--- title: "news" --- # news ## Book "Louis Le Roy, ecotect" presented ![Book \"Louis Le Roy, ecotect\" presented](https://leroytuin.nl/images/nieuws/2026/cover-boek-louis-le-roy-ecotect-rob-hendriks-piet-vollaard.jpg) On Saturday, October 31, 2026, the book "Louis Le Roy, ectotect" by Rob Hendriks and Piet Vollaard will be presented during the TIJD symposium at De Koningshof in Heerenveen. [Read more...](https://leroytuin.nl/news/book-louis-le-roy-ecotect-presented.md) ## Start philosophical walk at Agora Le Roy garden ![Start philosophical walk at Agora Le Roy garden](https://leroytuin.nl/images/nieuws/2026/agora-plein-le-roy-tuin-filosofische-wandeling-heerenveen.jpg) The small open-air theater in the Le Roy Garden regularly serves as a Greek Agora, a square or gathering place where people debate. [Read more...](https://leroytuin.nl/news/start-philosophical-walk-at-agora-le-roy-garden.md) ## Green Trinitas church nominated for the Sustainable 30 ![Green Trinitas church nominated for the Sustainable 30](https://leroytuin.nl/images/nieuws/2026/duurzame-dertig-groene-kerk-trinitas-heerenveen-le-roy-tuin.jpg) De Groene Kerk Trinitas, the neighbors of the Le Roy Garden, have been nominated for the Sustainable 30. [Read more...](https://leroytuin.nl/news/green-trinitas-church-nominated-for-the-sustainable-30.md) ## KEI College students on an expedition in the Le Roy garden ![KEI College students on an expedition in the Le Roy garden](https://leroytuin.nl/images/nieuws/2026/kei-college-bwi-expeditie-le-roy-tuin-ecokathedraal-heerenveen.jpg) Students from the KEI College, Building, Living and Interior (BWI) course in Heerenveen, were on an expedition in the Le Roy Garden this week. [Read more...](https://leroytuin.nl/news/leerlingen-kei-college-op-expeditie-in-de-le-roy-tuin-en.md) ## Presentation of the book "Louis Le Roy, ecotect" by Piet Vollaard and Rob Hendriks ![Presentation of the book \"Louis Le Roy, ecotect\" by Piet Vollaard and Rob Hendriks ](https://leroytuin.nl/images/nieuws/2018/collage-boek-louis-le-roy-ecotect-nai010-vollaard-hendriks.jpg) At the TIJD symposium on Saturday afternoon, October 31, 2026, the book "Louis Le Roy, ecotect" by Piet Vollaard and Rob Hendriks will be presented. [Read more...](https://leroytuin.nl/news/presentation-of-the-book-louis-le-roy-ecotect-by-piet-vollaard-and-rob-hendriks.md) ## Hikers from all over the country walk through Le Roy Garden ![Hikers from all over the country walk through Le Roy Garden](https://leroytuin.nl/images/nieuws/2026/le-roy-wandeling-2026-in-de-le-roy-tuin-heerenveen.jpg) About 45 interested people from all over the country took part in the fourth edition of the Le Roy walk from Heerenveen to Mildam and back to Heerenveen on Sunday, June 14, 2026. [Read more...](https://leroytuin.nl/news/hikers-from-all-over-the-country-walk-through-le-roy-garden.md) ## Practical lesson for Aeres VMBO Heerenveen students in the Le Roy garden ![Practical lesson for Aeres VMBO Heerenveen students in the Le Roy garden](https://leroytuin.nl/images/nieuws/2026/aeres-vmbo-heerenveen-ecokathedraal-le-roy-tuin.jpg) Master builders in training: students from Aeres VMBO Heerenveen had another practical lesson this week in the Le Roy Garden and the garden of the Heerenveen Apostolic Society, our neighbors with whom we collaborate frequently. [Read more...](https://leroytuin.nl/news/practical-lesson-for-aeres-vmbo-heerenveen-students-in-the-le-roy-garden.md) ## Podcast Borrow a Frisian with architect Le Roy Garden ![Podcast Borrow a Frisian with architect Le Roy Garden](https://leroytuin.nl/images/nieuws/2026/leen-een-fries-bouwmeester-peter-wouda-ecokathedraal-heerenveen.jpg) Leen een Fries, a knowledge platform where Frisian residents can tell their stories on a wide range of topics, has recorded a podcast with Peter Wouda, master builder of the Le Roy Garden, the Heerenveen ecocathedral. [Read more...](https://leroytuin.nl/news/podcast-borrow-a-frisian-with-architect-le-roy-garden.md) ## From bicycle shed to vegetable garden with dry stone wall and solar panels ![From bicycle shed to vegetable garden with dry stone wall and solar panels](https://leroytuin.nl/images/nieuws/2026/van-fietsenhok-tot-stapelmuur-moestuin-zonnepanelen-compagnie-heerenveen.jpg) At the De Compagnie vocational school in Heerenveen, a former bicycle shed has been transformed by students into a vegetable garden with a dry stone wall and solar panels. [Read more...](https://leroytuin.nl/news/from-bicycle-shed-to-vegetable-garden-with-dry-stone-wall-and-solar-panels.md) ## Small lawns: a thorn in the side of Louis Le Roy! ![Small lawns: a thorn in the side of Louis Le Roy!](https://leroytuin.nl/images/nieuws/2026/gras-doorn-in-het-oog-van-louis-le-roy-1.jpg) They can be found everywhere in the Netherlands: small patches of grass with a solitary tree here and there. A thorn in the side of Louis Le Roy! [Read more...](https://leroytuin.nl/news/small-lawns-a-thorn-in-the-side-of-louis-le-roy.md) ## Now on display in Berlin: "We make years out of minutes" by Lina Lapelytė ![Now on display in Berlin: \"We make years out of minutes\" by Lina Lapelytė](https://leroytuin.nl/images/nieuws/2026/we-make-years-out-of-hours-hamburg-stapelen-ecokathedraal-02.jpg) In the impressive Hamburger Bahnhof – Nationalgalerie der Gegenwart in Berlin, an exhibition is emerging (!) from 30 April 2026 to 10 January 2027 that you do not just view, but experience. [Read more...](https://leroytuin.nl/news/now-on-display-in-hamburg-we-make-years-out-of-minutes-by-lina-lapelyte.md) ## "What is an ecocathedral?" chiseled in stone ![\"What is an ecocathedral?\" chiseled in stone](https://leroytuin.nl/images/nieuws/2026/wat-is-een-ecokathedraal-gebeiteld.jpg) For an exhibition in Heerenveen in 1996, Le Roy explained on a number of A4 sheets what an ecocathedral is, what you can use to build one, and why we need to build one. [Read more...](https://leroytuin.nl/news/what-is-an-ecocathedral-chiseled-in-stone.md) ## Wini Douma embroiders Le Roy in a large tapestry about Lewenborg ![Wini Douma embroiders Le Roy in a large tapestry about Lewenborg](https://leroytuin.nl/images/nieuws/2026/winni-douma-wandkleed-le-roy-lewenborg.jpg) Wini Douma, who has been active for years in the LeRoy area in the Groningen district of Lewenborg, embroidered part of a tapestry about Lewenborg with a reference to Le Roy. [Read more...](https://leroytuin.nl/news/wini-douma-embroiders-le-roy-in-a-large-tapestry-about-lewenborg.md) ## June 14: join the Le Roy Walk, 2026 edition ![June 14: join the Le Roy Walk, 2026 edition](https://leroytuin.nl/images/nieuws/2026/le-roy-wandeling.jpg) ***UPDATE June 1, 2026: The maximum number of participants has been reached. It is no longer possible to register.*** On Sunday, June 14, 2026, we will once again walk the Le Roy Route with a group of up to 30 people. You can choose the half route of 10 km from Heerenveen to Mildam and take the bus back, or join the group to walk back to Heerenveen via a different route. [Read more...](https://leroytuin.nl/news/june-14-join-the-le-roy-walk-2026-edition.md) ## Visit by TU Delft Master's students ![Visit by TU Delft Master\'s students](https://leroytuin.nl/images/nieuws/2026/master-studenten-tu-delft-material-yards-ecokathedraal-le-roy.jpg) On Monday, February 23, 2026, Naan, Joppe, and Nina, who are pursuing a Master's degree in Architecture at TU Delft, visited the Le Roy Garden in Heerenveen. [Read more...](https://leroytuin.nl/news/visit-by-tu-delft-masters-students.md) ## Chinese natural stones ![Chinese natural stones ](https://leroytuin.nl/images/nieuws/2026/chinese-natuurstenen-centrum-heerenveen-le-roy-tuin.jpg) After a long journey from China, via Belgium, these natural stones initially ended up in the center of Heerenveen, where they served for many years. [Read more...](https://leroytuin.nl/news/chinese-natural-stones.md) ## Complete the Le Roy garden sliding puzzle! ![Complete the Le Roy garden sliding puzzle!](https://leroytuin.nl/images/nieuws/2025/leroytuin-schuifpuzzel-2025.jpg) The winter months are ideally suited for doing a puzzle. For example, a sliding puzzle! [Read more...](https://leroytuin.nl/news/complete-the-le-roy-garden-sliding-puzzle.md) ## A Christmas and New Year's wish ![A Christmas and New Year\'s wish ](https://leroytuin.nl/images/nieuws/2025/kerstwens-2025-2026-le-roy-tuin.jpg) While tension is rising worldwide, and many people are concerned about our destructive impact on everything that makes the earth habitable, we are getting to work on a small scale to show that things can be done differently. [Read more...](https://leroytuin.nl/news/a-christmas-and-new-years-wish.md) ## Le Roy Garden at UNESCO World Future Day exhibition Paris ![Le Roy Garden at UNESCO World Future Day exhibition Paris](https://leroytuin.nl/images/nieuws/2025/cathedrals-in-nature-ecokathedraal-parijs-good-ancestors-unesco-wereldtoekomstdag.jpg) On 1, 2, and 3 December 2025, a conference on long-term thinking was held at UNESCO headquarters in Paris. This took place in the context of World Futures Day, which has been held annually since 2021. [Read more...](https://leroytuin.nl/news/le-roy-garden-at-unesco-world-future-day-exhibition-paris.md) ## Heimans and Thijsse Prize 2025 for Heilien Tonckens ![Heimans and Thijsse Prize 2025 for Heilien Tonckens ](https://leroytuin.nl/images/nieuws/2025/heilien-tonckens-heijmans-thijsse-prijs-2025-le-roy-tuin.jpg) The Heimans and Thijsse Foundation awards the Heimans and Thijsse Prize 2025 to nature inspirator Heilien Tonckens for her decades-long, groundbreaking commitment to nature, green heritage, natural play, and ecological green management. [Read more...](https://leroytuin.nl/news/heimans-and-thijsse-prize-2025-for-heilien-tonckens.md) ## Chestnut tree donated by Janne Heida ![Chestnut tree donated by Janne Heida](https://leroytuin.nl/images/nieuws/2025/janne-heida-kastanjeboom-le-roy-tuin-1.jpg) Artist Janne Heida from Heerenveen has donated a small chestnut tree that is special to her to the Le Roy Garden. [Read more...](https://leroytuin.nl/news/chestnut-tree-donated-by-janne-heida.md) ## October 22: help stack in new housing development in Heerenveen ![October 22: help stack in new housing development in Heerenveen](https://leroytuin.nl/images/nieuws/2025/stapelgek-skoatterwald-zwanenburg-le-roy-stapelingen.jpg) On Wednesday, October 22, between 10:00 and 13:00, local residents and volunteers will be stacking Le Roy walls at the new construction project "Mooi yn 't Wiid" in the Skoatterwâld neighborhood in Heerenveen. [Read more...](https://leroytuin.nl/news/october-22-help-stack-in-new-housing-development-in-heerenveen.md) ## Column by Gerbrand Bakker about the Le Roy garden in de Groene Amsterdammer ![Column by Gerbrand Bakker about the Le Roy garden in de Groene Amsterdammer](https://leroytuin.nl/images/nieuws/2020/le-roy-tuin-freerun-eijer-producties.jpg) Columnist and writer Gerbrand Bakker wrote a column for the weekly magazine De Groene Amsterdammer in 2009 about his childhood memory of the Le Roy Garden. [Read more...](https://leroytuin.nl/news/column-by-gerbrand-bakker-about-the-le-roy-garden-in-de-groene-amsterdammer.md)