West 8 Urban Design and Landscape Architecture

At the end of 2018, the Basic Design Development of Yongsan Park was delivered and presented to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport of the Republic of Korea, in Seoul. West 8 is dedicated to facilitating the next phases of the Yongsan Park development.

West 8 has been featured in several new international publications by Elizabeth Mossop, B. Cannon Ivers, Eric Firely, Adriaan Geuze, Riette Bosch, Edzo Bindels and Claire Agre. 

We would like to pay compliments to all of our clients, partners and collaborators.

With the design for an iconic market hall, West 8 has won the public vote for a new Market Square in the Dutch city of Apeldoorn.

In the framework of the European Year of Cultural Heritage, the Architects' Council of Europe (ACE) organised on 23 November in Leeuwarden a public conference on Adaptive Re-Use and Transition of the Built Heritage. Architect Penne Hangelbroek representing West 8 joined the conference.

On 22 Novermber, an official opening was commenced to celebrate completion of the park's new entrance at the side of the viaduct on the Johan van Hasseltweg at the Noord/Zuidlijn second metro station 'Noorderpark'.

Adriaan Geuze has been awarded the ARC18 Oeuvre Award for his lasting and innovative contributions to the built environment.

Congratulations again to the design and construction team of the Longwood Gardens Main Fountain Garden! Our excellence in contemporary classicism is recognized again by the industry leaders.

West 8 is announced winner of an international invited competition for the redevelopment of the green heart of Russian city Voronezh, a 100 hectare of woodland area north of the city centre.

In Tuscany, close to Florence and Pisa, the charming historical city of Pistoia, Divano and Pouf benches designed by West 8 are used in the public space.  

West 8’s Adriaan Geuze and Perry Maas will present at the ASLA 2018 Annual Meeting and EXPO commenced between 19-22 October this year in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

West 8's Madrid Rio Park in Madrid and OJB's Levy Park in Houston have both been selected as winners of the ULI Urban Open Space Award 2018 edition. Announcement was made on 9 October 2018 at the 2018 ULI Fall Meeting in Boston.

On 12 October, Adriaan Geuze will present the yearly Dijksterhuis lecture at the symposium of the Foundation of Academic Heritage in the Netherlands (SAE).

On Thursday, October 4, Adriaan Geuze received the Klinkenbergh Award from LandschappenNL. Geuze won the prize because of his vision and role for the development and preservation of the Dutch landscape.

West 8 has since 2013 been assigned to steer the urban redevelopment of Gasthuiskwartier (formerly GZG-terrein) after the relocation of the GZG Hospital in 2006. Transfromation of this former sanatorium, a cultural heritage of the city, is starting to get shape.

The Dutch architecture platform Architectenweb has nominated Adriaan Geuze for the 11th 'Architect of the Year' award. Geuze is one of five designers who are honored for their impact on the quality of Dutch architecture.

In conjunction with the newly completed metro Noord/Zuidlijn (North-South metro line) of Amsterdam in July 2018, West 8 designs a new entrance for the municipality Amsterdam Noord as part of the enhancement of our Noorderpark design. The work is expected to last until mid October 2018.

West 8's Madrid Rio project was selected as one of the five finalists for the ULI Urban Open Space Award 2018. The announcement of the winning project will be made in October at the 2018 ULI Fall Meeting in Boston.

We are excited to announce that our revitalization of Longwood's Main Fountain Garden has won an Honor Award in the General Design category of the 2018 ASLA Professional Awards!

The UNESCO city of Bruges' largest open place is now transformed into a beautiful, elegant and functional event square. The grand opening took place on Saturday 1st of September. The city of Bruges invited all residents and visitors to celebrate the completion of this brand new square.