A tale of two cities: Balancing use and exchange value in fragmented London through global and local integration

This project explores the fragmentation of the global city of London. Current urban development practices are being compared to historic urban structures, such as the high streets, in order to explore the potential for a stronger integration between global and local. The outcomes of the research are used to propose a manifesto for the integrated...

Urban ecology in Houston: Creating a soft natural border between the existing urban patterns to solve flood risk, while restoring the ecosystems.

Because of its central location, the Buffalo Bayou is a strategic site for interventions. Reducing flood risk can be done by absorbing rainfall and storm surge flooding into the urban fabric around the Bayou. Soft borders from the Buffalo Bayou should be extended into the urban fabric and vice versa to strengthen the interactions and the...

Shifting Centralities, Shared Lines: A redefined role for the peri - urban space in Delhi, National Capital Region

Maintaining the waterfront in Vlissingen: Re-stitching the relationship between water and the urban fabric

From a unique seaside town Vlissingen has developed into a generic fragmented coastal city. The main assignment in Vlissingen is to counter this fragmentation. Given the historical importance of the water for Vlissingen, it is re-introduced to function as connector of the different fragments of the city. One of these fragments, the Spuikom area,...