Urbanisation and climate change intensify urban heat stress, threatening public health, urban liveability, and equity (IPCC, 2022; Ebi et al., 2021; Böcker & Thorsson, 2014). Vulnerable populations—such as those with limited mobility, low incomes, or health conditions increasing heat stress susceptibility—bear …

Demonstration project with the Robot Lab wall panel, made from residual wood It is the true eye-catcher of the restaurant at Bowling Leeuwarden: the wall with the wooden panels. The panels were designed at the Robot Lab of the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS) and are entirely made from …

Background: Most studies on older adults' vitality focus on linear connections between determinants and outcomes. To design more comprehensive and impactful approaches to support the vitality of older adults, a better understanding of the interplay among elements that shape their vitality is necessary. …

In today’s retail landscape, in-store technology is rapidly transforming how consumers interact with physical stores (Grewal et al., 2023). One such innovation is the interactive kiosk, which is an in-store, digital, self-service system employing hardware such as a computer, tablet or larger touchbased …

As designers, we often use annotations to add information and reflection to our work. We would like to suggest that these annotations let personal design languages emerge. We experiment with the materiality of the pictorial format itself to show how such languages emerge from a particular body of work, …

Tutorials play a crucial role in serious game development as they provide new users with clear information and guide them through the fundamental interactions in the experience, assisting with the novelty effect. This report discusses the design and development of a modular tutorial tool created for …

Factsheet waarin de resultaten zijn gevisualiseerd van het tweejarige praktijkgerichte onderzoek 'samen zien, samen doen, jongerenwerkers aan zet tegen armoede en schulden' , uitgevoerd door de lectoraten Youth Spot en Armoede Interventies van de Hogeschool van Amsterdam in samenwerking met 15 jongerenwerkorganisaties. …

Manifest dat voortkomt uit de resultaten van het tweejarige praktijkgerichte onderzoek 'Jongerenwerkers aan zet tegen armoede en schulden', uitgevoerd door de lectoraten Youth Spot en Armoede Interventies van de Hogeschool van Amsterdam in samenwerking met 15 jongerenwerkorganisaties. Het onderzoek is …

Across cities and urban regions in The Netherlands unusual collaborations emerge which aim to develop new circular business models that facilitate product and resource longevity through various upcycling strategies, such as reuse, repair, refurbish, repurpose and/or remanufacture. Municipalities, social …