In 2018, the Dutch ministry of Defense is leaving the Marineterrein (Navy Yard) in Amsterdam. This means that 13 hectares of land will be released in the heart of the city. The idea of the stakeholder team (the Dutch government, municipality…
Author: Sarah
Amsterdam Marineterrein, Principebesluit Approved by the B&W
Posted in Netherlands, News, Projects Tagged with: Adaptive Strategies, Amsterdam, Marineterrein, mixed-use development, Public Space, Redevelopment, work
SPCitI Presents at the WASH Alliance International Learning Session
On July 13th, SPCitI was invited to participate in the Interactive Learning Session on WASH and Urban Development & Design for WASH experts organized by the WASH Alliance International (WAI) in Amsterdam. The WAI is an international organization working towards granting universal and…
Posted in Netherlands, News, Presentation Tagged with: Amsterdam, Public presentation, RUAF, WASH Alliance International
(T)huis voor Spoedzoekers
Last week, Wednesday July 5th, SPCitI, represented by Bernardina Borra, was invited by the Podium voor Architectuur to contribute to the panel discussion of the closing meeting of its program “(T)huis voor spoedzoekers” in Hoofdorp. The program tackled the issue of…
Posted in Netherlands, News Tagged with: Emergency housing, Haarlemmermeer, Housing, Podium voor Architectuur
Space for the Economy of Tomorrow: 11 Stories
The economic department of the city of Amsterdam (EZ) has officially published ‘Ruimte voor de economie van morgen’ (Space for the Economy of Tomorrow). This policy document contains the spatial economic building blocks for the growth of the city, and…
Posted in Netherlands, News, Publication, Research Tagged with: 11 stories, Amsterdam, best practice, Planning Strategy, spatial planning, Urban Policy, urban typologies, work
Interviews for ‘MensenWerk’
In October 2016, SPcitI launched the research-by-design study ‘MensenWerk – The Future of Urban Living, Planning for the Unknown’, in collaboration with a group of stakeholder and experts. With this project, we want to start an initiative to study the spatial…
Posted in Design Research, Netherlands, News, Projects, Research Tagged with: MensenWerk, MRA, spatial planning, the future of urban living, work
