Research conducted in former blocks expressed the importance of a sense of belonging on students’ well-being and their academic achievements. With classroom hours often being the single moment of interaction between peers and lecturers, an inadequacy of connectedness within the classroom can cut back …

I have a special and personal connection with the French Pays d’Auge. I appreciate its beauty and qualities but I am also seeing it decaying. My personal motivation, my role and mission as urban designer pushed me to think of a way to save – or better, upgrade – this beautiful valley. We know that …

Many of Calabar, Nigeria and the state of Cross River’s cultural heritage is falling into disrepair and the reasons for this are vast and nuanced. Meaning that the artefacts and objects both natural and built that exist and add to the identity of Calabar’s cultural space could disappear or become even …

Dit is een ontwerp voor een plek om tot rust te komen in het centrum van Amsterdam. Een plek aan het water waar je kan even kan ontsnappen aan de drukte van de stad. Een plek waar je buiten kan zijn, waar je kan relaxen of juist focussen op iets kalms. Als kind ben ik opgegroeid in een klein dorpje …

WHY? (ADAPT) The city of Liège is suffocating because of extreme car hospitality. Public space has been stripped down to traffic space, serving the singular purpose of moving and parking polluting, dangerous and space inefficient cars. Global challenges concerning pandemics, climate change and sub-urbanization …

COVID-19 arrived in the world suddenly and unexpectedly. It caused major disruptions at economical, operational and other levels. In the case of flight traffic, the operations were reduced to 10% of their original levels. The question after COVID-19 is how to restart the operations and how to keep the …

Sustainable commercial fishing, species conservation, and bycatch are contentious topics. Great emphasis has been placed on the sustainable sourcing of particular species that we buy at the store and order in restaurants, but how can we trust that the fish on our plates, from a system-wide perspective, …

This research provides an impact analysis for both facility manager and commercial real estate on the consequences and impact of crises on commercial real estate. Building blocks impact analysis and conceptual approach: The building blocks of the impact analysis must be: KPIs, risk assessment and change …

This research has been conducted for the company Santa Fe Amsterdam in order to gain more brand awareness through the use of social media. Santa Fe Relocation is a multi-location company that helps with the relocation of expats worldwide. Santa Fe Relocation provides destination services, moving services, …

A vital element of liberal democracy is the relationship between a government and its citizens, which is often characterised by the concept of political support or its reverse, political alienation. Ideally, this relationship should display political support since this indicates a high level of trust …