A FEMALE FUTURE: Developing gender inclusive neighbourhoods in Rotterdam-Zuid

In recent decades, gender inequality has been discussed increasingly in different fields of society. Since long ago, aspects like power dynamics in traditional households, or studies on the human anatomy, have influenced men and women’s place in society. This gender inequality has also impacted how cities have been designed by and for men,...

Stitching a non-place: Towards a more integrated design of urban fragmentation in Hillegersberg Zuid

This report attempts to explore the causes of spatial incoherency in Hillegersberg Zuid. It does this through a retrospective historical analysis of the infrastructure, its symbolic projections and its use. Through the lens of socio-political motives of the past century the cities’ response to the current housing crisis is questioned in the area...

Ecology in Urban Development: The potential of systems thinking to make ecology a more prominent concept in urban development

Changes to ecosystems due to human activity have occurred more quickly in the previous 65 years than at any other period in history, this has resulted in an irreversible loss in biodiversity worldwide. A direct consequence is a decrease in ecosystem services - the benefits for humans that are provided by ecology - which are needed to keep...

Public Space is Child's Play: An exploration of the mother- and child-friendly city

Density in a city puts a lot of pressure on the public space. As a result, public spaces are designed according to standard design rules, leaving the wishes of certain groups overlooked. This project aims to pay attention to a group of people who, while not involved in the design of the city, greatly profits from using it comfortably every day....

Toward an inclusive future: revise the public spaces in Taichung old city center to promote active ageing

In 2018, Taiwan has become the “aged society” as National Union defined with 14% of total population are project to be the elderly. By 2050, there will even become twice amount of it, with more than one-third of the total population are consist of the elderly. The ageing of society is a positive yet challenging phenomenon. As Mace said in his...

Ancient salination: A generator for a sustainable development of the salt villages in Danzhou

Like many traditional water systems, salt fields in the coastal region of Danzhou are now facing unprecedented challenges from social development and climate change. In an era of rapid urbanization and tourism development, the project aims to provide a landscape approach that balances historical preservation with the development of local public...

From Arrival City to Beijing: Co-transformation of Arrival City and Urban in an Open System

The graduation project is about exploring an alternative development strategy for Beijing. The project reflects on the grand blueprint of Beijing planning and the original way for urban renewal. It discusses the death of the arrival cities in this planning context and a series of social problems caused thereby.<br/>Taking the mitigation of such...

A New "Square Deal": For the "Soul" of East Harlem's Social Housing Projects

New York is currently going through a construction boom as developers try to take advantage of rising land values and rents caused by economic growth, resulting in a lack of affordable housing available to middle-income families. The current Mayor of New York, Bill de Blasio, has made it a priority to meet the demands and challenges of the...

The Future Oilscape: The Transformation of the Oil Industry Area of Pernis in the Harbour of Rotterdam

The world faces another energy transition. The fossil fuels era slowly transforms into the era of renewable energy. But what happens to the fossil fuel related industries. This project specifically focusses on the oil industry. Previous energy transitions in the Netherlands have given us much industrial heritage. The windmills of Kinderdijk, the...

Geeren-Zuid verbindt!: Herstructureren van een na-oorlogse woonwijk in Breda

Liveable lelystad, creating a senior friendly urban environment

Living solo in Rotterdam: Improving the living quality of one person households by urban interventions

The amount of one person households is rapidly growing in the Netherlands. Unfortunately solo dwellers are still disadvantaged, stigmatised and forgotten in urban design since society expects them to be in a relationship. This is exemplified by the focus on families and couples in cities and housing developments. As a result there is a lack of...

Kasteelensemble Nederhemert: Erf goed, al goed

De locatie van en de omgeving rond kasteel Nederhemert voorzien van nieuwe functiemogelijkheden, zodat daardoor de connectie met het landschap op verschillende schaalniveau's hersteld kan worden en daarmee de historische continuïteit van kasteel Nederhemert en het landschap te waarborgen.

Rain, catch it if you can

Regulation of Organic Urbanism

Search for principles to come to sustainable and vital private commissioned urban development. The test case for the research is the location Oosterwold. The graduation project is a redesign of the structure vision of Oosterwold by MVRDV.