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This Dutch city has been sinking for hundreds of years — should we be worried?

The Netherlands is known as the country of cheese and bicycles, and for being the flat European...

7 innovations that changed our lives (and how the Dutch took them to the next level)

If there’s a nation that knows how to make innovation more than a buzzword, it’s the Dutch....

From catering to fighting crime: How AI is transforming the Dutch workplace

Artificial intelligence (AI) is making waves across industries, and the Netherlands is no exception.  As the NOS writes,...

From schools to cinemas: Here’s how the Dutch are using old prisons

With extremely limited space and high construction costs, Dutchies tend to make the most of existing buildings...

Take me to… church? 10 types of converted religious buildings in the Netherlands 

If you’ve come across the news that the Dutch city of Heerlen is converting an empty church...

Worm hotels in the Netherlands: an eco-friendly approach to community building

Community composting is taking off in the Netherlands. So far, its effectiveness in addressing food waste has...

5 Dutch start-ups that give us hope for the future

Dutch ingenuity is all around us — especially at the PLNT Start-Up Hub in Leiden, where DutchReview...

These derelict Rotterdam train tracks are being made over into a luscious green airpark!

The narrowest and longest roof park in the Netherlands, sitting six metres above street level, is being...