ABSTRACT
The Baroque and Romantic eras represent the height of this 'back to nature' movement. The enormous growth of cities in the 19th century was a breeding ground for anti-urban trends, such as the garden city movements planned by Owen and Howard. The process of suburbanisation is characterised by the division of functions. The section of the population that seeks refuge in the suburbs consciously strives for voluntary banishment. In Schuytgraaf near Arnhem the landscape is not being sacrificed to an indefinite urbanisation programme. Here the brief was reversed: the existing landscape structure was retained and made accessible in terms of orientation and infrastructure. In a study on experimental housing for some of the fields in Schuytgraaf, we are trying to arrive at a kind of reverse urban planning. Buyers indicate their real estate wishes, which are interactively designed into the development area and linked with the service facilities desired.
