To what extent can the application of blockchain technologies be employed toward civic empowerment, organizing local civic and circular economies, reinstating trust in civic institutions, or, perhaps, creating entirely new types of institutions?

Een Cross Chain Control Center voor afvalinzameling en –verwerking in Amsterdam Zuidoost

This project started with a fascination by the concept of ‘feeling at home’. How does that work for homeless who don’t have a physical space to call home? To me, my role as an architect is to put social issues on the agenda and investigate spatial circular solutions. Even in our modern society, homelessness …

Rapid convergence of utility and mobility solutions enabled by data and the Internet of Things is future-proofing economies around the world, delivering liveability, sustainability and resilience, and importantly decreasing pressure on utility bills and infrastructure costs. Australians cannot miss out …

‘Prutsenderwijs’. Waarschijnlijk roept deze term allerlei associaties op. Je hebt een doel voor ogen, maar weet niet precies hoe daar te komen. Het is een proces van vallen, opstaan en keuzes maken. Vaak de verkeerde, maar soms ook keuzes die geweldig uitpakken. Prutsen heeft ook iets spannends, het …

Scheepvaart, landbouw, zand- en kleiwinning hebben, naast hoogwaterveiligheid, eeuwenlang de inrichting en het beheer van het rivierengebied bepaald. In de jaren tachtig van de vorige eeuw (her)ontdekte men het natuurpotentieel van het rivierengebied. Ook voor wonen en recreatie richtte men de aandacht …

This article will discuss philosophical debates on economic growth and environmental sustainability, the role of management responsibility, and the risk of subversion to business as usual. This discussion will be framed using the concepts of Cradle to Cradle (C2C) and Circular Economy about sustainable …

The architectural transformation within the agricultural industry will become the catalyst in a new circular system that contributes to innovative, sustainable and ecological food production. The project transforms a traditional farm on the inside and its relations to its surroundings. A cyclic system …

Purpose - This paper aims to explain the influence of facility design on urban quality of life from the perspective of students' research. The outcome of this paper is to determine the influence of facility management (FM) on the quality of life to citizens in the city of The Hague by actively using …