Architectures of Water: Lost and (re)found

Water and the relationship we have with it are disloca- ted in the contemporary context of the city. Present-day structures of society represent water as a human made commodity, whilst it will always be an elusive element of nature, the human body and the environment. How can we redesign city water into practices that reconnect us to the element...

Analyzing and improving client-contractor relationships at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol - an agency theory and transaction cost theory approach

Large infrastructure promotors progressively outsource parts of their organization to contractors. For them, outsourcing brings along a dependency on contractors for the realization of their objectives. With control over outsourced processes declining, these large organizations risk failure to capitalize on the economic and ecologic potential of...

Positioning Dijkstra Lampen in the project market

For 85 years, Dijkstra Lampenfabriek BV has been a luminaire manufacturer that co-designs, develops and produces architectural luminaires using the name Dijkstra Lampen. For the last five years, the management of the company has focused on the professional market, the project market. Dijkstra Lampenfabriek B.V. wants to support the selection of...