This text reflects on the recent Landscape Makers Congress co-organised by Studio Inscape as a design intervention seeking to re-politicise the South-Western Delta region (SWD) of the Netherlands. Like many coastal regions around the world, the Dutch coast (including the SWD) is facing serious challenges …

This chapter discusses the artistic project Future Wake (2021) by Ahnjili Zhuparris and Tim van Ommeren that examines predictive policing. By shifting the focus from possible future crime offenders to possible future victims of fatal police encounters, using visual and affective means rather than expert …

Bij Elp in Drenthe is er tussen 1960-1962 in twee fases een onderzoeksgebied van ca. 1 hectare opgegraven door het voormalig Biologisch-Archeologisch instituut van Groningen (het BAI). Hierbij zijn sporen en structuren uit de Bronstijd aangetroffen. Tijdens dit afstudeeronderzoek is de kwaliteit, kwantiteit …

Interactive design is an emerging trend in dementia care environments. This article describes a research project aiming at the design and development of novel spatial objects with narrative attributes that incorporate embedded technology and textiles to support the wellbeing of people living with dementia. …

Hevige regen, droogte, hitte en storm... door klimaatverandering zullen we hier vaker mee te maken hebben. Ook op bedrijventerreinen is dit merkbaar. Denk aan wateroverlast, te warme werkplekken, bloedhete parkeerplaatsen of machines die oververhit raken. Diverse sprekers nemen je mee in het effect …

Post-war urban neighbourhoods in industrialised countries have been shown to negatively affect the lifestyles of their residents due to their design. This study aims at developing an empirical procedure to select locations to be redesigned and the determinants of health at stake in these locations, with …