Talent Machine: A platform for the exchange of information, skills and knowledge

A platform for the exchange of skills and knowledge in both local and global scale is located in the context of very highly educated people of various backgrounds, driven by ambition to develop their knowledge and careers. Talent machine supports the next step in the development of Northeast Midtown ensuring its future well-being and enhancing...

Towards a Habitable Earth: Transitional Logistics: A New Transportation Template in The Kullu Valley

Manali, the second largest urban settlement in The Kullu Valley, is a major tourist destination in the state of Himachal Pradesh. The town is made up of two setlements, Old Manali and New Manali. The original settlement of Old Manali is located high in the hills above New Manali and has an urban morphology which<br/>has been built up slowly over...

City Monastery Rotterdam: A place amidst the ever-crowded city that can offer moments of rest and room for contemplation in the urban context of Rotterdam.

Preliminary to this design, a careful research was done on the proportional theory of Dom Hans van der Laan. Based on how we perceive space and measure things this system offers a way to create harmonious architecture. What can we learn from this theory for today's architecture and what is the relevance? <br/><br/>Starting from the ideas of Dom...

Embrace diversity: (un)divided Hebron: coexistence through architecture of water

Water scarcity and unequal distribution of water to different social groups is a problem around the world - mostly in arid and dry climatological conditions. In Israel and the Palestinian Territories water is used as a territorial tool in what I call 'spaces of conflict and opposition'. What could the role of e.g. an architect be in spaces of...

Redesigning Waste: The Change of perception and implementation of (plastic) waste into the built environment.

The way the western society currently treats waste is hazardous and can threaten not only the public health but also (very delicate) eco systems. Annually over 87 million tonnes of plastic are being produced. Only 2 % is reintroduced into the original purpose. The rest of this plastic is downcycled, landfilled, burned or leaked into the...