Learning is working best when kids are into subjects of study that match their interests. It also works well when projects are realistic.
Also there has to be place for the making. It should be possible to make prototypes, do experiments, program shows and produce goods to express yourself.
This Is No School is the world on a stamp. A meeting square, workshops, labs, a theater, a fram, sporting facilities, restaurants, shops and a hotel.
T-shirts for YouTube channel 2kB of Fun
2018
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Fourth incarnation of the Retro Space arcade cabinet in aluminium
2017
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Pixel art illustration for the book 2kB of Fun
2017
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The incredible world of handheld video games from ‘76-’85
2013
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Een plat pakket doe-het-zelf versie van Retro Space
2013
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Renewal of house extension with new car port for DAF 46
2012
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Photo report of the STRP Festival 2011 by Mick Visser
2011
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Tool to convert Rōmaji, Katakana and ASCII/UTF-8
2011
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Photo report of the STRP Festival 2010 by Mick Visser
2010
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Luxury villas at the Berlaer site in Helmond
2010
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Redesign of the classic office desk calculator within 1 hour
2010
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Interior photographs of creative companies in a former Philips factory
2010
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26 arcade cabinets for Dutch Game Garden
2010
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A new and usable subway map for the biggest city on earth: Tokyo
2009
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A new factory for Kingspan insulation panels at Medel near Tiel
2009
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A man is a real man, if welding is what he can!
2009
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One of the most popular IKEA products is the LACK coffee table. It is so cheap, it must be hollow.
I opened the tables, I built in a retro TV computer game by Jakks and added real arcade controls to this game. This way the TV game has a longer life and the Ikea LACK is no longer the boring classic every household owns.
Thanks to Lara Verlaat for Playin Pac-Man.
Photos of 2 projects by Johan van den Berkmortel
2008
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8 Apartments for senior citizens in Heteren
2008
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A new business building for 2 entrepreneurs in Kesteren
2008
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Website for Retro Space
2008
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Modern arcade cabinet for home use
2008
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Entry Europan 9 Martijn Koch and Wendy van Rosmalen
2007
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11 Apartments for senior citizens at the Rozenpad in Heteren
2007
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When we visited Copenhagen, I was surprised by the complex metro map for the very small network. It should be possible to draw a map easier to understand and graphically more appealing to visitors.
I designed a new metro map that shows the relation with the city. It combines all trains with different schedules on similar routes to bring back overview.
Autonomous work
Veranda extension to house in Beek en Donk
2006
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Concept for a modern picture story based on Cinderella
2005
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A digital magazine on sustainability, photography, cityscape and opinion
2005
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Anonymous modernist housing near Faro
2005
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Detroit is a weird city. The city disappears slowly and turns back to nature. Not caused by war or disaster, it vanishes because of economic irrelevance. De automotive industry moved towards the Mexican border. Jobs are gone. The city renders useless. The General Motors headquarters still shine as a major highlight downtown. Perhaps as an icon for the glorious past.
These photographs are taken during a trip of the USA and Canada in the autumn of 2005.
Mixture of the Big Shadow and the Fake Lamp
2004
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Tower blocks in Hong Kong
2004
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Brandevoort is one of the big suburban extensions according to the governmental document Vinex. Under supervision of Rob Krier, the city of Helmond tried to mimic the classic Dutch canal city for its big extension. Modern legislation on parking and the fact that a family in a suburban plan like this needs 2 cars to reach all daily facilities, resulted in weird interiors for the urban blocks. The gardens are petite, and most space is used for the cars.
Office building for the Dutch Tax Administration
2003
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