Boudewijn Almekinders has established the OKRA office in 1994. From the start, he has been working mainly on the larger design projects, from concept stage towards the last detail. Implementation of a high standard CAD-work and computer visualizations in the office has always been one of his important tasks and therefore he has a major share in determining the office graphic language.Being a partner of OKRA, his role within projects developed into supervising, with a focus on competitions. Besi-des this he is responsible for the office’s quality assurance system (ISO 9001:2008 certification) and the human resource management.

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT AND FOUNDER/PARTNERborn 1966

MSC. BOUDEWIJN ALMEKINDERS

EDUCATION

1984-1991 Landbouwuniversiteit Wageningen, Urban Landscape Architecture, Masters Degree

LANGUAGES Dutch – native language English - good French - resonable

WORK EXPERIENCE

1993-today OKRA landscape Architects, Landscape Architect and founder/partner.2000-2001 Floriade ’92 Zoetermeer, assistant-designer Landscape Architecture1991 - 2006 International Agricultural Education Larenstein, lecturer Landscapedesign

LECTURES

2013 Dublin, Ireland keynote lecture on OKRAs strategies to create resilient cities where green and blue structures help to enhance the life and biocli-mate in European cities at European. Forum for Architectural Policies and The Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland by Boudewijn Almekinders

2008 Moscow, Russia, IFLA congress Olympics, Leisurescapes, by Boudewijn Almekinders

2007 Moscow, Russia, Olympic landscapes / recent office work 2005 Osnabruck, Germany, urban development in the Netherlands / recent of-

fice work, Fach hochschule Osnabruck2004 Yalta, Ukraine, urban development in the Netherlands / recent office work,

international Congress on Landscape design2003 Christiansand, Norway, urban development in the Netherlands / recent

office work Norwegian Association of Landscape Architects

CURRICULUM VITAE

OKRA LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS BV OUDEGRACHT 23 | 3511 AB UTRECHTTHE NETHERLANDS | WWW.OKRA.NL

Client: SAAoneYear: 2012 - present

The expansion of the program has a major impact on the landscape and the authentic structures. The challenge is to identify the essential quali-ties and the vision to use the ambition and the landscape and translate them into action-oriented plans.

Role: project manager

Client: Municipality CorkYear: 2010 - present

In the area of 35 hectares is the stadium “Pairc Ui Chaoimh”, which is being renovated. The stadium complex, with practice field is an integral part of the park system design in terms of paths and dual use of spaces.

Role: Project manager and responsible for the communication of the interactive plan proces.

Client: Commune de Grand - SyntheYear: 2012 - present

Text In the nineties a temporary forest was planted at the edge of subur-ban Grand-Synthe. The development of a sustainable neighbourhood is now proposed in this young plantation, an exemplary project, which de-monstrates infrastructure, potential programme, building aesthetics and the potential use of green.

Role: project manager

Client: Municipality of Vlissingen Year: 2008-2010

The park is used intensively and has pubs around it. OKRA’s plan pro-poses to fringe the park with outdoor cafés that extend right up to the former quays. At the centre of the park there is an open area, referring to the historic harbour. Greenery is concentrated along a promenade with trees to the west. This leaves the centre area clear for events.

Role: Project manager during the design stages and design supervisor throughout the whole process. His work involved also extensive public consultation and stakeholder communication. His role was to lead the creative team towards an innovative park design, and to convince all of the conventional stakeholders to go along with these major changes.

PROJECTS

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INTEGRATION MOTORWAY A6-A1 (NL)

MARINAPARK - CORK (IR)

ECOQUARTIER DU BASROCH - GRANDE SYNTHE (FR)

BELLAMYPARK - VLISSINGEN (NL)

PUBLICATIONS

Topos Top-adressen Bahnhofsplatz / Best address in town: Station Square.Topos, 1998-24, p16-22.

Topos Zutphen: Atmosphare schaffen durch Kontraste / Zutphen: Creating an Atmosphere through contrasts. Topos, 2000-32.

Jardins insurges Zutphen City Center / CCCB.

Jaarboek Landsch Versleten Zutphense binnenstad herademt door opknapbeurt Stichting Jaarboek en Stedenbouw in Nederland 97-99.

Jaarboek Landsch Stationsomgeving Enschede Stichting Jaarboek en Stedenbouw in Ne-derland 95-97.

Paper Water culture, Water resource, saving an uses in architecture and environ-ment, Water in historic city centres has Mechelen as its proving ground.

WHICC Jaap Huisman et al, Water in historic city centers; Breda, Chester, Gent, s-Hertogenbosch, Limerick, Mechelen, Van Kemenade, 2007.

On site European Selection of most interesting landscape architecture projects Melaan

Mechelen, Belgium, 2009.

PROJECTLIST

2013 HIGHWAY INTEGRATION A1A6 (NL) integration of the new motorway A1/A6 Diemen – Almere Havendreef, a part of the road expansion Schiphol-Amsterdam-Almere.

2013 GRANDE SYNTHE - ECO QUARTIER (FR) landscape plan for sustainable neighborhood of 500 homes in existing forest

2012 MARINAPARK - CORK (IR) design for a park focussed on nature and sport

2011 CITY EDGES UTRECHT (NL) Study on the urban fringe areas in the pro-vince of Utrecht

2008-2011 BELLAMYPARK - VLISSINGEN (NL). Park and square along the coast of Vlis-singen. In the heart of the old town of Vlissingen the main square is redesig-ned. This design is an interpretation of the former harbour.

2009 MOLENWATERPARK – MIDDELBURG (NL). Design of a new city park with a theater at the edge of the historic citycenter of Middelburg.

HEALTH AND SAFETY

In the Netherlands the health & safety responsibility lies with external specialist companies for the full duration of the project. Boudewijn Almekinders is knowledgeable in the design risk principles of health & safety and has collaborated with specialist health & safety companies in the preparation of project health & safety plans as the landscape architect. OKRA has worked closely with companies such as (ArboDuo, Maetis, MKB Cursus en Training ). During the construction phase of the project the main contractor is responsible for the health & safety of the works and site until completion of the works. OKRA have a proven track record of creating and realising high qua-lity safe designs as can be seen from the extensive list of project in the Netherlands and internationally.Boudewijn Almekinders has the health and safety responsibilities for OKRA’s employees, being the Human re-source manager. He assesses the employees working environment yearly according to Arbo standards (Dutch standards for healthy work environments).He has the required diplomas for the Dutch professional practice and these courses are updated annually.

CURRICULUM VITAE MSC. BOUDEWIJN ALMEKINDERS