Editorial

Abstract

This final issue of OverHolland is dedicated to architecture and its intricate relationship with history. It is prompted by several milestones, including the fortieth anniversary of Stichting Hoogbouw, the twentieth anniversary of OverHolland, and the centenary of both the Rietveld Schröder House and Granpré Molière’s inaugural lecture. The passing of Carel Weeber, Umberto Barbieri, and Hans Beunderman further underscores a moment of reflection. The issue explores how a contemporary culture of memory and preservation generates new dilemmas within heritage practice. The expansion of conservation beyond listed monuments to encompass transformation, adaptive reuse, and landscape-scale interventions raises fundamental questions about the role of architectural historians today. Particular attention is given to Rotterdam as a testing ground for inner-city densification and high-rise development. The history and pedagogy of architecture at Delft University of Technology are revisited, including the enduring tension between modernism and traditionalism. Finally, the issue advocates a pragmatic, design-oriented engagement with architectural history, in which analytical insight and contemporary practice productively converge.