This book contains five views and architectural proposals for Cape Town, South Africa. The design project is a 3rd year project (P5) at the Academy of Architecture in Amsterdam. Two lecturers and five students visited Cape Town in 2014, The metropolitan region of Cape Town has grown rampant for decades. …

Cordaid, one of the biggest development organisations in the Netherlands, works on several topics to reduce poverty all over the world. One particular topic is Urban Matters that designs smart solutions for slums. Cordaid Urban Matters has given the assignment to conduct research regarding successful …

Objectives: To present the results of the process evaluation of the PLAYgrounds program, using the RE-AIM framework. Design: This study provides information regarding Reach, Adoption, Implementation and Maintenance. Methods: The PLAYgrounds program promotes increasing levels of physical activity in 6–12 …

The world is rapidly transforming. Economic, ecological and technological developments transcend existing boundaries and challenge the way we innovate. The challenge we face is to reinvent innovation as well, changing the way organisations and industries innovate and cooperate. Only with a new approach …

Vanuit de ontwerpopgave ‘Kanaleneiland Utrecht’ is er gekeken naar de mogelijkheid van groenstroken en hun recreatieve invullingen. Hoe op een goede manier een groenzone gemaakt kan worden zonder dat dit als een plantsoen, of bermvulling wordt ervaren. Met de opgedane kennis willen wij een goed doordacht …

After decades of being deemed the idealistic hobby of a niche group of fanatics, Green has finally entered the mainstream of the architectural service industry. However, most architects and urban planners are not yet adequately equipped to translate the challenges of climate change and resource and energy …

Summerschool Urban Geography, Amsterdam, UvA, 08-07-2012

Adaptive urban development is the design, construction and continuing evolution of urban areas to anticipate and react to changes in the environment and society. These changes include both processes within the city itself and external developments. It is expected that until 2100 a total of 5 billion …

Background : The relative number of children meeting the minimal required dose of daily physical activity remains execrably low. It has been estimated that in 2015 one out of five children will be overweight. Therefore, low levels of physical activity during early childhood may compromise the current …

Vereniging Tuinpark Laakzijde heeft de wens een tuinpark te ontwikkelen in Vathorst Noord (Amersfoort). KNMH ondersteunt dit burgerinitiatief. Studenten Larenstein komen met een schetsontwerp. Binnen het bestemmingsplan heeft de gemeente een zoekgebied voor de vereniging aangewezen