(Nederlands) Lancering boek Batallon San Mateo
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Call for papers: SPACES IN MIGRATION
Spaces in Migration is the topic of the Los Andes University magazine Dearq. Camila Pinzón (URBANOS) and Juanita Fonseca are guest editors of this magazine. The Call for papers is open until June 30, 2020. Human migrations have always existed: nomads, labor mobility, forced displacement, [...]
Is the inclusive city an illusion?
The autumn issue of the Blauwe Kamer magazine asks whether the inclusive city is an illusion. The editor Rob van der Bijl describes mechanisms that do not allow the city to be inclusive. For example, he denounces participation. Empowered citizens, with sufficient social skills and [...]
(Nederlands) Publicatie Regio van de Toekomst
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The region of the future, final presentation
The final presentation of the Region of the Future will take place on the 22nd of march. We were part of the team that did research by design to the spatial implications of the circular economy in the province of Zuid Holland. The lessons learned [...]
URBANOS selected for festival URBANBAT 2018
We are proud to announce that our project Ruta de la Experiencia was one of the selected projects to be part of the 2018 festival URBANBAT in Bilbao. The seventh edition of URBANBAT will explore the subject of 'instant cities'. Instant cities will explore the [...]
Publication circular neighbourhood
The Dutch urban planning and design magazine Blauwe Kamer published an article about our research by design project Circular Wielwijk. Wielwijk is a neighbourhood in the city of Dordrecht and the ambition was set to make this neighbourhood social en economic vibrant by introducing the [...]
Volksvlijt on Tour – Circular Istanbul
After the exhibition, the book, it is now time for Volksvlijt On Tour. In collaboration with the NIT Istanbul and the Dutch Consulate a discussion is organized about participatory city planning. The text below is a copy of the NIT website: Cities require planning in [...]
Conference about circular urban development
The Netherlands is at the beginning of a transition towards a circular economy. This transition demands fundamental changes that will influence municipalities, housing associations and private companies. On the 7th of February, Platform 31 and the Government Architect’s agency organized a conference to share and [...]
Launch Dream your own future
The results of the 2016 exhibition "Volksvlijt" deserved to be recorded in a book. On 14 November 2017, we launched the book "Dream Your Own Future". The launch took place at the same spot where the exhibition took place in 2016; the Amsterdam Public Library [...]
New players in the public space
URBANOS has worked recently in public space projects assigned by private companies, NGOs, and local trusts, rather than local governments and project developers (the more regular clients for public space design and improvement). These new players start influencing the quality of the public space. We [...]
Colour outside the borders
Are you a designer and interested in working abroad? Do read this publication that we made for the Creative Industries Fund. To make this publication we talked to several designers about their approach to enter a foreign market; their experiences are translated into tips and [...]