Logo Le Roy tuin, de ecokathedraal van Heerenveen

Ecocathedralen: waar plant, dier en mens samenwerken...
... en waar ruimte de tijd krijgt, en tijd de ruimte

Presentation of the book "Louis Le Roy, ecotect" by Piet Vollaard and Rob Hendriks

An impression of a number of pages from the book "Louis Le Roy, ecotect" by Piet Vollaard and Rob Hendriks
An impression of a number of pages from the book "Louis Le Roy, ecotect" by Piet Vollaard and Rob Hendriks

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.

For ten years, the authors harboured the idea of writing a book about Le Roy (1924-2012), as no complete publication had appeared up to that point. Although a great deal has been published about Le Roy over the years, and he himself wrote many books (including *Natuurschakelen, natuurschakelen* and *Retourtje Mondriaan*), gathering all the information proved to be a difficult task. Therefore, in preparation for the book, a website was developed to track as many publications, lectures, exhibitions, documentaries, and projects as possible. This Louis Le Roy oeuvre website is largely accessible to the public at www.louisleroy.nl

The book contains Le Roy's life story and includes an inventory of all projects in which Le Roy has been involved, both domestically and abroad. In addition to the ecocathedral in Mildam and the Le Roy area in Groningen, there is naturally also a chapter devoted to the Le Roy Garden in Heerenveen, the ecocathedral that has been under development since 1966.

Presentation at the TIJD symposium on 31 October 2026

You can attend the presentation of the book, which has been included as part of the TIJD symposium 02026. The authors will be happy to sign the copy of the book that you can purchase there.

From November 2026, the book will also be available in bookstores, for example at Boekhandel Overdiep in Heerenveen or from the publisher nai010 .

Rob Hendriks Piet Vollaard house Louis Le Roy Oranjewoud Rob Hendriks (left) and Piet Vollaard in the former home of Louis and Inge Le Roy in Oranjewoud, conducting research for their book "Louis Le Roy, ecotect" (photo: Peter Wouda)



Want to help out?

Would you like to work as a volunteer on the Heerenveen ecocathedral? You can!
Get in touch , and we'll see what you like and what you can do.
Or come by sometime on a Wednesday morning. We are often working there then.

Agenda

31 Oct 02026;
13:00 - 16:30
TIJD-symposium 02026

The stage is yours!

Located in the Le Roy Garden is a small, atmospheric open-air theatre with a capacity of approximately 80 visitors. It is ideal for staging small performances of singing, recitation, music, theatre... Email or call us and inquire about the possibilities.

thumb open-air theater le roy garden

Guided tour or lecture on ecocathedrals?

Would you like a guided tour of the Le Roy Garden, or a lecture on ecocathedrals? Please contact us. You can do so by email or by phone at 06-24573020 .

Donate stones?

Do you have any stones left over and would you like to donate them to the Le Roy garden? Please contact us first, so you can immediately find out whether (and if so, where) you can bring the stones. Bringing (or collecting) material without prior notice is therefore not permitted.

tiles NK tile removing in ecocathedral Heerenveen

 

See also:

Other long-term art projects

Various artists have been inspired in one way or another by the long term, also known as cathedral thinking. A number of interesting examples:

  1. The Letters of Utrecht (02000 - as long as there are Saturdays): a poem that is written letter by letter every Saturday in the city center of Utrecht using stones.
  2. The Time Pyramid of Manfred Laber in Wemdinge, Germany
  3. The Future Library (02014 - 02114) of Katie Paterson in Oslo, Denmark.
  4. The Longplayer at Trinity Buoy Wharf in London, a musical piece that lasts 100 years and has been playing since January 1, 2000.
  5. The Tropfenstein machine (01996–02496) with which a stalactite is made in a museum in Hamburg.

" For a proper understanding of what is written, it must always be borne in mind that when nature is mentioned, natural processes are *always* meant, but never nature in its temporary form ." Louis G. Le Roy ( 1924 - 2012 )

" When we build, let us remember that we are building for eternity. Let it not be for present pleasure, nor for present use only; let it be such a work that our descendants will be grateful to us for it ." John Ruskin (1819–1900)