The Kuip Centre for Bio-Based Research and Recreation: Leading The Dutch Transition Towards The Bio-Economy

The ways in which we harness biomass for biofuels are inextricably linked to water management, food security, waste management, and societal well-being. Whilst the increased use of biomass for biofuel within the Netherlands is considered a positive move, external factors known as indirect land-use change make current practices more unsustainable...

Rotterdam as Urban Tidescape: Transforming Westblaak-Blaak, Rotterdam into a resilient and dynamic public space for people and animals alike, whilst contributing to the mobility transition and restoring biodiversity; all through the unique tidal characteristics of the Nieuwe Maas

The increasing popularity of the city of Rotterdam has resulted in a number of spatial and ecological challenges. Public space is already scarce north of the Nieuwe Maas, with demand increasing due to densification, and the large amount of paved surface results in heat stress. Despite harbour functions having shifted from the city centre towards...

Growing Society: The application of agroecology in public space design to tackle environmental and social issues

In this thesis report, research and landscape architecture design are integrated to formulate guiding principles to combat environmental and social issues in urban areas through the case-study of Lombardijen, a neighbourhood in the south of Rotterdam. <br/>In the recently published Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’ climate report, the...

Rebuilding Retail: The E-Experience Centre

In the 20th century, the notion of logistics migrated from the military sphere to trade, from Europe to the Americas. This shift in the theory of transport, accompanied by developments in transport and communication technologies, has revolutionized the way we buy, leading to the digitalization and "logisticalization" of trade. E-commerce is...

Recognizing Synergetic Conditions for Cohabitation: Proposing an Alternative Method for Acknowledging Local Level Potentialities into the Municipal Decision-Making Process

This graduation project explores and shows an alternative method for assessing and intervening in the public space of peri-urban neighborhoods. Where it combines the potentialities of public space and the public space network under the societal trend of migration from affluent residents to these peri-urban neighborhoods. The aim of the project...