The lost experience: a cultural centre in the industrial city of Liège

This graduation work serves as an academic documentation of my graduation project within the Urban architecture studio, black hill city.<br/>The project aims to investigate and implement architectural interventions to transform the urban structure of the Belgian city of Liége. By focusing on innovative design strategies rather than large-scale...

Towards Culture-Aware Smart and Sustainable Cities: Integrating Historical Sources in Spatial Information Infrastructures

This article addresses the integration of cultural perspectives in the smart city discourse and in the implementation of the UN Agenda 2030; it does so specifically with respect to land patterns and land use. We hope to increase the ability of relevant stakeholders, including scientific communities working in that field, to handle the complexity...

Foyer - mediation of particles in Skopje

Skopje – became city of solidarity after 6.1 momentum magnitude earthquake in 1963. Unprecedented situation allowed for tabula rasa of planning a future city to emerge. Metabolist masterplan for city central area proposed by Japanese team leaded by Kenzo Tange, allowed for a brutalist architecture to present itself as part of new city....

State-of-the-practice: Assessing community participation within Chinese cultural World Heritage properties

Community participation is a key part of heritage management. However, in practice, unlike natural heritage, the nature of community participation within cultural heritage is seldom assessed, nor are there theoretical frameworks developed to baseline such assessments. To fill this knowledge gap, this paper developed and tested an assessment...

Transformation of 'Het Plofbos': The Beauty of Dealing With Explosives

The Plofbos has a strong character that is defined by the presence of a young forest that springs from the remains of a decomposing military structure. This new growth is dynamic. It continuously changes the light, smells, sight-lines and experiences throughout the seasons. Together with the diversity of open and enclosed spaces and the sense of...

NDSM wharf historical & cultural centre

A parametrically designed, non-standard historical & cultural centre, located at the NDSM wharf in Amsterdam.