As urban environments increasingly adopt automated technologies for municipal enforcement, this paper interrogates the erosion of human judgment, discretion, and interaction in public space governance. Drawing on participatory design workshops within the “Human Values for Smarter Cities” project, the …

Biophilia, while often seen as a fashionable concept in design and architecture, goes well beyond being just a fad; rather, it is a necessity driven by deep human and ecological needs. In an era of rapid urbanization and increasing lifestyle-related health problems, as well as climate change and declining …

ME, WE & US is the motto for research into residential high-rises in correlation with social isolation, targeting theories and spatial design strategies to improve human interaction. A close examination of the work by Gehl into life between buildings, by Hall about space zones, and Van de Wal ‘s ‘privacy …

This research explores how integrating gamification with AI-powered menu systems can influence consumer behavior toward more sustainable food choices in urban restaurants. Through a mixed-method experiment using two website prototypes, findings reveal that personalized AI suggestions and sustainability …

Design thinking leert studenten te denken als een ontwerper. Dat is hard nodig: de uitdagingen die ze tegenkomen als professional vragen niet alleen om onderzoekende, maar ook om ontwerpende vermogens. Alleen voelt niet iedere student (of docent die de studenten moet begeleiden) zich automatisch creatief. …

This paper introduces the Feral Map, an open online map that brings together different creative practices questioning the dominant extractive, technocentric rendering and legitimising of particular algorithmic futures. Building on its initial development drawn upon open urban tree data, it invites people …

Post-war urban neighbourhoods in industrialised countries have been shown to negatively affect the lifestyles of their residents due to their design. This study aims at developing an empirical procedure to select locations to be redesigned and the determinants of health at stake in these locations, with …

In this paper, we share insights from our creative practice-based experimentation with ‘feral’ ways of stimulating eco-social change. Drawing on our experiences with three practice-based research projects – Open Forest, Cyano Automaton, and Open Urban Forest – we discuss how feral ways may foster more-than-human …

This collection of articles contains contributions to the research project ‘From Prevention to Resilience’ (FPtP). In this project, the research team has generated insights and tools for designers, policymakers, and other professionals to contribute to more resilient cities and neighborhoods. The point …