Patchwork IBA Parkstad

What started as an expo for modern construction in 1901, the Internationale Bauausstellung has developed into an urban planning instrument that often provides a powerful impulse to the local economy, public space, and society. In 2020 the IBA was held outside Germany for the first time, in Parkstad Limburg, the Netherlands. This book documents how, through intricate and far-reaching urban and rural interventions, the transformation of Parkstad has been expanded and accelerated since its launch in 2014. It presents projects by Piet Oudolf and Francine Houben as well as reflections by Jo Coenen, Dirk Sijmons, and others on successfully healing landscapes and stunted cities.