Riverscape in Basel region

When we take a close look to the relation between humans and nature, we can see that humans have trying to control the natural environment in order to get protection from the strong forces that its elements have and to take advantage of its sources. During the past decades and centuries humans have achieved a power over some elements of the...

Local Potential: Hackney

Analysis and current issues of urban development system in Hackney, London. Intensifying operation of the urban renewal by integrating new management and communication system within the area. Testing the system by simulating new management tools and communication devices to redesign an urban block within Hackney.

One City Nine 'Ghost' Towns? -Seeking an alternative growth model to vitalize the Lingang New Harbor City in Shanghai

Problem definition -Most of the new built neighborhoods in Lingang area are empty or unvital, and a problematic urban pattern dominanted in building this kind of new towns. Design Goals -Improving the current growth model of building Lingang New Harbour City to resist speculative growth, improve the urban environment and vitalize the new towns....

Railways in the urban context

Fragmentatie van Amsterdam-Oost verminderen door het transformeren van de verhoogde spoorlijn tot een goed geïntegreerd, beeldbepalend (imago), permeabel en verbindend (ruimtelijk) element met veilige onderdoorgangen waaraan lokaal programma (sociaal veilig) gekoppeld is. Het hart van dit element zal een attractief en veilig vernieuwd station...

Het moet anders ... Een nieuwe ruimtelijke planvorm en de rol van de stedenbouwer in gebiedsontwikkeling in Nederland, A different approach... A new form of the urban design and the role of the urbanist in area development in The Netherlands

Transformation of post-industrial areas in Bytom: South Poland

The industrial development after the destruction of the Second World War in Silesia region was not only an enormous achievement in reconstruction; it also caused massive environmental damage. Moreover, as a result of the political upheaval in central and Eastern Europe, the region’s heavy industry was no longer competitive. Between 1998 and 2001...

Halleluja Amsterdam. Deel B. Stadhaven Minerva

Halleluja Amsterdam. Deel A. Coen- en Vlothaven

Over Boeren en Buren, ontwikkelingsvisie voor de Venen

In het landelijke gebied van de Randstad is jarenlang een heel restrictief ontwikkelingsbeleid gevoerd. Hierdoor is de economische vitaliteit van deze gebieden nu in het geding. Er is weinig werkgelegenheid, onvoldoende woningaanbod, voorzieningen trekken weg en ook de melkveehouderij, de natuurlijke beheerder van het landschap, staat er niet...

Binnensteden (her)waarderen: Hoe mensen te verleiden..

This study focuses on the revaluation of inner cities. The position of inner cities in urban and regional structures is under pressure. Competition by malls and the separation of functions add to this process. Public spaces in the inner city are fragmented. It is imperative to develop a comprehensive vision with the quality of the inner city at...