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Caspers, L.L.S. (author)The project tries to anticipate on the gentrification issues in the case of Neukölln in Berlin. How to stimulate/maintain accessibility for a diversity of social groups in a central gentrifying area [in the case of Neukölln, Berlin] ? This is the main research question of the thesis. This resulted in a project that consists of a strategy for...master thesis 2015
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Karner, M.M. (author)Some public spaces in the Netherlands function exceptionally well and provide significant benefit to the wider society in areas such as public health, retail activity and community participation. However, the vast majority of public space does not perform as well. One example is Oude Noorden, where the public space has failed to provide a...master thesis 2015
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Hegenwald, J.I. (author)The project explores the future of the place of work in the city, dealing with the possibility of reimagining representative and governmental functions through architecture, while improving the experience of office workers with the space. The design assignment deals with the redesign of an existing building in The Hague. The renovated building...master thesis 2015
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Radai, D.P. (author)The ‘Arrival City’ (Saunders, 2010) describes a multicultural environment in Europe that creates opportunities and challenges at the same time (Wood, 2009). Sure enough, segregated, deprived neighbourhoods are a common outcome of this phenomenon. Often unplanned and uncontrolled social expansion characterised by primarily low-rent neighbourhoods...master thesis 2015
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Nicolai, E.A.M. (author)Nowadays various Dutch cities have a very programmatic arrangement in which sport and activity structures often are situated at the borders of the city, along highways and railroads, as mono-functional complexes and stand-alone islands enclosed by greenery. The graduation project 'Sport in Public Space' is a design research that looks for ways...master thesis 2015
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Martins da Conceição, A. (author)The spaces of station areas do not fully achieve the liveability level sought out by recent redevelopment projects. Additionally, the role that architecture plays in their spatial definition seems to be constrained, likely because of the projects’ highly complex interdisciplinary planning processes. Thus, the need to improve the spatial...doctoral thesis 2015
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Purwanto, Y. (author)A planning proposal recognizing the dual identity of open space in Wihdaat, an urbanized Palestinian refugee camp which doubles as a centrality of Amman. The recognition of the dual identity allowes the inclusion of (inter)national and street scale stakeholders through their shared involvement in the activation of public space.master thesis 2014
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Namirskaite, J. (author)Many urban spaces during the course of time have lost their intended semantics, identities and representations, and might therefore be defined as post-spaces of various kinds, for example post-industrial, post-Soviet, post-Modernist, etc. In many cases these post-spaces require restructuring not only of their meaning and identity, but also of...master thesis 2014
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Somoza, S. (author)Research about how can public spaces facilitate interaction between people with different cultural backgrounds. The study area is Tetuán district in Madrid, Spain.master thesis 2014
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De Zwart, S.F.T.M. (author)This project is part of RMIT studio "Transforming Housing Heritage" and focusses on the Vogelbuurt in Carnisse, Rotterdam Zuid, a "problem area" consisting of portiek dwellings mostly owned by private owners. The title "the beads make the string - how the input of individual stakeholders can improve the quality of public space" already gives...master thesis 2014
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Wei, C. (author)Under the background of rapid and enormous urbanisation and transformation in Shenzhen, urban segregation starts to emerge due to the increasing social and spatial disparities. Low-income migrants live in urban villages and degrading work-unit compounds without adequate public facilities, while high-income groups concentrate in commodity...master thesis 2014
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Tijmensen, A.S. (author)The transformation of an old tram depot into a new centre for the Kinkerbuurt in Amsterdam. The tram depot became part of the public sphere and encourage people to interact, meet and learn.master thesis 2014
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Van der Veer, J. (author)The main goal of this design exercise is to recreate the ‘heart’ of Rotterdam South, by providing the conditions for a vibrant, public city life. This heart will – in contrast to the shopping mall – be formed by outdoor spaces, like streets and squares, and be welcome to pedestrians and cyclists. The centre of Rotterdam South will be marked...master thesis 2014
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Van der Hoeven, F.D. (author)In the 20th century, the Dutch city of Rotterdam was radically transformed from a historic town into a modern city, becoming the selfacclaimed 'city of architecture', home to international architectural design offices, publishers and institutions. Although it is already 60 years after the destruction of the Rotterdam inner city, the city still...journal article 2013
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Van der Gaauw, P. (author)A redevelopment of an urban blocked based on the reinterpretation of a traditional building typology. The project shows this typology is quite suitable for urban problems within globalizing cities. As a strategy it can intensify, diversify and instill a sense of the local in developments in the city.master thesis 2013
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Zivali, T. (author)The war in former Yugoslavia has been over since 15 years, but in a lot of cities and communities the consequences of this time are still remarkable; not only by observing the condition of buildings or spaces, but also in the way the society has developed in these cities. One of them is Mostar. The city is also known by the post-war situation...master thesis 2013
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Hulin, J. (author), Pavlicek, J. (author)The paper reflects on a relationship between an algorithmic and a standard (intuitive) approach to design of public space. A realized project of a plaza renovation in Czech town Vsetin is described as a study case. The paper offers an overview of benefits and drawbacks of the algorithmic approach in the described study case and it outlines more...conference paper 2013
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Karkukli, A.O.S. (author)This project focuses on urban refugees who flee to cities to find a safe shelter. Urban refugees often live a hidden life in the city because of political conflicts in which aid an money plays an important role. The aim of this project is to improve the living conditions of urban refugees through changing their political representation....master thesis 2013
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Tahery, D. (author)The master’s thesis deals with public space in connection to public health aspect and the contribution that public space can make to this facet. Nowadays people all over the world face health problems concerning obesity and lack of exercise, especially children and the elderly. The current lifestyle of Western societies is encouraged and...master thesis 2013
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