Towards a More Socio-culturally Sustainable Future of Chengdu City: The pathway exploration of urban regeneration in the inner city of Chengdu, China, focused on the local public lifestyle

Chengdu, is a megacity in the west of China with a long history and a population of almost 20 million. It is one of the largest cities in China where the socio-cultural identity stands out with a unique local lifestyle. Also, it is a city facing overall urban regeneration since 2020, when the establishment of an urban regeneration system at the...

Building the future in a town of the past: A plan and strategy for the spatial integration of the university campus in Delft

The objective of this project to supply the city of Delft, more specifically its urban planning department, with a clear vision on how they could integrate the university campus more properly into the urban fabric. By doing this, it could greatly enhance the local prosperity and strengthen its position and identity as a stronghold of innovative...

Chances for creative talent in Parkstad Rotterdam: Urban regeneration in Rotterdam-Zuid based on the development of a vital local creative economic cluster

Rotterdam-Zuid is dealing with large socio-economic and spatial-physical problems. The plan that should contribute to a sustainable solution to these problems are as follows. (1) The development of the Parkstad area into a lively mixed urban environment. (2) The establishment of new local routes and connections between neighbourhoods, shopping...

Creative with History: Creative industry in the inner-city of Delft

Problem statement: In Delft is a high demand for living and workspace for the creative industry. Between 2014 and 2020 2,400m² workspace must annually be realized to meet the demand of the creative industry, this is not achievable without business centres or incubators (Louters Bureau, 2008). According to Florida's theory is creativity and...

The SuikerUnie towards a creative future: A gradual and flexible strategy for the site in Groningen towards a creative based urban development

The shift in society from industrial towards a society where innovation, knowledge and creativity are the pillars of the economy has among others led to abandoned industrial sites. Government organisations are searching for ways to attract creative workers to their area. In the mean time conventional financial fundings of big redevelopments are...

Transit Oriented Regeneration: Stedenbaan stations as drivers of urban regeneration in the south wing of the Randstad

This thesis explores the links between the concepts of Transit Oriented Development and urban regeneration, studying the design variables for the creation of high quality urban environments in station areas and the spin off effects of station area developments on the existing urban context. Two lines of works are defined in this research, a...

New life for the Old Line: Design research to the integration of Stedenbaan / Transit-Oriented Development in local urban regeneration areas. Case: Oude Lijn Leiden region

Because of its polycentric organization the system of the urban network of Randstad Holland is very much dependant on the connecting infrastructure lines between the sub agglomerations and urban centres. The use and efficiency of the infrastructure network has been the subject for debate for the last years, resulting in programs that consider...