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Once again the highly successful Architecture in the Netherlands presents a selection of the most noteworthy recent architectural works in the Netherlands. The 1999-2000 edition features works by architects such as Wiel Arets, Benthem Crouwel, Wim van den Bergh and Ger Widdershoven, Bolles & Wilson, Bosch Haslett, DVK Architekten, Erick van Egeraat, Architectuurstudio Hertzberger, Teun Koolhaas, Kother en Salman, Neutelings Riedijk Architecten, Michiel Snelder, and UN Studio. In addition to the selected projects, all abundantly documented in text and images, there are thought-provoking essays on recent architectural trends by the yearbook's editors*Bart Loomsa analyzes the current large-scale interventions in major Dutch railway stations, Ton Verstegen reflects on the events leading up to the Fifth Report on Spatial Planning, and Hans Ibelings (noted author of numerous architecture/design books, including Supermodernism) describes the various manifestations of new traditionalism in Dutch architecture.