Hooked on Deregulation showcases a ground-breaking urbanization model for the corridor between Amsterdam and Utrecht. It does this by using water in a new way as a formgiving, functional infill. First the urbanization belt and the water belt - the landscape of the river Vecht and the lakes - are tied together. A varied habitat emerges that everyone is bound to get hooked on. This is a living/working/leisure environment with something for everybody, whether it be the wild life of the city or the wildlife of the countryside.

It is the difference in dynamic in the corridor that guides the process of urbanization. The old temporal layers of the landscape - riverbanks, peat digs, lakes and reclamations - constitute the memory and are low-intensity. The new era, premised on the infrastructural network, is the most active. High-intensity peaks at the nodes of the network are exploited for developing urban qualities. The low-intensity memory is strengthened and deployed for a stable natural structure. The infrastructural lines from the high-intensity layer and the water lines from the low-intensity layers together form the skeleton to which flexible developments can be coupled. Four aspects of the project are amplified upon: mobility, water management, urbanization and leisure activities.

Place of education: LU Wageningen
Specialization: landschapsarchitectuur/landscape architecture
Tutors: Michael van Buuren & Klaas Kerkstra