In this book, Christien Brinkgreve sketches a portrait of Herman Hertzberger. She discusses his vision and work as an architect, as well as his life.

The lecture of this special edition will focus around the theme of ‘Social Change’ with a double lecture by Jan Peter Wingender (Office Winhov) and Herman Hertzberger (AHH), taking place on Thursday the 22nd of April.

© Uwe Rau. An acoustic, mental and temporal bridge construction: with the audio tour Südtangente, the artist Birte Endrejat sheds light on the LiMa housing in Berlin-Kreuzberg.

© Beton Verlag. On the five Sundays of November, the Iconic Houses Month takes place in the Netherlands for the first time.

© Uwe Rau. Due to the initiative of the residents, the residential project at the Lindenstrasse-Markgrafenstrasse in Berlin has recently been placed on the official monument list of the Berlin Senate.

© Cor Mooij. The Polygoonschool in Almere (1992) can be visited with Open Monument Day on September 12.

© Herman Hertzberger. The Amsterdam 'Apollo Schools’ (Amsterdamse Montessorischool en Willemsparkschool) (Amsterdam Montessori School and Willemspark School) from 1983 have become Municipal Monument in June 2020 and are described by the Municipality of Amsterdam as among the best works of Herman Hertzberger.

On Tuesday 11 February, Herman Hertzberger will present a lecture at 7:00 PM at the Akademie der Künste, at Pariser Platz 4 in Berlin (Germany).

A small interview by 'Planning Learning Spaces'.