Architects in the background

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Zamorah Getrouw is the winner of the twentieth ‘Marina van Damme Scholarship. She attracted the attention of the jury for her “well thought-out plan, her enthusiastic commitment to the field of architecture, and the way she envisages her future”. Currently, in most cases, architects are only ever involved in the design stages of a project. In Getrouw’s opinion, the consequence is that architects are becoming less essential, as they increasingly fade into the background.
To prevent this, she feels architects should also be able to supervise the execution of their designs. This would lead to creative solutions and lower costs for the commissioning party. Getrouw plans to spend the 9,000 euros in prize money on a KOB study programme for graduates of management and enterprise in the building sector. During this programme she will learn to lead a construction company and build projects responsibly in terms of management and business economics.