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Anneke Bokern
Almere, Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Utrecht

Anneke Bokern is an architecture journalist and writer based in Amsterdam. Born in Frankfurt, Germany, she studied History of Art and Architecture in Berlin. She moved to the Netherlands in 2000 and has been writing about architecture and urban development for German and international publications including Bauwelt, Baumeister, Topos and DETAIL ever since. She is also the author of several books on Dutch architecture.

Her passion for Dutch building culture led her to found architour in 2004 and co-found the Guiding Architects Network, making her one of the pioneers of professionally guided architecture tours in the Netherlands.

She develops programmes, curates tours, and leads groups in English, German, and Dutch, and continues to write and publish on Dutch architecture.

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Paul Vlok
Almere, Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Utrecht

Paul is an experienced architect and lecturer. Born in Utrecht, the Netherlands, he graduated from TU Delft with an honours degree in Architecture in 1995.

In the years that followed, Paul worked for several Dutch architecture firms, contributing to projects in urban extensions and renewal areas. His work has consistently focused on housing and urban planning.

Since 2018, Paul has been a partner at architour. He develops and organises programmes and leads tours in English, Dutch and German. He also teaches at the Amsterdam Academy of Architecture.

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Tour in Almere:
Innovative Urbanism: Duin and Homerus

Right from the start, the new town Almere considered itself not only an overspill for Amsterdam, but also a field for experimentation, especially for new urbanistic ideas.

The main objective of the Homerus district was to provide self-build opportunities. The iconic urban plan was developed by MVRDV and OMA. By setting up a special financial arrangement and by offering relatively small plots, self-build has become accessible for lower income groups.

Neighbouring Duin, designed by landscape firm ZUS, is a new-build area on 10-metre-high artificial dunes. The houses are set in a sand landscape with open gardens and collective green area’s.

Visit two neighbourhoods with us which are based on innovative urban plans! We’ll show you self-build housing, a tiny housing building expo and a residential area embedded in artificial dunes.

  • Duration: 3 hours

  • Transport: by bike

  • Services: experienced local architects as guides

  • Languages: English, German, Dutch, French

  • Group size: max. 15 participants per guide

Projects:

  • Explanations about the creation of the polders, masterplan for Almere, growth of the city, plans for the future

  • Homeruskwartier - Masterplan by OMA and MVRDV (2006–2030)
    Walk through the area with various housing projects (2014–2016)

  • Housing complex Ithaka (VMX architects, 2010)

  • Tiny Housing Expo, various architects (2018)

  • Plan Duin  - Masterplan by ZUS (2010 ‑2025)
    Walk through the area with projects by Groosman Architecten, Van Bergen Kolpa, Klunder Architecten, Paul de Ruiter etc.

architour is led by Anneke Bokern and Paul Vlok. We currently have a team of 18 guides, based in Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Utrecht and Eindhoven.

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