Toon Bulletin KNOB 107 (2008) 2

Dakloos (D-J. de Vries). Wim Hupperetz: Cultuurhistorie en ruimtelijke kwaliteit van de historische binnenstad. Het geheugen van een straat als inspiratiebron. Hans van den Heuvel: Glazen overkapping van binnenplaatsen: Te veel zorg breekt het glas? M.S. Verweij: Transparant maar niet open: overkapping van de binnenplaats van het Provinciehuis te Groningen.

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