by admin_user | Jun 17, 2026 | Engage, Inspiration, Perspectives
Towards post-growth infrastructures symposium review Last week, Federico Savini and I hosted our symposium ‘Towards post-growth infrastructures: rethinking the material and cultural conditions of prosperity’ at the University of Amsterdam and its newly renovated and...
by admin_user | Jun 9, 2026 | Engage, Inspiration
It’s a wrap: CORNER event in Amsterdam a great success! The organising committee would like to thank everyone who presented or attended the CORNER Amsterdam event on 2 to 4 June 2026 at the University of Amsterdam. Your participation ensured a successful event...
by admin_user | May 26, 2026 | Engage, Inspiration, Mobility, Reflections
Using soft maps as an art-based planning intervention In the past two years we have been working with visual artist Jan Rothuizen and colleagues from the city of Amsterdam to develop critical art-based methods for planning. Our main interest is how artworks can be...
by admin_user | Apr 15, 2026 | Environment, Inspiration, Reflections
Where the City Burns: A Visit to Amsterdam’s Waste-to-Energy Machine Cycling to AEB. Image by Emma Griffith. On a windy and grey afternoon, we cycled to the far west side of Amsterdam, following the long line of the Haarlemmerweg out of the city. The journey to the...
by admin_user | Apr 7, 2026 | Governance, Inspiration, Reflections
Strengthening democracy beyond ‘participation’: informal politics and inclusive urban development This project investigated Planning Conflicts, focusing on how citizens informally claim their right to the city in ways that formal participatory urban planning processes...
by admin_user | Apr 1, 2026 | Environment, Inspiration
NeurodiverCity: Planning for ADHD and autism in Amsterdam Cities today are increasingly dense, fast-paced environments, acting as constant generators of sensory stimuli. Sound, movement, light, and social interaction accumulate in ways that are rarely questioned, and...
