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Tomova, Mihaela (author)In the recent decades the economies became more dependent on knowledge - based activities - scientific research, technology, trade, finance. Therefore, the industries strive to be competitive in these categories on global level. In order to achieve that, they need an international recognition which also means attracting international knowledge...master thesis 2021
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Witkamp, Alexander (author)While the department stores are in heavy weather, the need for housing is increasing everyday. Redesigning old department stores to be used as housing is a necessary solution. So how to fit appartments in a large building, that is so unfit to be used for housing in its current condition? While researching the V&D department store in Leiden...master thesis 2021
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Kieft, Hanneke (author)Due to the great housing shortage, many people continue to live in houses that no longer suit them. Looking at future housing demand by taking adaptability as a starting point to create a suitable home for the future generation. Growing and shrinking houses in order to adapt the house to the people instead of the other way around. To do this, a...master thesis 2021
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Temkovitz, Kai (author)This paper discusses relevant defini-tions of affordable housing in order to aim for a common understanding of the topic. This common understanding consists of two dimensions – the rea-sonable economic burden and housing quality. Both dimensions can be exam-ined from a qualitative and quantitative perspective. A qualitative perspective consists...master thesis 2021
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van Vliet, Kimberly (author)Concluderend is het antwoord op de onderzoeksvraag ‘Wat zijn overeenkomsten en verschillen tussen de collectieve woonvormen van het Coöperatiehuis (1930) en het Vierwindenhuis (1980) en hoe komt dit tot uitdrukking in de ontwerpen?’ dat het Coöperatiehuis en het Vierwindenhuis met verschillende ontwerpfilosofieën ontwikkeld zijn. Ze zijn met...student report 2021
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Dijk, Tijmen (author)There is an urgent need for affordable housing solutions in the Netherlands before 2030. However, the focus should not only be on producing new dwellings, but rather on creating homes and neighbourhoods that meet the needs of the future population. In Dutch cities there is a change in the residential culture and there is a large lack of...master thesis 2021
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Emmelot, Jesse (author)As of 2020, the Netherlands experiences a housing shortage of around 300,000. To respond to the projected demand, around 80,000 houses should be built every year towards 2030. At the same time, the Dutch government has had ambitions and plans towards a circular economy by 2050. Their plans were released in 2016, after which...master thesis 2021
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Fougerouse, Manon (author)This question might sound very broad: What future for the architecture? What future for the people living in it? What is Post-War housing? What political and social thought is behind it? What kind of place does it hold in the city? Who designed it? Who are its inhabitants? Moreover, what kind of problem is it subject to think it needs a new...master thesis 2021
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Mlecnik, E. (author), Oung, Oubbol (author), Lelieveld, Ariane (author), de Snoo, Marianne (author), Vos, Coen (author)Frontrunner local authorities aim to achieve a market acceleration in the owner-occupied single-family home renovation sector by increasing awareness of – and enabling access to – low-carbon technologies in residential target areas. With their easy availability, adaptability, and possible mobility, pop-up consultancy desks can provide local...conference paper 2021
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Rocco, Roberto (author)The article addresses the issue of how the coronavirus can give us clues on how<br/>to change our current views on informal urbanisation and radically transform the way in which we see social housing provision in Latin America. Despite the many ways in which informal urbanisation takes shape in Latin America, it is possible to generally assert...book chapter 2021
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Overwater, Arnold (author), Yorke-Smith, N. (author)Gentrification, displacement and social exclusion are hot topics of debate in the city of Amsterdam, the Netherlands. A current phenomena is short-term rentals of private homes. In its peer-to-peer form, this phenomena has grown sharply, facilitated by services such as Airbnb. Its growth has caused controversies among communities in touristic...journal article 2021
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Wade, Faye (author), Visscher, H.J. (author)Retrofitting domestic buildings is essential for meeting targets to mitigate the catastrophic impacts of our changing climate. Current rates of retrofitting are far lower than necessary for achieving global net zero climate targets. To date in privately owned homes, policymakers have largely relied on piecemeal activity and often short-lived...contribution to periodical 2021
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Schwake, G. (author)The settlements along the Trans-Israel Highway illustrate the privatisation of the national settlement enterprise. To understand this process, this dissertation focuses on the settlement production mechanism, which consists of the reciprocal interests of the government and various private groups to develop and domesticate the border area between...doctoral thesis 2020
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Siritip, N. (author)This project is a part of the Complex Projects Graduation Studio, "New York Midtown", it explores the possibility of introducing a new workplace typology within an industrial waterfront of Clinton piers as a way to respond to the changing landscape of work of the 21st century New York and the revitalization of the waterfront in the previously...master thesis 2020
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Lesmes Mendoza, Christian (author)The Circular Economy (CE) in the built environment has gained ever more attention as discussions around the threats of global warming, resource scarcity, environmental impacts, and energy emissions intensify. The building industry accounts for approximately 40% of carbon emissions and reusing vacant buildings – thus slowing resource loops – is...master thesis 2020
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van Rijzingen, Max (author)Families are the center of society. They bring life to the neighborhood and the city as a whole. Children play a crucial role and turn the city from a place of mobility to a space of activity. However, not every child grows up in the social setting we are familiar with. More and more children grow up in a modern type of family in which they need...master thesis 2020
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ten Bosch, Emma (author)A vacant former school building in Hillesluis, Rotterdam-South, is transformed into dwellings specifically designed for residents of this area who are moving upward the ladder of social mobility (“sociale stijgers”). In order to enable them to climb up (or start on) the property ladder, research is conducted on their housing preferences. Three...master thesis 2020
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Schwake, G. (author)The ‘Stars’ are series of suburban settlements adjacent to the border with the occupied West-Bank which illustrate the increasing privatisation of the Israeli settlement mechanism. Unlike earlier examples, which were dictated by pioneer ideology or individualistic attempts to achieve better living standards, during the 1990s the state adopted...journal article 2020
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Shahab, Sina (author), Hartmann, Thomas (author), Jonkman, Arend (author)How do municipalities strategically use land policy to develop land for housing? The development of housing is a challenge for many European countries, though the scale and time of it differs. Issues are not always about the absolute number of houses that need to be supplied in a country. The distribution and quality of houses affect the demand...journal article 2020
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Wassenaar, Rinze (author)The current demand for living in cities necessitates architectural designers to reflect on how this densification is to be done. Based on analysis of a current densification project in Rotterdam (Rotta Nova) different problems with current densification designs are formulated. From these problems an alternative design for inner city dwellings is...master thesis 2019