7 articles in this issue
Marieke C. Kuipers
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Geert Medema
When Dutch legislation on monuments and historic buildings was developed, the discussion was mainly determined by the question whether the importance of preservation of monuments and historic buildings was in proportion to the infringement of an individua... see more
In comparison with other European nations, the Netherlands was very late in introducing a Monuments and Historic Buildings Act. Not until 1961 did a definitive Act come into effect in order to protect ‘monuments of history and art’ in peace time against u... see more
Frits Niemeijer
The instrument ‘village and urban conservation area’ has a history dating back to approximately 1900. In the first half of the twentieth century, for instance, protective regulations in the field of urban planning were already in effect on a municipal lev... see more
Natascha Lensvelt
Garden landscaping is an age-old human activity that went through various styles and fashions. Around 1900 garden architect Leonard Springer (1855-1940), among others, pointed out the lack of knowledge on the garden art of the seventeenth and eighteenth c... see more
Gabri van Tussenbroek, Ad van Drunen, Edwin Orsel
One of the spearheads of the modernisation of preservation of monuments and historic buildings (MoMo) is to have cultural history play a fully fledged role in spatial planning. The cultural-historical assessment is a very important aspect here and makes i... see more
Vincent van Rossem
The Dutch Monuments and Historic Buildings Act dates from 1961. Naturally, the Act was primarily intended to protect old buildings. In the first place the traditional heritage: churches, town gates, town halls and the houses of aristocrats. Soon architect... see more