The Importance of a Safe Construction in the Fight Against Terrorism: A historical analysis of buildings subjected to terrorist attacks and the changes in structural and safety design

Terrorism is something the United States of America has had to deal with since 1789. Near the end of the 20th century such attacks had become more frequent and devastating with the most casualties caused by a single individual with the Oklahoma City bombing in 1995. This has led to a nationwide uncertainty if more buildings were at risk to be...

Mental Health Centre Hembrug: Revitalizing Hemburg, to revitalize Society

This graduation project is focused on a transformation of industrial heritage in Campus North in Hembrug, a former closed-off military production terrain on a peninsula in Zaandam. For a long time the terrain was used by the Artellerie-Inrichtingen for the production and manufacturing of weapons and ammunition for the Dutch army. After the...