City governments increasingly experiment with civic participation in the procurement and the realization of smart city technologies in order to improve the incorporation of human values. In this paper, a model is proposed with the level of participation, the continuity of participation and the extent …

Western cities are rapidly densifying, and new building typologies are being invented to mitigate high-rise and balance residential, commercial and recreational functions. This vertical urbanization requires rethinking the traditional design of public space to promote citizens’ well-being. While the …

Recent studies have shown that the climate is seeing a rapid change, causing amongst other sea level rise. Although the protection standards for conventional flood protection are generally high in The Netherlands, flood protection experts from government, research and industry are exploring alternative …

The large measures of the CIAM-based Bijlmermeer district still exert their influence on the living environment and infrastructure, making it difficult for the population to create facilities which meet their way of life. In close contact with inhabitants of Kraaiennest a new program is set up to provide …

The project ‘A Paradise for Starters’ is concerned with a new typology for affordable housing and co-living. Economy of means is found in a double height dwelling unit with a width of 4 meters, which is open to one side. Because the units are placed obliquely, an open corner can be created with a semi-outdoor …

Productive Path is a case study and design for Pazkan Village in Baluchistan, Iran. The fertile valley of the Salazar River once supported a thriving production and trading of dates, but now endures the effects of the wars and upheavals in neighboring Afghanistan and Pakistan leading to trafficking and …

In the Iranian province Baluchistan local economies can be improved by upturning local produce and handicrafts in a collective effort. A secure place for different generations of women serves as a cultural incubator and marketplace and offers participation in the village life. The project is sited along …

Hof van den Houte’ is the new name for a shopping and housing district in the present heart of Etten-Leur, once the site of a castle by the same name between the villages Etten and Leur. The site was still an open field when a modern freestanding shopping mall was built in the 1960s to serve the growing …

Radio Kootwijk is part of Dutch history, and the impressive main Building A stands as a monument of architecture and communication in the heaths of the Veluwe near Apeldoorn. But both building and nature are in peril since preservation only is not enough to meet new standards for upkeep and improvement. …

The Silestra Museum Forum is part of an intended strategy to reboot cultural and social life in the city by enhancing neglected historical sites and public spaces with new cultural and social functions. This new connective network makes clever use of the old city fabric, including the park bordering …