honor the best Dutch designs across eight categories.

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Eastern Docklands

The Eastern Docklands (Oostelijk Havengebied) is a neighborhood of Amsterdam, Netherlands, located between the IJ and the Nieuwe Vaart in the borough of Amsterdam-Oost.

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A footbridge (also a pedestrian bridge, pedestrian overpass, or pedestrian overcrossing) is a bridge designed solely for pedestrians.

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Global Award for Sustainable Architecture

The Global Award for Sustainable Architecture is an international architecture founded in 2006 by architect and scholar Jana Revedin.

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Governors Island

Governors Island is a island in New York Harbor, within the New York City borough of Manhattan.

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J. G. Ballard

James Graham Ballard (15 November 193019 April 2009) was an English novelist and short-story writer, satirist and essayist known for psychologically provocative works of fiction that explore the relations between human psychology, technology, sex and mass media.

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Landscape architecture

Landscape architecture is the design of outdoor areas, landmarks, and structures to achieve environmental, social-behavioural, or aesthetic outcomes.

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Leidsche Rijn

Leidsche Rijn (Utrecht dialect) is a new construction site and neighborhood in Utrecht, the capital of the Dutch province of Utrecht.

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Netherlands

The Netherlands, informally Holland, is a country located in Northwestern Europe with overseas territories in the Caribbean.

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New York (state)

New York, also called New York State, is a state in the Northeastern United States.

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New York Aquarium

The New York Aquarium is the oldest continually operating aquarium in the United States, located on the Riegelmann Boardwalk in Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York City.

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NRC Handelsblad

NRC, previously called, is a daily morning newspaper published in the Netherlands by NRC Media.

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Pasadena, California

Pasadena is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States, northeast of downtown Los Angeles.

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Rotterdam

Rotterdam (lit. "The Dam on the River Rotte") is the second-largest city in the Netherlands after the national capital of Amsterdam.

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Schouwburgplein (Rotterdam)

Theatre Square (or in Dutch: Schouwburgplein) is a plaza situated in the heart of the city of Rotterdam, and is flanked by the municipal theatre, concert hall, restaurants, and cafes.

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Soffit

A soffit is an exterior or interior architectural feature, generally the horizontal, aloft underside of any construction element.

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Structurae

Structurae is an online database containing pictures and information about structural and civil engineering works, and their associated engineers, architects, and builders.

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The New York Times

The New York Times (NYT) is an American daily newspaper based in New York City.

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Toronto

Toronto is the most populous city in Canada and the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario.

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Tromsø

Tromsø (Romsa; Finnish and Tromssa; Tromsö) is a municipality in Troms county, Norway.

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Urban planning

Urban planning, also known as town planning, city planning, regional planning, or rural planning in specific contexts, is a technical and political process that is focused on the development and design of land use and the built environment, including air, water, and the infrastructure passing into and out of urban areas, such as transportation, communications, and distribution networks, and their accessibility.

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Utrecht

Utrecht (Utrecht dialect) is the fourth-largest city of the Netherlands, as well as the capital and the most populous city of the province of Utrecht.

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Vlaardingen

Vlaardingen is a large town and municipality in South Holland in the Netherlands.

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Vlaardingse Vaart Bridge

The Vlaardingse Vaart Bridge (also called The Twist) is a helical truss bridge for pedestrian and bicycle traffic over the Vlaardingervaart canal in Vlaardingen, Netherlands.

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Wageningen University & Research

Wageningen University & Research (also known as Wageningen UR; abbreviation: WUR) is a public research university in Wageningen, Netherlands, specializing in life sciences with a focus on agriculture, technical and engineering subjects.

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Wallpaper (magazine)

Wallpaper, stylized Wallpaper*, is a publication focusing on design and architecture, fashion, travel, art, and lifestyle.

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Waterfront Toronto

Waterfront Toronto (incorporated as the Toronto Waterfront Revitalization Corporation) is an organization that oversees revitalization projects along the Toronto waterfront.

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WaveDecks

The Toronto Waterfront Wavedecks are a series of wooden structures constructed on the waterfront of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, as part of the revitalization of the central waterfront.

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World Trade Center site

The World Trade Center site, often referred to as "Ground Zero" or "the Pile" immediately after the September 11 attacks, is a 14.6-acre (5.9 ha) area in Lower Manhattan in New York City.

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See also

Architecture firms of the Netherlands

Dutch landscape architects

Dutch urban planners

Prix de Rome (Netherlands) winners

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_8

Also known as Adriaan Geuze.