Defacto was mentioned in Japanese Media! In her article “How water is treated as a design eliment in the Dutch architecture, urban design and landscape through scales in general”, Maki Ryu mentions several od Defacto’s...
On June 6, 2012, Anne Loes will provide a lecture at the Strelka Institute for Media Architecture and Design in Moskow. This lecture, titled ‘water and public space’ is focused on the usage of...
For the IABR 2012 (International Architecture Biënnale), Defacto was worked on the project of the ‘Rhine Meuse Delta’. In this project, Defacto researched the opportunities of the current water safety strategy in the Alblasserwaard...
On the 30th of September ‘Atelier Overijssel’ organized a lecture on the theme of temporary urban functions in Deventer’s Theatre. Anne Loes Nillesen delivered a lecture on the matter and provided some inspiring examples...
Defacto contributed to the ‘First generation sollutions for climate adaptation in the Rijnmond Drechtsteden Region’ impact assessment by investigating the effects on spatial quality, in collaboration with Deltares. This impact assessment was done with...
Defacto regularly provides lectures and workshops in primary schools. This month, Defacto visited primary school ‘Dr Rijk Kramer’ in Amsterdam, where they provided a lecture themed ‘Living and Water’. In a playful manner, children...
Amphibious housing was the topic of an article that featured in the Volkskrant on the 11th of August. Some residents of the ‘Steigereiland’ of IJburg were interviewed. In addition Anne Loes Nillesen discussed the...
In the Dutch newspaper ‘de Telegraaf’ an interview with Anne Loes Nillesen is published. In the article the present state of the art of flood proof buildings in the Netherlands is discussed.
A series of lectures was given at several high schools. Topic was the turmoil related to flood risk. What exactly is going on? Should we be concerned? What to do when water levels rise?...
The IABR (International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam) of 2005 is built around the theme ‘flood’. The second architecture biennale evolvesaround the relationship between water and urban design in the Netherlands and beyond. The S-house, a...