• We are extremely proud that Crimson Historians & Urbanists have been nominated for Architectenweb’s Architect of the Year 2023. The independent jury has nominated Crimson as one of five amazing offices for the various ways in which the office is involved in the appreciation, preservation, and renewal of the existing city. “The firm plays an important […]
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  • Flour Factory CO-OP at the Rijnhavenkade in Rotterdam is on the eve of a transformation. Just before the start of this radical development, the current condition of this iconic industrial building was documented and its special history was recorded. Flour Factory CO-OP tells the history of the construction and usage of this industrial heritage on […]
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  • The raw materials and energy crisis, the war in Ukraine, the extreme drought, the nitrogen crisis and farmer protests are just a few examples of the excesses of a growth-driven economy and a reason to rethink the concept of ‘growth’. This will also have its effects on the way that we plan and design our […]
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  • Wie aan de Nederlandse steden denkt, denkt allereerst aan de bekende historische steden in de Randstad, daarna misschien nog aan Groningen, Zwolle of Maastricht, maar niet veel mensen zullen de ‘Groeikernen’ of ‘Overloopsteden’, zoals Almere, Purmerend of Zoetermeer als echte steden beschouwen. Het zijn ook geen steden waar je als buitenstaander vaak zult komen.Toch valt […]
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  • Crimson Historians & Urbanists was invited to explore a future scenario for Schiphol Airport as part of an Urban Exploration commissioned by the Royal Schiphol Group. The purpose of this exploration was to collect input for the development of a master plan for the airport. Four other design firms of various signatures were asked to do […]
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  • In January 2022, Crimson Historians & Urbanists completed an area-oriented cultural-historical exploration with a transformation framework to the First Dutch Cement Industry factory site in Maastricht, commissioned by Atelier Rijksbouwmeester, the Cultural Heritage Agency, the Province of Limburg and the Municipality of Maastricht. The marl extraction and cement production on the factory site recently came to a definitive end, possibly opening up a new perspective for the site.
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Exhibitions
A City of Comings and Goings at the Venice Architecture Biennale
1 June 2018
PRESS RELEASE - May 30th, 2018
Crimson Architectural Historians – Central Pavilion, room 9 – May 26th - November 25th, 2018
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Reads
Stations als poort naar het landschap 
22 December 2022Mike Emmerik, voor Ruimte + Wonen 2022/4: Spoorknooppunten
Om de steeds drukker wordende steden aantrekkelijk en leefbaar te houden, is een goede toegang tot stadsgroen en omliggende natuurgebieden cruciaal. Landelijk gelegen stations - buitenpoorten genoemd - kunnen een belangrijke rol spelen in het duurzaam ontsluiten van het landschap. Toch is er maar weinig aandacht voor dit type ov-knooppunten. En dat is jammer. Want […]
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Een onvoltooid project
7 December 2022Over de toekomst van onze GroeikernenMichelle Provoost
Schiphol 2050
1 November 2022An Urban Exploration from a Cultural-Historical PerspectiveMarch 2022
‘De woningnood heeft Rotterdam overvallen’
23 April 2021Michelle ProvoostInterview door Tara Lewis voor NRC 25 maart 2021
Hoe corona ons laat zien wat we eigenlijk al wisten

5 July 2020article by Mike Emmerik
Interview in Trouw about lessons from the corona crisis.

5 July 2020Interview with Wouter Vanstiphout
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Historical Research and Advice
Schiphol 2050
1 November 2022An Urban Exploration from a Cultural-Historical PerspectiveMarch 2022
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Hoofdkantoor IBM
12 October 2022Waardenstellend cultuurhistorisch onderzoekAmsterdam
Voormalig herenhuis aan het Westplein 8
14 May 2022Cultuurhistorische verkenningRotterdam
Fabriekscomplex Eerste Nederlandse Cement Industrie te Maastricht
2 February 2022Gebiedsgerichte cultuurhistorische verkenning met transformatiekaderMaastricht
Den Haag Zuidwest
15 November 2021Cultuurhistorische VerkenningDen Haag
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