De zachte stad. Een term die steeds vaker terugkomt in het debat over de ontwikkeling van onze steden. Een term met een hoog aaibaarheidsgehalte, maar die tegelijkertijd nog veel vragen oproept. In het nieuwe magazine van Platform Stad en Wijk duiken we daarom dieper in dit concept. Maar we werpen er …

Daar waar ze in oudere woonwijken steeds meer lijken te verdwijnen, zijn ze in de Korrewegwijk in Groningen nog steeds aanwezig: hoekwinkels. Tezamen met onder andere eetgelegenheden, kapsalons en sociale wijkvoorzieningen dragen ze bij aan de leefbaarheid van de wijk. Volgens David Sim (auteur Soft …

Growing volumes of wood are being used in construction, interior architecture, and product design, resulting in increasing amounts of wood waste. Using this waste is challenging, because it is too labor-intensive to process large volumes of uneven wood pieces that vary in geometry, quality, and origin. …

Meeting new social and cultural demands in future housing and inspired by a family background in the Moluccan kampongs, this project makes a plea for multigenerational living. Situated in an inner-city district destined for high rise developments, a stacked tall building contains semidetached three floor …

This research analyses the situation of the Russian minority in Lithuania. Lithuania is a post-soviet country and a neighbour of the Russian Federation that has been feeling threats due to Russia´s actions in Ukraine and its overall policies for its near abroad and compatriots. As a country with a Russian …

The nation-state had a long history of success, but today it is failing its citizens on a global scale. Over the last hundred years, nation-states focussed on maximizing internal unity and jurisdictional sovereignty. Benjamin R. Barber’s ‘If Mayors Ruled The World’ is the central source of this thesis …