Space Syntax Workshop at Bouwkunde on April 18 and 25 and May 2 and 9
On 18, 25 april and 2 and 9 may Akkelies van Nes will run a space syntax workshop. If you like to attend, please send an email: to a.vannes@tudelft.nl Please follow and like us:
Spatial Planning Students organise excursion to Amsterdam
The students of the graduation studio Complex Cities (SPS) organised a day out in Amsterdam on March 7. The students and staff visited new developments around Amsterdam Central Station, including the newly inaugurated city library on Oosterdokseiland and the residential developements on Java-eiland. You can get more information about the library by clicking here and get to...
UWE visits TU Delft
Students from the Spatial Planning programme of the University of the West of England in Bristol visited TU Delft in March 2012. The visit is part of the filed trip first-years make to the Netherlands in the course coordinated by Marcus Grant. This is the third time UWE students visit TU Delft. Students and teachers...
The 10 Essential Books for Spatial Planning Students
We have put together a list of 10 essential books for spatial planning students. Our choice is based on ideas put forward by staff of the Chair Spatial Planning and Strategy, compiled by Ana Maria Fernandez-Maldonado in 2010. We made some bold choices, especially concerning the books we’ve left out. The idea is to get your...
Rafael Saraiva presented his work at Bouwkunde, March 23 2012
Rafael Saraiva is a former student of the studio Complex Cities. He graduated with the project “Knowledge Backbone for Rio de Janeiro”, supervised by Akkelies van Nes, Thorsten Schuze and Roberto Rocco. The project envisaged new connections between the city centre and the airport and the redevelopment of urban voids along the coast, including key...
The (im)possible Design of the Randstad
On the occasion of him leaving his practical chair of Spatial Planning & Strategy, Prof. Ir. Joost Schrijnen gave a lecture titled ‘The Impossible Design of the Randstad”. Despite this pessimistic title, the lecture turned out to be a plaidoyer for regional design. Reviewing the way how spatial structures have been perceived in recent decades and evaluating...
Students presentations available in BLOG
The results of the 2nd assessment moment of the Masters of Urbanism, Complex Cities Graduation Studio is available at our BLOG. The presentations give an overview of the themes and methods being developed by students of the Graduation Studio and are available for download. Visit the Complex Cities Graduation Studio BLOG. Please follow and like...
Presentation Tools for Research
Tools for research in areas of design practice: problem finding. View more presentations from Roberto Rocco Please follow and like us:
Governance for Urbanism: Participation and Reason
[issuu width=420 height=158 backgroundColor=%23222222 documentId=111222070024-c8404b655c0b4d68957674eec2d1d09c name=participation_and_reason username=robertorocco tag=participation unit=px id=f8335ef6-773d-f10c-98bf-0051cc2fef56 v=2] This the second lecture of the series ‘Governance for Urbanism’, where I contrast two terms relevant for spatial planing and design. In this presentation, i contrast ‘Participation’ and ‘Reason’. This lecture presents the fundamental philosophical arguments for participation in urban development, discusses the...
Justina Muliuolyte and Tadas Jonauskis, former students of Complex Cities, win EUROPAN11 Architectural Competition
Justina Muliuolyte, Tadas Jonauskis and Lukas Rekevicius won the EUROPAN11 architectural competition MULTITALENTED CITY – design proposal for Reims in France. TU Delft spatial planning students win prestigious Europan award with proposals to transform a university campus into a self-sufficient Multitalented City. Europan is a biennial competition for young architects under 40 years old organized by the...
Andres Borthagaray talks about mobility, urban design and culture MONDAY 28 NOV 18h00 Berlagezaal 2
Invitation for a Lecture The Complex City Regions Graduation Lab and the Chair of Spatial Planning and Strategy invite you for the lecture of Prof. Andres Borthagaray. Borthagaray links mobility, urban design and culture. The lecture happens in the context of the studio research on the local conditions for metropolitan development. ...
Reza Shirazi and the Tehran-Karaj Urban Region. 24 November 12h45 at TU Delft
Reza Shirazi (Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Technical University of Berlin ) is visiting the Chair Spatial Planning and Strategy for a short time since last month. He is studying urban poly-centricity in Middle Eastern and North African cities. Next Thursday on 24 November (Thursday), he will present his current research: Tehran-Karaj Urban Region and the Question of Polycentricity;...
