The Department of Urbanism (Chair of Spatial Planning) has organised a Summer School that took place between July 22 and August 1, at the Faculty of Architecture of the TU Delft.
We had the opportunity to interact with 71 students, 18 speakers, 6 student volunteers and many others who helped make this summer school unforgettable.
We would like to thank the large group of individuals who have contributed to the success of the Summer School 2015, including the ORGANISING TEAM and the SPEAKERS.
The Summer School combines spatial planning, design and environmental technology to tackle issues of water in complex urban environments. It invited students to understand the theories and practices that bring together water management and urban development and to apply the knowledge acquired in the elaboration of a vision and a spatial plan and design for an area in the city of The Hague in The Netherlands.
The aim of the Summer School is to explore the Dutch tradition of planning and design with water and the integration of water management and sustainability into urban development.
The Summer School is a not for profit activity. We charge the students very low fees and hope we can attract people who would not normally attend a Summer School in a top university in Europe. For that reason, we rely on voluntary contributions to make it a success.
We would like to thank Lidewij Tummers, Francisco Colombo, Andrea Verni, Putri Santoso, Kim van Doesbug and Kris Spasov for their participation as members of the panel at the final presentations of the Summer School.
Eit Hasker and Linda van Os from the Municipality of The Hague, for having a real interest in the students and the course and for accompanying us in several moments.
Shyreen Shaib and Milou van Joosten from the Ministry of the Infrastructure and the Environment, for organising a logistically complex but memorable visit to the Ministry.
Our secretaries Linda de Vos, Karin Visser, Margo van der Helm, Danielle Karakuza, Astrid Roos and Annemieke Berger (our executive person) made the logistics of the Summer School possible.
Wenchi Yang, our student assistant and Kristian Spasov. Francisco Colombo, Taneha Kuzniecow Bacchin, Merten Nefs, Igor Moreno Pessoa, and many others gave an invaluable contribution.
The Summer School is led by Professor Vincent Nadin. Roberto Rocco is the responsible person.
A complete overview of the Summer School can be seen HERE.
