Dutch Dialogues

Facilitated by the Royal Netherlands Embassy in Washington DC, Waggonner & Ball has established cooperation with the Dutch National Ministries responsible for infrastructure and water management as well as spatial planning, the Province of South Holland, the Municipalities of Rotterdam and Wageningen, NIROV (Netherlands Institute for Spatial Planning and Housing), Universities at Delft, Rotterdam and Amsterdam, Water Board officials, and private engineering and design concerns. Cosponsored with the Embassy and the American Planning Association, two forum/workshops have been held in New Orleans. Working from the inside-out, Dutch practices and ideas to incorporate water into this specific urban area have been proposed, with opportunities sought that increase value as well as safety at multiple scales; Regional, the Gentilly polder/sub-basin and the Uptown sub-basin including Central City and the Hoffman Triangle. This process, initiated by Waggonner & Ball, continues, with potential to transform land use by focusing first on water.

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