Spatial Planning TU Delft has a new member
The Spatial Planning and Strategy group is very pleased to welcome a new postdoctoral researcher, Dr Dorina Pojani. Dorina has recently started work on a research project funded by the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO). Dorina is working with Dominic Stead and Verena Balz on research that focuses on processes of using, representing and...
Chair Spatial Planning and Strategy at AESOP 2120
AESOP is the Association of European Schools of Planning. This year, AESOP held its annual congress at METU (Middle East Technology University) in Ankara, Turkey. This is a very big event, with more than 700 presenters and key-note speakers, divided into several tracks. Ana Maria Fernandez-Maldonado, Akkelie van Nes, Alex Wandl, Hebe and Roberto Rocco,...
Iranians can’t prolong staying permits.
The Dutch government has yesterday announced its interpretation of the EU regulations on the sanctions of Iran. Stating that these are still undefined, the parliament has decided to give and prolong, for the time being, no staying permits for work and research of any kind, carried out by Iranians in The Netherlands. We would like...
Remon Rooij new coordinator of Bachelor’s degree programme in Architecture
From the Faculty website: Remon Rooij new coordinator of Bachelor’s degree programme in Architecture 24 May 2012 by M&C Dr R.M. (Remon) Rooij has been appointed coordinator of the Bachelor’s degree programme in Architecture as of 1 June 2012. His duties will include leading the implementation of the new Bachelor’s degree programme and, in this role, he will support...
2012 / Academic Writing Skill / Ana Maria Fernandez-Maldonado / Conferences / Graduation project / Internal / Remon Rooij
Best papers of the 9th edition of Graduation Lab Urbanism Conference available online
[issuu width=420 height=272 backgroundColor=%23222222 documentId=120522135647-4dff0a021af146d6993fc964e0fa28b7 name=9th_glu_conference username=robertorocco tag=graduation unit=px v=2] These are the proccedings of the 9th Graduation Lab Urbanism TU Delft Conference. Every year, Remon Rooij and Ana Maria Fernandez-Maldonado promote a mini-conference to present the best papers produced for the course AR3U010 Theory of Urbanism. Students are supposed to develop an academic paper...
RSA Conference organised in partnership with OTB and participation of the Chair of Spatial Planning
The RSA EUROPEAN CONFERENCE 2012 took place at TU Delft between May 13th and 16th The theme of the conference, organised in partnership with the OTB Research Institute, was Networked regions and cities in times of fragmentation: Developing smart, sustainable and inclusive places. The Chair of Spatial Planning and Strategy helped OTB organise the conference. The...
A presentation on the Rio de Janeiro Olympic legacy at SCUPAD
Rio Olympic Legacy: Missed opportunities This presentation was given at the 44th SCUPAD | Salzburg Congress on Urban Planning and Development The theme of this edition was “Frontpage Planning Before and After Major Events, Disasters, and Social Unrest” and Roberto Rocco was invited keynote speaker.44th Annual SCUPAD Congress May 3rd, 2012 in Salzburg, Austria. For...
Spatial Planning and Strategy gets an FP-7 project
The Chair of Spatial Planning and Strategy and the OTB have won a bid for a FP7 project (FP7-energy-smartcities-2012) funded by the European Commission as partners with a number of municipalities and universities led by Eskilstuna in Sweden. The project will be called Planning for Energy Efficient Cities (PLEEC). It is worth 350 000 euros...
New book on creative knowledge cities with contributions by Ana Maria Fernandez-Maldonado and Roberto Rocco
Creative Knowledge Cities: Myths, Visions and Realities, edited by Marina van Geenhuizen and Peter Nijkamp A new book on aspects of the creative city with contributions by Ana Maria Fernandez-Maldonado and Roberto Rocco has been launched. “This book adopts a holistic, integrated and pragmatic approach to exploring the myths, concepts, policies, key conditions and tools...
2012 / Complex Cities studio / External contributors / Guests / Lectures / Methodology / Research / Uncategorized
Rick Vermeulen, of the University of Amsterdam, gives a methodology class
“Rick Vermeulen is an urban planner with a clear interest in metropolitan development. After obtaining a Bachelor’s degree in urban planning and a master in Metropolitan studies, both at the University of Amsterdam, he started a dual career combining both research and practice. Within the Amsterdam Institute for Social Science Research (AISSR) he has started as PhD candidate...
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Spatial Planning TU Delft Boat Event
Spatial Planning TU Delft Boat Event, a set on Flickr. On Saturday 21 April, the Chair Spatial Planning and Strategy gathered for a social event. The Chair was invited by one of its members, Alexander Vollebregt, for a Spring celebration aboard his boat “Avontuur”, anchored on one of the renewed docks of Rotterdam, with the...
