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Kosters, Roel (author)After a period of suburbanization, the city of Amsterdam is growing in popularity among families. The city, however, doesn't respond to this trend. Most families living in Amsterdam are unhappy with their living situation. As a result, a lot of families are moving out of the city when the children grow older and families expand. For the city...master thesis 2017
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de Lange, Mike (author)Due to the increase of population in Amsterdam in 2040, 40.000 more dwellings are expected to be needed. This prime location, at the Apple Market, is currently unbuilt. The baby-boom in the Netherlands lead to a huge generation which nowadays is turning old. This generation of people are facing an aging peak in the year 2040 and bringing about...master thesis 2017
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Katona, Janos (author)This is a complex project focused on combing a working and living environment for the employees of a tech company located in Amsterdam at the former Apple Market. The design redevelops an existing, underutilized parking garage and the adjacent waterfront to create an innovation district integrated within the urban fabric, with special attention...master thesis 2017
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Cardna, Ato (author)There is a transition in the development of cities. The car-based urbanization is shifting into a pedestrian and bike based urbanization. This is the effect of the transition in society because the fossil-fuel based society is changing into a renewable energy-based society. Cities want to densify instead of expand to deal with energy and...master thesis 2017
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van Doesburg, K. (author)This study responds to cities in the world focussing more and more on implementing a bicycle infrastructure. The bicycle infrastructure is often envisioned to make the city more attractive for the people (again), however a lot of the criteria to design for the bicycle infrastructure are left vague and (too) open for interpretation as ...master thesis 2017
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Van Rijt, B. (author)This graduation project is the result of researching problems concerning the growing number of people in the inner city of Amsterdam and this project especially explores the topic stress in the city. The proposed approach is created from thorough analysis of the problem and the location. The places in-between the hotspots is the location where...master thesis 2017
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Nap, B.D. (author)The main products of this graduation are a new pattern language to map difficult/technical interventions in spatial tiles, a GIS model for assessing urban metabolism potentials and restrictions and a new approach for applying urban metabolism measurements on neighbourhood level. A personal motivation for me is the relation between the urban...master thesis 2017
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- Tissink, F.E. (author) master thesis 2017
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Stapel, S.R. (author)Thirty years ago Willem Jan Neutelings graduated on a study of the potential 'Ring Culture' of Antwerp. He saw a zone in the city where mass culture could develop and showcase itself to the public in the verge of the ring road. In Amsterdam, in the year 2017, under the pressure of the massive urban growth and the ambition to realise that growth...master thesis 2017
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Moritz, M. (author)GOAL – The goal of this research is to examine the possibility of a decision support model concerning intervention strategies of vacant office buildings in Amsterdam. This quick scan results in the best future function and intervention for a specific vacant office building. This DSM is based on the market, the location and the building analyses...master thesis 2016
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Van Calmthout, L. (author)The introduction of the participatiesamenleving policy direction to the Netherlands has triggered local government to shift its focus towards large projects in their district. Citizens are left to themselves, and take over former governmental responsibilities. This thesis calls for a transition in the policies surrounding citizen initiatives for...master thesis 2016
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Van der Leer, J.G.G. (author)Waste is one of the core problems in sustainable city design. In current city planning waste management systems are often disregarded. However, concepts that deal with waste and resources within urban areas are getting more and more attention. ‘Zero waste’ is one of the most visionary concepts for solving waste problems. The concept of the zero...master thesis 2016
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De Vries, O. (author)Amsterdam is growing fast, faster than the rest of the Netherlands. This leads to many challenges such as housing shortage and high pressure on space and amenities. For its competitiveness it important that Amsterdam keeps developing. However, it is often considered to be full. This study will show that there is a lot of space unused in the city...master thesis 2016
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Van der Burg, L. (author)This thesis proposes an alternative way of urban transformation in Buiksloterham, Amsterdam. The city has gotten very popular in the last decades and attracts many new residents and tourists. It has created an imbalance between the two groups and it set the city for a task. In order to deal with the crowdedness the municipality tries to spread...master thesis 2016
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Petersen, E.Q. (author)A research and design for a new university library for the UvA at the Binnengasthuis area in Amsterdam. The Binnengasthuis area is an enclosed and introvert enclave in the middle of Amsterdam. The research focusses on the relevance of the introversion at the site. The design creates a symbiosis between the existing buildings and the new added...master thesis 2016
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- Houdijk, E.F. (author) master thesis 2016
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Sikkel, F.D.P. (author)This project searches for an aftercare typology in an urban environment and finds it in the 'hofjes' typology which has been used for centuries. Also the architecture follows the ways of Evidence based design in order to use the architecture in the healing proces of the patient.master thesis 2016
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Van Erk, M.P. (author)This research is aimed to explore the potential of creating a realistic design for a bridge over the IJ. Analysis and literature studies were done both in order to determine the challenges proposed by preconditions on site and the strategies and resources needed in order to answer those challenges. In using a strategy where two bridges divide...master thesis 2016