In March 2010 Merten joined Association Delta Metropolis as researcher/designer. The association promotes an integrated sustainable development of the Delta Metropolis – the western conurbation of The Netherlands, necessary to maintain its competitive position in Europe. The activities of the association concern landscape, new metropolitan forms of land use and mobility. Merten focuses mainly on [...]
The main issue of the design competition was the reuse of a historic military engineers barrack, the “Genieloods”, on the premises of the fort. The competition was won by a joint venture of the architects Office Jarrik Ouburg, Paulien Bremmer Architects and CC Studio. The Kunstfort bij Vijfhuizen Foundation wishes to actually realise their winning [...]
Tour de Velo is a competition entry by Janneska Spoelman and Merten Nefs. The project for an innovative bicycle parking in the centre of Nieuwegein, near Utrecht, was nominated by the jury (president: Bert Dirrix, Diederendirrix architects). The competition is being organized by the municipality of Nieuwegein, in collaboration with Architectuur Lokaal Amsterdam. Winners will [...]
The entry by Merten Nefs and Vanessa Grossman was included in the publication of the international ideas competition for a new architecture faculty in Delft. The project ‘Educational Landscape’ can be found on page 11 of the book, published by the Delft University of Technology – Faculty of Architecture, which has been sent to all [...]
After more than five years in Brazil, I have recently moved back to the Netherlands. For the moment I´m living in Rotterdam, while I´m working at my new job with AA&P in Amsterdam. The Projetos Urbanos website and email will continue to function normally. Port of Rotterdam North-South connection of Rotterdam over the river Maas [...]
