News

03 Sep 2020

Adriaan Geuze at the Berlage Institute: Dutch landscape for the twenty-first century

 On September 3rd, 18.30 CEST, Adriaan Geuze will kick off this academic year’s lecture series at the Berlage Institute in Delft, with... more
31 Jul 2020

Boijmans Ahoy Drive-Thru Museum

 West 8 has aided with the creation of the ‘Boijmans Ahoy’, an experimental drive-through exhibition showing 50 world-class art... more
23 Jul 2020

Black Lives Matter! – June 2020

 West 8 strongly stands by the Black Lives Matter movement and we believe, unequivocally, that there is zero room for any form of racism or... more
22 Jun 2020

Nature reclaimed – West 8 participates in TCLF’s Masks for Unity

 This month, West 8 is participating in “Masks for Unity,” an online silent auction organized by the Cultural Landscape Foundation... more
20 Jun 2020

Miami Beach Remembers Juneteenth at West 8’s Pride Park, Miami Beach

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26 May 2020

Oirschot bridge opens

 The new slow traffic bridge in Oirschot, a historical town in the south of The Netherlands, has opened. The elegant and simple truss is... more
15 May 2020

Rotterdam WWII Brandgrens Memorial revitalised

 Ten years since their initial installation, and eighty years since the bombing of Rotterdam’s town centre, West 8 have assisted with... more
20 Apr 2020

West 8 and Bureau Overland Deliver Van Gogh National Park Masterplan

 West 8 and Bureau Overland have delivered a Masterplan for the establishment of the Van Gogh National Park in The Netherlands. The... more
17 Mar 2020

Our response to COVID-19

 West 8 is monitoring the COVID-19 pandemic closely and is responding proactively with measures in order to mitigate risk for employees and... more
10 Mar 2020

Landscaping of Grand Egyptian Museum nearing completion

 The construction of the Grand Egyptian Museum in Cairo is rapidly developing, showing the landscaping initially designed by West 8.... more
10 Mar 2020

NVTL appoints Adriaan Geuze as Extraordinary Member

 On the 7th of March, West 8 hosted the annual meet-up of the Dutch Association for Garden and Landscape Architecture (NVTL). During this... more
19 Feb 2020

West 8 Spring 2020 Lecture Calendar

 Members of West 8’s team frequently present lectures and talks on a variety of occasions. We enjoy sharing knowledge and engaging in... more
17 Feb 2020

New Oirschot bridge sees monumental timber truss installed

 This weekend a monumental addition was installed to the construction of the bridge over Oirschot’s Wilhelmina Canal in the... more
02 Feb 2020

Kazerne Kwartier gets green light by Venlo municipality

 The city council of Venlo voted in favour of a new vision for the Kazernekwartier (Kazerne Quarter) in Venlo, the Netherlands, designed by... more
27 Jan 2020

Houston Botanic Gardens holds soft opening ceremony

 In honour of the completion of the Susan Garver Family Discovery Garden, a free community celebration was held in Houston’s new... more
13 Jan 2020

West 8 and Nationaal Programma Groningen launch Toukomst 2040

 The Groningen National Program has commissioned West 8 as lead consultant for an extensive community outreach program titled ‘Toukomst’... more
06 Jan 2020

West 8 participated in 2019 Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism \ Architecture

 West 8, together with 18 other world leading figures and design teams, participated in the 8th edition of UABB in an installation called... more
20 Dec 2019

Paradijshof in Nieuw Crooswijk and Fenix I both laureates in the Rotterdam Architecture Prize programme

 Paradijshof won silver in the public vote. Our congratulations go to Mei Architecten and Heijmans on winning both the jury and public prize... more
16 Dec 2019

We have moved!

 West 8 Rotterdam has relocated to a spectacular new studio space in Fenixloods I, Rijnhaven.... more
09 Dec 2019

Drexel Square receives Editor’s pick for 2019 Best of Design Awards

 Madrid Rio has won the prize for Great Scale Character from the third edition of the Albert Serratosa City and Territory award presented by... more