Waterworks in the Netherlands: Tradition and Innovation documents fifty of the country's most significant wet infrastructural works — from Zeeland's flood barriers to the Maas River locks — as integrated works of engineering, public space, and cultural identity.
About This Book
The Netherlands has long defined itself through its relationship with water, and this book makes that relationship visible in architectural and cultural terms. Moving beyond the purely technical, it positions Dutch waterworks — weirs, flood barriers, locks, and storm surge structures — as spatial artefacts embedded in the landscape and in national identity. With extensive photographic and textual documentation across fifty major projects, the publication traces both the engineering ingenuity and the cultural-historical significance of wet infrastructure. Essential reading for architects, landscape architects, and urban designers working at the intersection of engineering and public space.
Key Features
- 208 pages of extensive photographic and textual documentation across fifty major waterworks projects
- Notable case studies include the Stormvloedkering flood barrier in Zeeland, the Balgstuw weir in Flevoland, and new locks on the Maas River
- Published by Nai010 Publishers, 2017
What You'll Discover
- How Dutch wet infrastructure functions simultaneously as engineering achievement and public space
- The cultural-historical significance of waterworks within the broader context of Dutch national identity
- The spatial diversity of fifty major projects documented through photography and critical text
- How landscape-scale engineering can be understood as an integrated component of urban and regional culture
About the Author
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Specifications
- Format: Hardcover
- Pages: 208
- Dimensions: 310 x 230 mm
- Language: English
- ISBN: 9789462083868
- Publisher: Nai010 Publishers
- Publication Date: 2017
Perfect For: Architects, landscape architects, and urban designers with an interest in infrastructure, Dutch spatial planning, and the cultural dimensions of engineering at a territorial scale.