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De architectuurgeschiedenis wordt vaak gelezen in termen van periodes met een eigen zeitgeist, in stromingen met een eigen architectuurtaal. Wat betekent het om afscheid te nemen van het concept van de zeitgeist en in plaats daarvan een cyclisch model van geschiedenis te hanteren? In de jaren 1970 en 1980 werd dit vraagstuk meestal beschouwd vanuit elkaar ogenschijnlijk uitsluitende moderne, anti-moderne en post-moderne posities. Deze scheidslijnen werden ook direct verb...

This publication offers an overview of the latest cross-disciplinary developments in the field of Building with Nature (BwN) for the protection of coastal regions. The key philosophy of BwN is the employment of natural processes to serve societal goals, such as flood safety. The starting point is a systems-based approach, making interventions that employ the shaping forces of the natural system to perform measures by self-regulation. Initial pilots of this innovative approach originate from c...

Architectural design greatly influences building energy performance (BEP), and energy-efficient design is therefore often studied. Architectural space layout also can affect BEP. However, only a few of the numerous studies on energy-efficient design considered the effect of space layout. Within these studies, the isolated effect of space layout on the BEP has hardly have been analysed systematically.

The framework of Performative Computational Architecture (PCA) had been proven to be effectiv...

In de Westelijke Tuinsteden in Amsterdam is een onwaarschijnlijke vernieuwingsoperatie uitgevoerd. Tussen 2000 en 2021 zijn meer dan 25.000 woningen nieuwgebouwd, gerenoveerd of getransformeerd.

Dat is vergelijkbaar met wat in dezelfde periode in Leidsche Rijn in Utrecht gebouwd is – de grootste vinex-locatie van Nederland. Nieuwe scholen, broedplaatsen, hotels, winkels en horeca maakten de tuinsteden bovendien tot een completere, gemengde stad. Dat zie je ook in de superdiverse bevolking ...

How can the public library fulfil its classic social mission in our individualized and sometimes fragmented society? And how does such a library fit into the urban public space, in which commerce and consumption seem to reign supreme? This requires innovative architecture, the strength of imagination and the willingness to think countercyclically.

In Imagination and Participation librarians Rob Bruijnzeels and Joyce Sternheim examine the most important transitions in public library work. They...

The housing stock in Vietnam has boomed in the last few decades, especially in urbanised areas. However, the increasing number of housing units did not go along with housing quality, a healthy living environment or a sustainable building stock. Recent legislation only applies to public buildings but not the private housing sector, which accounts for the majority of the building stock. Therefore, this research aimed to contribute to a more sustainable building stock in Vietnam by improving the...

Numerous actors have been involved in the planning of the port and city of Naples. National and local authorities—namely central government, the Region, the Municipality of Naples, and the Port Authority—act upon the port at different scales, according to diverging interest and by using different planning tools. Each entity has different spatial claims and contrastive views on what port city integration can be. Their diverse goals have led port and city to develop into separate entities, ...