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Articles and writings on art, culture, and design

Zaanse Verhalenbank Cultural Productions
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Zaanse Verhalenbank

In 2015, the Zaanse Verhalenbank traveled through the Zaan region to collect stories about the history of the regional manufacturing industry. The Ver...

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I-FIKZ Cultural Productions
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I-FIKZ

I-FIKZ celebrates the industrial culture in the Zaanstreek, one of the oldest industrial areas in Europe and once the provisionary chest of the Nether...

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Zaansafari Cultural Productions
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Zaansafari

In the twilight, a boat sails along spectacularly lit industrial architecture. On board, you get swept away by the theatrical atmosphere and the stori...

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Honig fabriek Urban Activism
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Honig fabriek

Located in the heart of Zaanstad, just outside of Amsterdam, stands the historic Honigfabriek building. This unique and characteristic factory buildin...

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Balkan in de polder Urban Activism
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Balkan in de polder

In 2011, Holleman was one of the initiators of the three-day international expert meeting "Organic Regional Development: Balkans in the Polder?" which...

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Nieuw-Hembrugterrein Urban Activism
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Nieuw-Hembrugterrein

The Hembrugterrein is a former military complex located on the southern edge of Zaandam, part of the ‘Stelling van Amsterdam’. It is an ar...

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Stationsplein Spatial Design
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Stationsplein

Holleman designed a temporary square in Zaandam just beside the train station. The square served as an interim solution during the period when city ce...

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Terugschakelen Spatial Design
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Terugschakelen

The Westfriese Omringdijk is a monument to the centuries-long struggle of the Westfries against water. It is a symbol of technological ingenuity and s...

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't Glop Spatial Design
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't Glop

Holleman created a plan to upgrade the public spaces in the tourist hotspot, Zaanse Schans. The aim was to cater to the hundreds of thousands of touri...

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Van Leeuwenhoek Specials
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Van Leeuwenhoek

Color scheme for the Van Leeuwenhoek buildingIn the late 1990s, Holleman created several color schemes for residential buildings, including ones in Ut...

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Waarde in de wijk Specials
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Waarde in de wijk

In February 2013, in collaboration with Sarah Spanton, Holleman, undertook a month-long residency in Poelenburg, a residential district of the ci...

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Zaanse Verhalenbank Specials
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Zaanse Verhalenbank

The Zaanse Verhalenbank is an artwork and storytelling project that was created in 2015 to collect stories about the rich history of manufacturing i...

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Zone-S Urban Activism
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Zone-S

The housing corporation TRUDO has been working on the transformation of STRIJP-S in Eindhoven into the city's new cultural hub. During the Social Citi...

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