CCAM (Chicago Cluster of Advanced Manufacturing)

Urban strategy, masterplan and building design for a revitalisation of the manufacturing industry in Chicago in times of transition towards advanced manufacturing.

Creating Creativity; A study into architectural means to stimulate the creative mind and enhance innovation

Over time everything will be a coffee house People are found everywhere working on their laptops; in parks and public buildings, but mostly in coffee houses. It is a place which many prefer above a regular office. Not only to become more productive, but also to become creative. Surroundings are not seen as a distraction, but used as inspiration....

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...

Common risks and mitigation methods of start-up firms in Dutch business incubators

This study, primarily, seeks to reveal the most common and most dangerous risks as perceived by entrepreneurs and also present those mitigation methods that they chose to apply. As a secondary aim, the study looks for correlations between the appearance (encounter) and dangerousness (owner’s perception) with basic firm characteristics, such as...