Summer School Planning and Design with Water 2016 ends with a big energy boost!
The third edition of the Summer School Planning and Design with Water took place between 12 and 22 July 2016 at the Department of Urbanism of the TU Delft. The school gathered 70 students from 5 continents for an intensive exercise on plan making and design for sustainability. The School ended with a big boost...
Roberto Rocco gives keynote speech at LANDac’s annual conference in Utrecht
LANDac stands for Netherlands Academy on Land Governance and aims to understand Land Governance for Equitable and Sustainable Development. The LANDac Annual International Conference 2016 took place on 30 June and 1 July in the Muntgebouw in Utrecht. The conference drew over 150 participants from all continents, including academics, students, policy makers, practitioners and private...
SCHOLARSHIP SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA for the Summer School 2016
Starting from 2016, the Department of Urbanism of the TU Delft provides one partial scholarship to students from Sub-Saharan Africa aged between 21 and 26 to participate in the Summer School. The scholarship consists of a stipendium that covers the travel costs and accommodation during the Summer School. We are looking for an exceptionally motivated individual with excellent...
The Summer School Planning and Design with Water is on! (12-22 JULY 2016)
The Summer School Planning and Design with Water is one of the best and most exciting activities we (Spatial Planning and Strategy at the Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment TU Delft) promote every year. This edition has seen 70 students from literally all over the world get together to think about sustainability, resilience, governance and...
NALACS Conference 2016, co-organised by SPS
NALACS Conference 2016 The Netherlands Association for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (NALACS), in cooperation with the Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment of the Delft University of Technology,has organised the conference ‘Cities and Citizenship in Contemporary Latin America and the Caribbean,’ held on 16-17 June 2016 in Delft, the Netherlands. This 2-day conference...
Change and Exchange of Planning Ideas in Latin America, panel at the 17th IPHS Conference
Ana Maria Fernandez-Maldonado and Roberto Rocco led two sessions on “Change and Exchange of Planning Ideas in Latin America” at the International Planning History Society Conference, held at TU Delft from July 17 to 21, 2016. The 17th IPHS Conference is one of the largest academic events in the Planning Community. This edition included around 500...
Jane Jacobs 100 Conference: The Outcomes
On 24 and 25 May 2016, we celebrated the 100th birthday of one of the most important urban thinkers of our time, someone who has influenced generations of designers and planners and others concerned with the built environment: the great Jane Jacobs. The two-day conference gathered scholars, practitioners and the general public who could enjoy...
Conference Cities and Citizenship in Latin America and the Caribbean, TU Delft, June 16-17 2016
Conference Cities and Citizenship in Latin America and the Caribbean, TU Delft, June 16-17 2016. ENROL HERE. The Netherlands Association for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (NALACS) and the Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment of the Delft University of Technology, are pleased to announce the joint conference, ‘Cities and Citizenship in Contemporary Latin America...
European Community-led Housing Meeting
Together with Darinka Czichke from MBE, SPS researcher Lidewij Tummers presents ongoing research in COllaborative housing at a European coordination meeting, convened by Urbamonde on MAY 28, in Brussels. For more information, see: https://urbamonde.org To consult the digital platform on the social production of habitat platform: psh.urbamonde.org. More about the growing numbers of co-housing in...
David Miller’s joint lecture: Monday May 23, 18.30 at Erasmus University College
David Miller’s joint lecture The LECTURE by DAVID MILLER, former Toronto Mayor, will make place on Monday May 23rd, from 18.30 to 20.00 at the Erasmus University College (Nieuwemarkt 1A, 3011 HP, Rotterdam). Registration is required. This lecture is simultaneously part of the Rotterdam Urban Lectures https://rotterdam-urban-lectures.com and the Jane Jacobs 100 Conference at the Faculty of Architecture TU...
2016 / Development studies / Erasmus University / Latin America / Lectures / Partnerships / Roberto Rocco
Rio’s Olympic Legacy: Missed opportunities Dr Roberto Rocco (TU Delft) Monday 2 May, 18.30 – 20.00 at the Erasmus University College
Rio’s Olympic Legacy: Missed opportunities Dr Roberto Rocco, TU Delft Monday 2 May, 18.30 – 20.00 Erasmus University College, Nieuwemarkt, 1A, Rotterdam (next to Rotterdam Blaak Station) This lecture introduces the socio-political context in which the Rio 2016 Olympics will take place and addresses the limitations of the Olympic legacy for the city of Rio...
Bartlett’s Summer School on Urban Planning and Development
This summer, the DPU SummerLab 2016 programme is heading off to the following destinations to work with local communities and their projects. This is a great opportunity for any student who is studying and/or interested in urban development issues as it gives them an opportunity to gain practical urban development experience as they work on a real case. Participants...
