Critical cartographies for assessing and designing with planning legacies: The case of Jaap Bakema’s Open Society in ‘t Hool, the Netherlands

The Open Society appeared as a concept in planning discourse at the Congrès <br/>International d’Architecture Moderne (CIAM XI). It attempted to create urban <br/>conditions which would allow society to prosper. Despite its good theoretical <br/>intentions, the project did not always translate well into practice. We observe that <br/>historic...

Jaap Bakema’s Open Society in the Twenty-first Century: A Critical Appraisal of ’t Hool, the Netherlands and Montbau, Spain

The concept of the Open Society appeared in the CIAM discourse of the 1950s as an attempt to create condition in the city for society to prosper. These good intentions at the theoretical level did not always translate into success stories in practice, and some of the consequences of such a gap can be still felt today, amplified by multiple...