Supporting public life through architecture: The parallel histories of Spaarndammerhart’s and Het Schip’s contribution to public life

The literature about public life is mainly focused on the city as a whole. This research applies the literature about public life to architecture by analyzing two case studies. The design elements of two building in The Spaarndammerbuurt neighborhood in Amsterdam, Het Schip (1921) and The Spaarndammerhart (2020) are related to the literature...

Belgrade Central Station: Waiting as a Place of Opportunities

Strategic activation of the 50 year old construction site of the Central Station of Belgrade by the implantation of a permanent service frame work fostering meanwhile uses and public life, while waiting for the possible arrival of a lighter private layer.

Planning the power plant: The role of architecture in the integration of decentralized energy systems

The cities of the 20th and 21st century have gone through an era of unbridled expansion, seizing an immeasurable amount of land and resources from across the globe. To secure a resilient and sustainable urban environment, the city is forced to revisit its networks, systems and land-use. Especially with the growing trend of urbanization. One of...