Alexander Koutamanis

Quantity and quality In the news yesterday: the Dutch parliament wants to curb the influx of foreign (a.k.a. "international") stud...

 At last, a villain!  In the run-up to Christmas 2021, in yet another lockdown turmoil, I'd been enjoying the new BBC series The girl be...

 Giving up? No, broadening  There are many issues on which one should never give up, such as fundamental human rights. In these, every voice...

 The heuristics of architectural evaluation  I was talking to a fellow architect about a recently completed building by a well-known archite...

 Nothing wrong with the building industry Yet another interview today: an earnest young researcher kept asking me what's wrong with the ...

Does being a philosopher mean that you are a better thinker? Does being an architect mean that you are a better designer of buildings?  The ...

 New architecture for Leiden  Today, Good Friday, the main item on the news page of the regional broadcaster is a controversial plan for the...