EditorshipsShanghai New TownsSearching for community and identity in a sprawling metropolis2010Forthcoming book (edited and assembled by Harry den Hartog) | EssaysReading the American LandscapeGreen Fields, Orange CloudsPublished in: NAi PublishersSeptember 2009 Essay on urban - rural relations in American cities, notably Chicago. Greener City, Better LifePublic Park as medicinePublished in: Urban China #37Shanghai, August 2009 Essay for the magazine Urban China on the meaning of parks as public space, in east and west. Dutch architects building global architecture in China?Work and experiences of Dutch architects in ChinaPublished in: Urban Flux #7Shanghai, May 2009 Essay for the Chinese magazine Urban Flux #7 on the experiences of Dutch architects in China Sidewalk versus MallPublic space under threatPublished in: Urban Flux #6Shanghai, April 2009 For Urban Flux, a Chinese magazine on urbanism and design, I wrote an essay about the similarities and differences between the Netherlands and China, regarding the use of public space. Building your own houseColumn for Chinese magazinePublished in: id+cShanghai, April 2009 For id+c, a Chinese magazine on interior design and architecture, I wrote a column on private commissioned housing in the Netherlands. The theme of the April issue of this magazine is individual housing and villas. The Limits to Growth?How Beijing is preparing for the futurePublished in: de ArchitectBeijing, August 2008 Beijing, like Shanghai, wants to present itself as a model city for the future. How will Beijing continue to develop itself after the Games? Beijing 080808The meaning of the Olympic Games for BeijingPublished in: de ArchitectBeijing, August 2008 Host country China intends to use the Olympic Games that will take place this year in Beijing to show off what it has achieved. What is the impact of the Olympic Games on this city? Greenery & CommunityCommunity gardens in New YorkPublished in: Club DonnySpring/Summer 2008 Club Donny is a new biennial magazine on the personal experience of nature in the urban environment. Harry den Hartog wrote an essay in the first issue. Tamed 'wild living'Municipal management versus freedom of buildingPublished in: de ArchitectAlmere (NL), June 2007 Over the coming years the municipality of Almere will make 30,000 sites available to private individuals so that they can build homes as they want to. A new balance has to be found between municipal management and this new freedom. Urban pretentions of a smalltownPlan for Ridderkerk CenterPublished in: de ArchitectRidderkerk (NL), March 2007 To create a new identity and to retain its inhabitants, smalltown Ridderkerk is tackling the restructuring of its districts and center step by step. The municipality now has to decide whether or not to maintain its village character. City and CountrysideUrbanisation in ChinaPublished in: de ArchitectShanghai/Beijing, May 2006 The relation between the rural and urban economy have been changing ever since China became a World Trade Organization member in 2001. To overcome the dichotomy between city and countryside, farmers must find a way to join the world economy. Forbidden Cities?'There is no such thing as society anymore, only families and individuals.' (Margaret Thatcher)Published in: de Blauwe Kamer, de Architect, Provinciale Zeeuwse CourantRotterdam (NL), February 2004 Harry den Hartog wrote an essay on his final project 'Forbidden Cities?' at the Academy. Also several other articles where published. | ReportingMuseum as billboardIntegrate Art and LivingPublished in: MARK magazine #21Guangzhou, August-September 2009 Urbanus reinvents the wheelHakka Tulou in the 21st centuryPublished in: MARK magazine #20Guangzhou, June-July 2009 Report from ChinaHarry den Hartog writes from ShanghaiPublished in: ArchiNedHangzhou, 19 Februar 2009 Architecture in the NetherlandsIntro for Chinese magazine on Dutch DesignPublished in: id+cNanjing, January 2009 Architecture without Building?11th Venice Architecture BiennalePublished in: ArchiNedVenice (IT), September 29, 2008 Olympic Games, a motor for urban renewalKees Christiaanse interviewedPublished in: NAi PublishersRotterdam (NL), May 2008 Architecture and HappinessRevolving House by John KörmelingPublished in: ArchiNedTilburg (NL), April 7, 2008 Living on collective groundsVeranda dwellings by OnixPublished in: de ArchitectAlmere (NL), November 2006 | ProjectsBook presentationFirst copy 'Shanghai New Towns - searching for community and identity in a sprawling metropolis' presented in ShanghaiMay 14, 2010Are cities more important than countries?Publication on the occasion of 50 Years Anniversary IHS2008 |