Limitations to the Row House Paradigm: A design study into an Adaptive and Alternative densification strategy for Almere

The urban environment in general needs to be renewed in light of the shifting demographics in the Netherlands in order to address future challenges. The majority of the Dutch urban environment is made up of low-density, post-war suburban neighbourhoods that are aimed towards a particular socioeconomic group. This is called the Row House Paradigm...

On digital citizenship and data as a new commons: Can we design a new movement? 


Along with the urgent need to reinvent our society, a series of paradigm shifts are already shaping transitions toward a more participatory and digital society. The current work takes stock of the promise of open data as a new resource and elaborates upon the maker movement, which has spurred people’s capacity to participate and has provided...

Running Out Of Gas On The Fast Lane: Repurpose of abandoned drilling rigs in the North Sea

Eventually either the oil and gas supply will be exhausted, or society will develop methods to rely completely on eco-friendly energy sources. What will then happen to the oil industry and their factories and structures? In this hypothetical situation, offshore drilling rigs, structures made of billions of euros worth of steel and concrete, will...

Towards agile projectmanagement and sopcial innovation in the construction industry

Is project management developing towards a more human- or culture-oriented discipline? Two recent studies of the Dutch construction industry dealt with this issue, and the results of these studies have led to the conclusion that project management has developed in the opposite direction over the past few years, towards a 'harder', more...

A paradigm shift or chocke? The future of western Europe housing stocks

The 20th century saw an enormous worldwide growth of the housing stock. In particular the building boom after WW-II, during which the housing stock in most countries was multifolded, focussed the attention of the housing sector primarily to the planning and realisation of new construction; the consciousness of the enormous maintenance and...

A paradigm shift or choke? The future of Western European housing stocks

The 20th century saw an enormous worldwide growth of the housing stock. In particular the building boom after WW-II, during which the housing stock in most countries was multifolded, focussed the attention of the housing sector primarily to the planning and realisation of new construction; the consciousness of the enormous maintenance and...

Paradigm shift or choke? The future of the Western European housing stock

The 20th century saw an enormous worldwide growth of the housing stock. In particular the building boom after WW-II, during which the housing stock in most countries was multifolded, focussed the attention of the housing sector primarily to the planning and realisation of new construction; the consciousness of the enormous maintenance and...