TEKTON Architekten has incorporated Gijs van Thienen Architecten as a strategic decision to enrich our portfolio and reinforce our team with Eric Ritsma and Annelies Hemmer. Our practice benefits from Eric and Annelies' ample skills and knowledge in interior, residential, and hotel design, as well as in transformation and reuse of existing buildings. Website www.gvt-architecten.nl

After winning the tender for a sustainability-driven live/work project in Amsterdam's Buiksloterham (“Plot 41”), we are currently preparing drawings and documents for building permits and sales. Recently we presented our plan as part of the “Build Yourself Market”, an event orchestrated by the City of Amsterdam. A prominent design feature is the openness, flexibility, and adaptiveness of the plan: the 'loft-spaces' are completely customizable to match the buyer's personal vision for living and working.

- 2011 Xian International Horti Expo Gold Design Award
- 2011 Xian International Horti Expo Gold Waterscape Award
- 2011 Xian International Horti Expo Silver Garden Award
The design was made under Alliance-NL, by TEKTON Architekten, Atelier Dutch, Archipelontwerpers, Okra Landscape Architects and Eusino Foundation.

see website www.expo2011.cn.

Opening Exhibition Analyses Amsterdam Eastern Docklands Scheepstimmermanstraat TU Eindhoven studentgroup did a thorough study on a selection of houses, our house was one of these.

Bert Tjhie gave a lecture for the Association of Dutch Architects in De Kring on doing business in China.

Running Chinese projects on the theme of urban agriculture. In preparation of the coming world expo in Milano the Politecnico is doing research on themes of a natural integration of city and countryside.