The experiment to temporarily transform De Silleplein at The Hague started last Monday. At an evening meeting, we discussed together with the interested neighbours and the municipality the possibilities to transform the square. We conversed about the fears and dreams for the transformation of the [...]
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 [...]
Between the 17th and 20th of October the future of urbanization was discussed at the UN Habitat III conference. We were in Quito for our project "Ruta de la Experiencia" and also organized two presentations/debates at the venue. Cycling was the topic of the first [...]
The Ruta de la Experiencia is one of the largest UN selected Village projects for the Habitat III conference in Quito, Ecuador. The Ruta de la Experiencia is a concrete project, to practically show the principles and methodology of the Human Cities Coalition (HCC). The [...]
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 [...]
Week at the People's palace about the circular harbour of Amsterdam The harbour in 2056: a Valhalla for recycling" titled the Parool, the Amsterdam newspaper. The municipality, the harbour, companies, urban planners and many work hard to realize this ambition. On Tuesday 14th of June [...]
The Netherlands was invited to be the Guest of Honour of the FILBO (book fair) in Bogotá, Colombia. The Dutch Embassy made a pavilion about urban planning, architecture, design and cycling. The Agencia Bici was asked to make an exhibition about cycling in the Netherlands [...]
Which opportunities does Colombia offer for design, architecture and urbanism? During a fact finding mission more than 50 people were interviewed in Colombia and the Netherlands. The final report gives insight in the Dutch offer for the sectors mentioned, the Colombian demand and a strategy [...]
The argument "A good city has Industry" gave a boost to the two day debate about how to rework the productive port and city of Antwerp (Belgium). We were invited to present our project Creating Class and show which role urban planners and designers can [...]
What to do if one of the largest employers of your city leaves; in the case of the town Bergen op Zoom the cigarette factory of Philip Morris closed down and nearly 300o people were left directly or indirectly unemployed. This is one of the [...]
Twelve urban designers make during the coming year in an open and active process a vision for the city of Amsterdam. We have been asked to develop and design the circular harbour campus. On April 8, September 9 and somewhere in December public meetings are [...]
