{"id":1619,"date":"2015-07-03T16:49:22","date_gmt":"2015-07-03T15:49:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/?p=1619"},"modified":"2022-10-20T12:34:36","modified_gmt":"2022-10-20T11:34:36","slug":"amsterdam-calling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/amsterdam-calling\/","title":{"rendered":"Amsterdam calling"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='booster-block booster-read-block'>\n                <div class=\"twp-read-time\">\n                \t<i class=\"booster-icon twp-clock\"><\/i> <span>Read Time:<\/span>3 Minute, 17 Second                <\/div>\n\n            <\/div><p>Things seem busier than ever at Terra Firma. Nevertheless, in an exceptional move we closed our office on the 12<sup>th<\/sup> June. Not without good reason\u2026 terra firma is 30 years old, and to celebrate the firm took off to Amsterdam!<\/p>\n<p>We were joined there by our colleagues Ramune Sanderson from TF-LT (our office in Lithuania), and Henry Duck from Alshamsi terra firma (our office in Dubai). A fantastic time was had by all. The following is just a snapshot of our Amsterdam adventure.<\/p>\n<p>Friday was a blisteringly hot day when we arrived in Amsterdam. We checked into the swanky Room Mate Aitana hotel, a modern building on a contemporary designed street close to the central station.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1622\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1622\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/2015-06-12-to-2015-06-13-Amsterdam-002.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1622\" src=\"http:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/2015-06-12-to-2015-06-13-Amsterdam-002-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"IJdoc in Amsterdam\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/2015-06-12-to-2015-06-13-Amsterdam-002-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/2015-06-12-to-2015-06-13-Amsterdam-002.jpg 769w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1622\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">IJdoc with our hotel on the left (the pointy building)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">After lunch we took a leisurely stroll through the old town and took in some of the typical scenes.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1621\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1621\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/2015-06-12-14.22.59.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1621\" src=\"http:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/2015-06-12-14.22.59-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"The Oudezuds Voorburgwal, Amsterdam\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/2015-06-12-14.22.59-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/2015-06-12-14.22.59.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1621\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Oudezuds Voorburgwal<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">It\u2019s notable that trees and vegetation are everywhere you look in Amsterdam (with the notable exception of the street where our hotel was (which gets away with it because the quality of the hard landscape materials and workmanship was something to behold).<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1625\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1625\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/P6120005.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1625\" src=\"http:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/P6120005-300x226.jpg\" alt=\"Of course, you can\u2019t move for bikes\" width=\"300\" height=\"226\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/P6120005-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/P6120005.jpg 708w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1625\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Of course, you can\u2019t move for bikes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1627\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1627\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_2127.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1627\" src=\"http:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_2127-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Terra firma in Amsterdam\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_2127-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_2127.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1627\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ferrous termites dicing with death on \u2018Abbey Road\u2019 (with cyclists fast approaching just off camera to the left and right).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1623\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1623\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_2124.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1623\" src=\"http:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_2124-300x233.jpg\" alt=\"Terra firma on a bridge in Amsterdam\" width=\"300\" height=\"233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_2124-300x233.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_2124.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1623\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ferrous termites taking it all in.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">In the late afternoon we headed to the offices of Ruwan Aluvihare. Ruwan is a contemporary of Lionel\u2019s, having graduated from Leeds Polytechnic around the same time. Whilst Lionel has led Terra Firma to near global domination, Ruwan has spent his whole career in Amsterdam, working for the city authority, climbing the ladder from intern to his current position as the city\u2019s principle Landscape Architect.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1624\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1624\" style=\"width: 206px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_2143.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1624\" src=\"http:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_2143-206x300.jpg\" alt=\"Ruwan Aluvihare, Amsterdam City Landscape Architect\" width=\"206\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_2143-206x300.jpg 206w, https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_2143.jpg 704w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 206px) 100vw, 206px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1624\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ruwan Aluvihare<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">We spend a few hours at Ruwan\u2019s offices where he showed us many examples of his work. Amsterdam\u2019s investment in landscape, and wider appreciation of the sustainable benefits of landscape has come to be world renowned under Ruwan\u2019s leadership. Much more could be said here, but that\u2019s another blog entirely!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">Ruwan joined us in the evening at the Caf\u00e9 Restaurant Amsterdam, a converted pumping station in a recently re-developed part of the city, where we had a slap-up celebration dinner.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1629\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1629\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_2140.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1629\" src=\"http:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_2140-300x215.jpg\" alt=\"terra firma's 30th anniversary celebration meal, at the Caf\u00e9 Restaurant Amsterdam\" width=\"300\" height=\"215\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_2140-300x215.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_2140.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1629\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">terra firma\u2019s 30th anniversary celebration meal, at the Caf\u00e9 Restaurant Amsterdam<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Nobody was driving, and nobody needed to get home to put the kids to bed \u2013 so we had a unique opportunity to hit the town together in search of \u2018refreshments\u2019. We got back to the hotel a little later than most of us are used to!<\/p>\n<p>After a hearty breakfast on Saturday morning we all had the opportunity to do our own thing. We spared Amsterdam of more exposure to Terra Firma en masse, and split into smaller groups. Several of us went to the recently re-developed Java Eiland part of the city (a series of 4 man-made, rectangular island, encircled by tightly packed apartment blocks, but with tranquil landscape spaces through its core), which Ruwan had recommended to us.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1628\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1628\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_21652.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1628\" src=\"http:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_21652-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Java Eiland, Amsterdam\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_21652-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_21652.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1628\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A contemporary twist on the traditional Architectural style of Amsterdam, found at Java Eiland.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Of course, our trip to Holland wouldn\u2019t be complete if we hadn\u2019t also seen\u2026<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1626\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1626\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/2015-06-12-to-2015-06-13-Amsterdam-028.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1626\" src=\"http:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/2015-06-12-to-2015-06-13-Amsterdam-028-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Windmill shed in Amsterdam\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/2015-06-12-to-2015-06-13-Amsterdam-028-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/2015-06-12-to-2015-06-13-Amsterdam-028.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1626\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u2026 Windmills (actually a shed, serving a house-boat moored alongside), and\u2026<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1620\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1620\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/2015-06-12-13.24.50.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1620\" src=\"http:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/2015-06-12-13.24.50-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"A floating clog\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/2015-06-12-13.24.50-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/2015-06-12-13.24.50.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1620\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u2026 and clogs (of course!)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Here\u2019s to the next 30 years!<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n        <div class=\"booster-block booster-reactions-block\">\n            <div class=\"twp-reactions-icons\">\n                \n                <div class=\"twp-reacts-wrap\">\n                    <a react-data=\"be-react-1\" post-id=\"1619\" class=\"be-face-icons 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Nevertheless, in an exceptional move we closed our office on the 12th June. Not without good reason\u2026 terra firma is 30 years old, and to celebrate the firm took off to Amsterdam! We were joined there by our colleagues Ramune Sanderson from TF-LT (our office in Lithuania), [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[63],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1619","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-landscape-architect"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Amsterdam calling - terra firma blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/amsterdam-calling\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Martin\" \/>\n\t<meta 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