On invitation of AetA Society, Kees Christiaanse compiled his findings about Rotterdam in a book. This publication is the third in the FORUM series of AetA, after Amsterdam of Ton Schaap and ...
The Netherlands Architecture Institute (NAi) received the 2011 Shenzhen & Hong Kong Bi-city Biennale of Urbanism/Architecture Organizer Committee Special Award for the exhibition 'Housing with a Mission'. ‘Housing with a Mission’ was ...
Cast your vote on KCAP's parking garage in Nieuwegein for the audience award of the BNA Gebouw van het Jaar 2012. Click here to proceed to the voting!
Public Polish TV will broadcast a documentary about waterfront developments. The main focus is on the Polish city Gdynia and makes reference to the cities of Hamburg and Rotterdam. A ...
![Yesterday official start construction ceremony Eindhoven Airport [NL]](/images/s_002072image.jpg)
Yesterday, the official ceremony to celebrate the start of the construction of the extension of the existing terminal and the new hotel at Eindhoven Airport took place on site. Construction works ...
![KCAP part of prequalified team for 'City In Between' competition Aalborg [DK]](/images/s_002066image.jpg)
KCAP as part of the multidisciplinary team led by Henning Larsen Architects is one of five prequalified participants in the international competition 'City In Between: Eastern Aalborg, strategy for an ...
KCAP's CAK office buiding in The Hague is one of 34 nominated projects for the Benelux Aluminium Award 2011. The winner will be announced on March 6th. Click here for the ...
Dutch Profiles releases film about KCAP
06-02-2012
Today, Dutch Profiles: KCAP Architects&Planners has been released. The film portrait is part of the Dutch Profiles series produced by DutchDFA.View the film here.
The Dutch Design Workspace Shanghai (DDWS), where also KCAP Shanghai is located, has released a film with testimonials of all participants. View the film to get an impression of the workspace. ...
![KCAP participant in Gare Nouvelle competition Montpellier [F]](/images/s_002056image.jpg)
KCAP is one of 3 participants, next to Christian de Portzamparc and Daniel Liebeskind, for the development of a new urban district around a new highspeed station in Montpellier on a ...
On Thursday, January 19th, Kees Christiaanse presented KCAP's design for the urban transformation of the riverbank Bordeaux to Alain Juppé, mayor of Bordeaux and French Minister of Foreign Affairs, who validated ...
The edition 01/12 of FOLIO, the magazine of the Swiss daily Neue Zürcher Zeitung (NZZ), analyses the tendencies of urban agglomerations in Switzerland and the quality of those developments. Kees ...
Han van den Born is next to Xaveer de Geyter one of two guest speakers at TOPOS Maastricht. The duo lecture event is organised to gain inspiration about possibilities to transform ...
The elementary school Nieuwe Park Rozenburgschool (NPRS) in Rotterdam will expand. A new building will be added to the existing monument of 1931. The monument will be renovated and linked ...
The American monthly Architectural Record reports in its January issue on the Hafencity Hamburg urban development. The article alreday appeared online.Click here for the online version of the article.
'Create a better quality of life in cities' article in Chinese Designer&Designing magazine
16-12-2011
The current issuse of the Chinese magazine Designer&Designing publishes an interview with Irma van Oort about 'Create a better quality of life in cities'. Click here for the article (Chinese/English)
KCAP participated in an Expert Meeting on Monday 12th in Shenzhen, China.The Shenzhen municipal government has the ambition to develop the Longgang district in a world leading eco-city. The main ...
The construction of the extension and redevelopment of Eindhoven Airport terminal and of a 120 room airport hotel has started, both designed by KCAP Architects&Planners and De Bever Architecten. The ...
![KCAP with Schweingruber Zulauf win urban study Torfeld Süd in Aarau [CH]](/images/s_002027image.jpg)
KCAP Architects&Planners and landscape architects Schweingruber Zulauf are the unanimously declared winning team for the urban plan of the study for Torfeld Süd in Aarau. The 50.000 m2 site, mainly ...
The quarter Vidailhan within KCAP’s mixed-use masterplan for ZAC Balma-Gramont in Toulouse is awarded as one of three best projects in the category ‘quality of life in the quarter’(qualité du ...
Within the activities of the International New Town Institute (INTI) at the Shenzhen Architecture Biennale Markus Appenzeller is one of the speakers to review the book 'Rising in the East. ...
Russian cities today are on the brink of change. The gap between contemporary global trends in the development of urban environments and local Russian practices diminishes the attractiveness of Russian ...
KCAP's project Blaak 31 is shortlisted for the Rotterdam Architectuurprijs 2011 (Rotterdam Architecture Award). This year's topic of the triannual award is 'utiliteitsbouw' (buildings for utility). It is an initiative ...
![KCAP is part of NAI's exhibition 'Housing with a Mission' at Shenzhen Biennale [CN]](/images/s_002014image.jpg)
The exhibition 'Housing with a Mission' is based on a match making program initiated by the Netherlands Architecture Institute (NAi) in which KCAP as one of five Dutch architects collaborated ...
FORUM magazine has released its first edition in a new format. Within the topic 'Over de grens' (across the border), Irma van Oort has contributed an article about KCAP's activities ...
NEO Brussels has received an enthusiastic market reception as reaction to presentations at real estate exhibitions Expo Real in Munich and MAPIC in Cannes. The next step in the development of NEO ...
![Official opening parking garage Nieuwegein [NL]](/images/s_001984image.jpg)
Today the parkinggarages Stadshuis, Stadstheater and Kunstencentrum in Nieuwegein will be officially opened. They are part of the transformation of the center of Nieuwegein. The parking garages with a total ...
NEO Brussels at MAPIC in Cannes, stand 09.12
11-11-2011
NEO Brussels will be presented at this year's MAPIC Retail Real Estate fair in Cannes from 16th through 18th of November on stand 09.12.Do you want to know more about ...
The 'Facelift van de Haagse kust' (Facelift of the Hague's coast) is the topic of the 2011 edition of the Zeeevent (sea event) in The Hague in which Irma van ...
On November 8th, Kees Christiaanse will present KCAP's project NEO Brussel at the annual Brussel Vastgoed (Real Estate) conference. More information on the program to be found here.
The Dutch monthly magazine Architectenweb Magazine features in its current issue (45) an interview with Ruurd Gietema in which he talks about the changing role of the urban planner and ...
Irma van Oort is one of the speakers at the 'Baksteendag 2011' on November 3rd in Amsterdam. Irma will refer to the use of brick in various KCAP projects and ...
During the "fall lecture series" at The University of Pennsylvania School of Design Kees Christiaanse gave last week students lecture about urban regeneration. To explain the different regeneration strategies several KCAP ...
![Webcam construction Think-K Stuttgart Killesberg [DE]](/images/s_001880image.jpg)
The construction of the mixed-use project Think-K on Stuttgart's Killesberg can be followed via webcam. Construction has started in July 2011. Click here to go to the webcam or to the ...
An interview with Kees Christiaanse was published in the 'Brussel Deze Week' newspaper today. In this article Kees talks about KCAP's plans for the NEO Heizel project in Brussels. He ...
Article 'City Regeneration Today' released in Chinese magazine Youth Landscape Architecture
17-10-2011
The Chinese magazine Youth Landscape Architecture has released the Chinese language version of the article 'City Regneration Today' which was written by Markus Appenzeller and Ruurd Gietema and published originally in ...
Kees Christiaanse lectures in the US
14-10-2011
During the coming week Kees Christiaanse will give lectures at various renown institutes in the United States of America.17 October at New Jersey Institute of Technology18 October at the University ...
![Lecture about Hafencity at AIVP Days in Bordeaux [F]](/images/s_001785image.jpg)
On October 13th and 14th, AIVP, the Association Internationale Villes et Ports, organises a two day symposium in Bordeaux, France. Within the topic 'RIVER, PORT, CITY: THE CHALLENGE OF MODERNITY' ...
Thursday October 13th, the third event in the series Then/Now will take place at NAi in Rotterdam. Han van den Born will join the lecture and debate about the visionary ...
The office buildings Diana & Vesta approach completion in early 2012. The buildings comprise of 26.000 m2 of office space and are the last two blocks to be realised within ...
The Belgian magazine RUIMTE published an article about KCAP's project NEO Brussels based on an interview with among others Frank Werner.Click here to read the article (up from p. 39) ...
Aging and the impact at city development Date: Thursday, October 6th, 2011Time: 8 - 10 amFormat: lecture by Ute Schneider, followed by discussion at 2011 HPP International Ladies Breakfast Location: Restaurant Lenbach, Ottostrasse 6, ...
![First phase renewal centre Nieuwegein [NL] completed](/images/s_001996image.jpg)
Dutch architecture newssite architectenweb.nl reports on the realisation of the renewal of the centre of the Dutch city Nieuwegein. The project comprises of a new city hall, the retail area City ...
NEO BrusselsDate: Wednesday, October 5th, 2011Time: 12.30 amFormat: lecture by Frank Werner and round table discussion moderated by Property Investor EuropeLocation: conferenceroom press centre westMega Cities: Here for ...
TRANS-formation, TRANS-ition, TRANS... Date: Tuesday, October 4th, 2011Time: 3 pmFormat: lecture by Markus AppenzellerLocation: Holland Property Plaza, hall A-2, stand 320Info: Holland Property PlazaClick here for an overview of ...
Preparations for the London 2012 Olympic Games are on track and construction on all the new main venues and infrastructure in the Olympic Park is well underway. On the roof ...
Beijing Design Week is an international design event, from 25 September until 3 October 2011, at various locations in China's capital city. Following the theme "SMART CITIES, HEALTHY CITIES", and co-ordinated ...
The renovation project of the office building in The Hague which will house the CAK (central adminstration office) has been nominated in a group of 5 projects for the Cobouw Award ...
Frank Werner, associate at KCAP and reponsible for the project NEO Brussels, will give a presentation about the urban plan for the Heysel area on September 27th. Location: Brussels Expo ...
![Meet KCAP at Expo Real 2011 in Munich [DE]](/images/s_001673image.jpg)
Meet KCAP at Expo Real 2011 in Munich [DE]
15-09-2011
KCAP Architects&Planners joins again the Holland Property Plaza during Expo Real 2011 in Munich. The team of KCAP is pleased to welcome you between 4th and 6th of October at stand ...
![HER-bestemming festival at Noorderhaven Zutphen [NL]](/images/s_001655image.jpg)
On Sunday September 11th, the area of Noorderhaven Zutphen development hosted the HER-bestemming festival (re-generation) with various workshops, kids acitivities and the old cooling house being open for public. Artist ...
KCAP Architects&Planners in cooperation with local architects Ateliers 115 have realised the office building ETIK in Boulogne-Billancourt. ETIK accommodates 10.000 m2 of offices and 500 m2 retail facilities on eight ...
KCAP at Archicup 2011
12-09-2011
As in previous years, KCAP participated also in 2011 at the soccer tournament of Rotterdam's architects offices. With good support and in the nice atmosphere of Rotterdam's Zuiderpark, KCAP contributed ...
![Start construction P+R De Uithof Utrecht [NL]](/images/s_001589image.jpg)
Today construction work will start for the P+R facilities De Uithof in Utrecht, Netherlands. The design has been developed by KCAP Architects&Planners in cooperation with Studio SK and Ingenieursbureau Utrecht ...
![Markus Appenzeller keynote speaker at Urbanism Week 2011 in Delft [NL]](/images/s_001577image.jpg)
The theme of Urbanism Week 2011 is: SO, YOU ARE AN URBANIST?! This is an open question, sharply reflecting on the importance of the urbanism discipline, looking back, but even more ...
The Swiss daily paper NZZ features an interview with Kees Christiaanse and Wim van Dis (investor in tourism) and shows how Dutch mentality influences urban planning and tourism in Switzerland. Click ...
De Architect magazine about Hamburg
11-08-2011
Hamburg is the topic of the current issue (July-August) of the Dutch monthly De Architect. Various articles highlight the design of the urban future of the city in the North ...
Russia's search of a new identity
08-08-2011
The recent issue of Dutch A10 magazine (July-August) publishes an article about Russia's 'search of a new identity' with among others KCAP's Perm Strategic Masterplan as example. Click here for the pdf ...
Dutch weekly HP/De Tijd interviewed three Dutch architects, among which Kees Christiaanse, about working in Russia. Click here for the article in HP/De Tijd of July 29th.
Author Dirk Meyhöfer publishes an article about the Red Apple in the German monthly architecture magazine DBZ within the topic of the July issue 'highrise'.Read the article here.
On July 19th project developer Fürst and the mayor of Stuttgart placed symbolically the first stone of the project Think K Killesberg. In March 2011 the preparation activities on the ...
Stadionpark on TV Rijnmond July 12th
13-07-2011
Rotterdam's local TV channel TV Rijnmond broadcasts in the summer of 2011 a series of 4 documentaries about Stadionpark Rotterdam. All 4 parts contain an interview with an architect, commenting ...
Interview Kees on Deutsche Welle TV
06-07-2011
Deutsche Welle TV broadcasted on June 25 an interview with Kees Christiaanse. Kees was interviewed as international expert on city reconstruction, based on the debate which is currently going on in ...
'I am not interested in stand-alone-architects', says Kees Christiaanse in an interview with the Swiss architecture and design magazine 'Modulor'. Find here the full article of Mudulor 04 2011.
Press coverage NEO Brussel
24-06-2011
The presentation of NEO Brussels to the media has aroused a lot of media interest.See here a selection of the press coverage:Télébruxelles TelevisionTV BrusselRTBF TelevisionRTBF Radiodearchitect.nlarchitectenweb.nlarchitectuur.orgpropertyeu.infopropertynl.combrusselnieuws.beDe Tijd
KCAP presents design for NEO Brussels
23-06-2011
KCAP Architects&Planners present today their vision for NEO Brussels, the redevelopment of the Heysel plateau, to the political arena, the press and the public. The team, KCAP working together with ...
KCAP opens its doors to the public during the national Dutch Day of Architecture on Saturday June 25. Han van den Born will give a presentation and tour through the ...
Irma van Oort is invited as guest speaker tonight at the AetA (Association Architectura et Amicitia) discussion in Amsterdam about building abroad. Three Dutch architects - Irma van Oort (KCAP), ...
The Dutch Green Building Council has awarded KCAP’s project CAK office building 'De Monarch' with the BREEAM-NL sustainable new building (Nieuwbouw 2010 v2.0) certificate. The renovation project is one of six ...
On Wednesday June 8 the Dutch Association of Architects (BNA) organises a seminar on operating on international level. The plenary session will be opened by Irma van Oort. In her ...
The 21 Century is called the "century of cities". By the middle of this century it is expected that 80 percent of the to nine billion people growing world population ...
![KCAP with Ramboll and Fakton win urban competition FredericiaC [DK]](/images/s_001502image.jpg)
KCAP Architects&Planners, together with advisors Ramboll and Fakton, win the international competition for the urban development plan ‘FredericiaC’ in the Danish city of Fredericia. The urban plan is a development ...
Video masterplan San Sebastian released
19-05-2011
KCAP’s masterplan for the regeneration of San Sebastian’s Bay of Passaia has been documented in a video to show to the general public and residents.View here the:English versionSpanish versionBasque version
Being David and Goliath
17-05-2011
'How can small companies flourish in big countries' is the subtitle of Markus Appenzellers essay for Dutch DFA's Yearreport 2010. He explains why size matters for Dutch designers working abroad ...
Impressions of opening KCAP Shanghai
16-05-2011
KCAP, together with DDWS, welcomed around 120 guests at the opening of KCAP Shanghai on May 12th. In a nice and relaxed atmosphere the guests were invited for the launch ...
KCAP Shanghai officially opened today
12-05-2011
KCAP Architects&Planners celebrates the official opening ceremony of their Shanghai based office today, May 12th. On this occasion the Chinese version of their website www.kcap.eu will be launched. KCAP Shanghai ...
The City of Bordeaux, France, has appointed KCAP for an urban study on the site of Bastide Brazza-Nord, a 120ha former industrial area between the river Garonne and an abandoned ...
KCAP Architects&Planners win the international competition for the regeneration of the Sungang and Qingshuihe areas in Shenzhen. The international jury of urban planning experts awarded the proposal of KCAP with ...
Official opening KCAP Shanghai on May 12th
27-04-2011
On May 12th, KCAP's Shanghai office will officially be opened and attended by the Dutch minister of Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation, Maxime Verhagen. The event will include futhermore the ...
On April 29th, Markus Appenzeller, director international projects at KCAP, is one of the panel members in the presentation of DutchDFA's results of 2010. He is invited to specifically comment ...
On Friday April 15th Kees Christiaanse will be one of the experts in a round table discussion during the seminar ‘Building at waterfronts’ in Essen, Germany. The seminar takes place ...
The Tagesspiegel Berlin features today an article about Rotterdam as city of architecture, about the city renewal and its futuristic approach to architecture. KCAP as Rotterdam based office and our projects ...
On April 11th Ruurd Gietema will give a lecture at the Business Breakfast Brussels Europa which has the topic 'Urban development: Trends and best practices'. The seminar will take place on April 11 ...
Within the lecture series of 'Visions and Visionaries' of the German Architecture Center DAZ in Berlin, Kees Christiaanse will give a lecture about Open City.The lecture will take place on ...
On Tuesday, March 29th, KCAP's winning competition design for Belval Square Mile was officially presented during a local press conference.Click here for the RTL.lu recording at the press conference.From April ...
![Competition entry Saint Jean Belcier exhibited in Bordeaux [FR]](/images/s_001412image.jpg)
On Friday April 1st the architecture centre ARC EN RÊVE in Bordeaux opens the exhibition 'Bordeaux Euratlantique'. It shows the four design entries for the urban competition for Saint Jean Belcier, a ...
Kees Christiaanse is invited as keynote speaker at the conference about Business, Technology, Transformation and Management (SOA-Days 2011) in Bonn, Germany, on March 30th. Title of his speech is 'urban ...
Irma van Oort, together with client DUWO and contractor BAM woningbouw, presents the concept of KCAP's student accomodation to students of TU Delft. The presentation and visit of the construction site ...
On March 25th and 26th the start symposium Oberhafen Hafencity will take place in Hamburg. Kees Christiaanse is invited there as keynote speaker. The symposium marks the start of the ...
The Pavillion de l’Arsenal in Paris shows until April 17th 2011 three strategic studies for Le Faisceau, a 3 km territory between the Arche de la Défense and the Seine ...
Sunday's paper Sonntagszeitung (Zürich) features an interview with Kees Christiaanse about his practical work, his approach to urban planning and his research activities. Read here the pdf of Sonntagszeitung.
NRClux weekend paper interviews Han van den Born about living in The Red Apple. Click here for the pdf of the article.
Contracts signed for Noorderhaven Zutphen
17-03-2011
On March 18th, the Municipality of Zutphen, housing corporations Woonbedrijf Ieder1, Ons Huis and the combination Heijmans Vastgoed and Proper-Stok will sign cooperation contracts for the development of Noorderhaven Zutphen. ...
![Kees Christiaanse gives 'Archilecture' on March 21st in Eindhoven [NL]](/images/s_001315image.gif)
Kees Christiaanse will give a lecture within the framework of the lecture series 'Archilecture' organised by Architectuurcentrum Eindhoven in cooperation with the Technical University Eindhoven / Casa Vertigo. The lecture ...
KCAP in cooperation with Studio SK of Utrecht are building the largest parking garage of Utrecht. Construction of the building will start soon. Utrecht has currently four P&R locations at ...
Opening KCAP Shanghai arouses media interest
10-03-2011
The announcement of KCAP's third office KCAP Shanghai arouses media interest in the Netherlands. Read here a few articles with interviews of Markus Appenzeller, director international projects of KCAP, about ...
![Start construction of two projects in Amsterdam [NL] and Stuttgart [DE]](/images/s_001276image.jpg)
Two projects - Lot B of Eenhoorn area Amsterdam and three urban villas within the Think K Killesberg development in Stuttgart - celebrate their start construction ceremonies today. Delivery of ...
The team KCAP Architects&Planners and Topotek 1, in cooperation with financial advisors Fakton win the competition for the strategic urban development of the Belval Square Mile quarter in Esch-sur-Alzette, in ...
KCAP in cooperation with local architect Ateliers 115 will deliver the 10.000 m2 sustainable office building ETIK in Boulogne Billancourt (Paris) in March 2011. The design is based on a first prize ...
![Schemes for Airportlands Edmonton [CA] unveiled](/images/s_001116image.jpg)
This week the five teams competiting in the project Airportlands Edmonton present their schemes to the media and the public. The other participants next to KCAP are Sweco of Sweden, Perkins ...
![Start construction of sustainable office building in Sittard [NL]](/images/s_001021image.jpg)
On February 10th construction of the ZO Wonen headquarters in Sittard (Netherlands)has started. The building will combine some of the branch offices of the housing corporation in one central office. ...
Bouwwereld article about Blaak 31
08-02-2011
The current issue of the Dutch architectural construction magazine features an article about Blaak 31 office building. Click here to read the pdf of Bouwwereld or go to the project.
Urban Signature is an online magazine about urban renewal and city trends. Urban Signature reports on innovative projects, enterprising visionaries, and notable trends. For professionals in urban development, architects, designers ...
![KCAP continues work on Block 179 Perm [RU]](/images/s_000627image.jpg)
KCAP continues work on Block 179 Perm [RU]
26-01-2011
Within our existing project for Block 179 (former Asylum site) in Perm, 4 architects were asked to participate in an additional competition for an adjusted program for this block. The ...
![Urban plan for Noorderhaven Zutphen [NL] approved](/images/s_000624image.jpg)
Last week, the Municipality of Zutphen has approved the urban and landscape plan for Noorderhaven Zutphen. The project comprises of a masterplan for 1000-1100 residences and mixed-use functions on a ...
The Red Apple is nominated as one of four projects for the first edition of the Dutch Kleur Buiten Prijs. The award highlights inspiring examples for the conscious application of ...
Markus Appenzeller and Ruurd Gietema have written an article about City Regeneration for the German landscape magazine TOPOS featuring KCAP's masterplans for Perm and San Sebastian.'City regeneration is not about ...
On 30 December 2010 KCAP has entered into the 2nd round of the competition and is selected as one of 5 (out of 14) formally invited consulting groups of International ...
Dutch magazine Property NL published a TOP-25 list of architects according to the amount of built square meters in 2010. KCAP holds rank 13.1. ZZDP Architecten: 48.5000 m²2. Dam en ...
KCAP opens new office in Shanghai
03-01-2011
After significant years of building activity and recent succesful project acquisition in China, KCAP has now a representative office in Shanghai, which is KCAP's third branch office next to Rotterdam and Zurich. Distributed ...
KCAP: 2010 Success abroad
24-12-2010
KCAP was mentioned by Architectenweb as one of the most successful architecture firms which have worked abroad during 2010. In this article are mentioned KCAP's masterplan designs for de Heizel en Belgium, Osnabrück in ...
KCAP Architects&Planners in cooperation with local partner- architects Ateliers 115 win an international competition for the renovation and extension of an office building in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France. The team was selected ...
KCAP Zurich finished the competition Ecoquartier Danube in Strasbourg, where also two Parisian offices participated. The draft prepared by KCAP, Metron, Amstein + Walthert and Pfarré Lighting Design is on ...
![KCAP/Arup/Fakton win competition for NEO in Brussels [BE]](/images/s_000247image.jpg)
KCAP Architects&Planners together with the advisors Arup and Fakton win the competition for NEO, the re-urbanisation of a strategic pole in the North of the city of Brussels. The team’s ...
Blaak 31 completed
14-07-2010
KCAP Architects&Planners realises the 23.000 m2 office building Blaak 31 in Rotterdam. The project, commissioned by Dutch developer Provast, will be used mainly by the legal and tax service provider ...
KCAP Architects&Planners in cooperation with local architect Arlette Schneiders win the competition for an office development in the city of Luxemburg. The competition entry was already awarded first prize in ...
![Perm Strategic Masterplan presented at the Moscow Biennale [RU]](/images/s_000250image.jpg)
KCAP Architects&Planners presents its project, Perm Strategic Masterplan at the Moscow Architecture Biennale. The project has a central role in this year’s thematic framework “Modernizing the City”. The Biennale will ...
![KCAP wins masterplan competition for the Bay of Pasaia San Sebastian [ES]](/images/s_000238image.jpg)
KCAP Architects&Planners has won the prestigious masterplanning competition for the development of a 70 hectares site at the Bay of Pasaia, San Sebastián, Spain. The site is set in an ...
![KCAP and STUDIO UC win urban competition in Osnabruck [DE]](/images/s_000235image.jpg)
KCAP Architect&Planners Rotterdam, in cooperation with Studio UC from Berlin, were unanomously chosen as winner for the urban competition for the development of a new science and dwellingpark on the ...