Our 2019 group photo
This is our group in 2019 with our vision for the future. In 2019 Professor Vincent Nadin has left the section, as he retired. For information about our group, please write to spatial planning-BK@tudelft.nl
JOIN A PANEL DISCUSSION: CHANGE AND EXCHANGE OF PLANNING IDEAS IN LATIN AMERICA: International Planning History Society (IPHS) Conference (Delft, 17 to 21 July 2016)
JOIN A PANEL DISCUSSION: CHANGE AND EXCHANGE OF PLANNING IDEAS IN LATIN AMERICA at the International Planning History Society (IPHS) Conference (Delft, 17 to 21 July 2016) We invite papers that explore the change and exchange of planning ideas among Latin American countries in the 20th and 21st century and /or discuss planning approaches...
Fresh Eyes on the Refugee Crisis: an Interdisciplinary Approach.
The Dutch Young Academy, the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the Global Young Academy hosted a two-day workshop of 20 academic experts and practitioners drawn from different disciplines and from over 10 countries across three continents. The participants endeavoured to provide a fresh and innovative perspective on the refugee crisis, focusing in particular on societal...
7 JAN: Evelyn Gustedt (*ARL Hannover): Present and Past of Urban Agriculture/Gardening in Germany – in a Nutshell
You are cordially invited to attend our first seminar of 2016. Evelyn Gustedt (*ARL Hannover): will talk about the Present and Past of Urban Agriculture/Gardening in Germany – in a Nutshell clock 7 January at 16:00–17:00 Next Week pin Bouwkunde room BGWEST270 Created for Spatial Planning and Strategy TU Delft Evelyn Gustedt is from ARL – Academy...
co-housing publications
Two new books on co-housing in Europe have been published in November, both with a contribution from SPS researcher Lidewij Tummers: “The re-emergence of co-housing in Europe” (Routledge 2015) contains a contribution about the planning perspective on co-housing: (contributions can also be found separately at the Journal of Urban Reseach and Policy) and: “Europe, co-operative...
Call for inclusion as partners in Horizon2020 Bid on Spatial justice, social cohesion and territorial inequalities
Call for inclusion as partners in Horizon2020 Bid on Spatial justice, social cohesion and territorial inequalities Horizon 2020: Societal Challenges Call : H2020-SC6-REV-INEQUAL-2016-2017 TOPIC : Spatial justice, social cohesion and territorial inequalities The Section of Spatial Planning and Strategy of the Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) is looking for opportunities to be included as...
SPS Seminar 10 Dec 2015: Kasia Piskorek – Communication for Urban Transformations
Title: Communication for Urban Transformations in Perspective of the Relation Between the Citizens and the Local Authorities. Case study of Wroclaw (PL) Speaker: Katarzyna Piskorek (TU Wrocław, visiting scholar at Urbanism) Time: 12:30 – 13:30 Date: 10 December 2015 Place: 00 West 670, BK Abstract: If we look at the public involvement in general, and public...
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Department of Urbanism Alumno’s graduation project influences decision-making in Rio de Janeiro’s Olympic Plan
Rio’s West Harbor Activation Plan MSc. Rafael Saraiva Rafael Saraiva is an associate of MLA+ Architecture, Planning and Consulting, responsible for the company’s operations in Latin America. He graduated from TU Delft in 2010 with the thesis entitled “Innovation Backbone: a new economic zone in Rio de Janeiro’s urban voids”, where he analysed the area...
“The Human in Architecture and Philosophy: Towards an Architectural Anthropology” 3rd International Conference of the International Society for the Philosophy of Architecture (ISPA) July 20 -23, 2016 – Department of Philosophy, University of Bamberg
“The Human in Architecture and Philosophy: Towards an Architectural Anthropology” 3rd International Conference of the International Society for the Philosophy of Architecture (ISPA) July 20 -23, 2016 – Department of Philosophy, University of Bamberg Keynote-speakers Karsten Harries (Yale University, philosophy) Mari Hvattum (Oslo CCAS, architectural) Angelika Krebs (Basel University, philosophy) Andres Lepik (TU-Munich, architecture) Nick...
SPS Seminar: Mohammad Ghanbari – Liveable Cities. Case Study: Masshad, Iran
Thursday November 5, 12:30-13:30 Speaker: Mohammad Ghanbari (Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, visiting scholar at the Department of Urbanism) Topic: Liveable Cities. Case Study: Masshad, Iran. Room: BG west 270 Abstract: By 2050 70% of the global population will reside within cities. We all have different reasons to live in a city. Some cities appear comfortable to live in. Some are...
CALL FOR IDEAS! Celebrating the 100th Birthday of Jane Jacobs
CALL FOR IDEAS! Celebrating the 100th Birthday of Jane Jacobs Dear All, In 2016, we want to celebrate the 100th birthday of one of the most important urban thinkers of our time, someone who has influenced generations of designers and planners: the great Jane Jacobs. I want to organise a one-day colloquium on Jane Jacob’s...
Shaping regional futures – Mapping, designing, transforming!
The Chair of Urban Development at the Munich University of Technology and the Chair of Spatial Planning & Strategy at the Delft University of Technology convened a conference on regional design on the 14th and 15th of October, 2015 in Munich. The conference ‘Shaping regional futures – Mapping, designing, transforming!’ invited scholars and practitioners with...
Dana McKinney from GSD Harvard talks #spatial justice #equality #fairness to EMU_TUDelft students
The Chair of Spatial Planning and Strategy has had the honour to invite Dana McKinney to visit TU Delft and talk about race relations, spatial justice, equity and fairness in urban design and planning at the Urbanism and Landscape Week and to talk to students of the European Master of Urbanism @TU Delft. Dana McKinney is a fourth...
