A Mismatch made in Heaven – the SDGs and Cities
In 2015, the United Nations launched the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – a set of 17 ambitious objectives meant...
In 2015, the United Nations launched the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – a set of 17 ambitious objectives meant...
Every year on April 27 (this year marks an exception and King’s Day is celebrated on April 26th because...
Yesterday I stumbled across a post of Nico Rosberg on Linkedin. There for former formula 1 world champion announced...
Alert: Unlike what many claim, it is not the end of consultancy! Broken Promises in the Land of Vision...
Eight years ago Saudi Arabia embarked on a highly ambitious process to profoundly change the country within a short...
Learning and teaching in new world. Like many other schools, the Amsterdam Academy of Architecture had to switch its...
In the world of architecture, the colour green is no longer just a design choice — it’s a branding...
Our role as humans on this planet has to change. Until now we saw ourselves as the pinnacle, ruling...
The definition of cities often swirls around the complex overlay of systems that together form the urban fabric. In...
When discussing climate change, we – Architects and Urbanists – most of the time talk about materials that should...
Europe has been praised for its cities. Wherever I go in the world I get the same stereotypic answers...
According to a felt 99% of all scientists the impact of humans on the global climate is a fact....
Since more than twenty years, I am regularly coming to China. Ever since I went there for the first...
The war in Ukraine and the Russian aggression are still continuing and most likely that will not change in...
I confess, I am a cycling enthusiast and every July – and since yesterday again, the Tour de France...
On a Saturday morning in the Netherlands, the story of public space reveals itself in the most ordinary of...
Saudi Arabia is building at a pace and scale the world has rarely seen. Across its deserts and coastlines,...
On September 10, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman openly admitted that Saudi Arabia’s housing prices had risen to “unacceptable...
The world feels restless. The signs are everywhere: rivers that once defined borders are running dry, billionaires are building...
Gaza, Reimagined as an Asset Class Gaza’s rubble isn’t a tragedy in this plan—it’s a business opportunity. The GREAT...
Last week, travelling through Finland, I followed the footsteps of Alvar Aalto. From Helsinki to Rovaniemi, from Turku to...
Geneva’s conference halls fell silent last week as the United Nations’ much-anticipated negotiations for a global plastics treaty collapsed...
Greetings from Riyadh! It is 47°C outside, the asphalt shimmers, bus stops empty, and even a short trip on...
For too long, politicians and planners have ignored or sugarcoated the housing crisis—with dramatic consequences. Not only have mainstream...
I confess, I am a cycling enthusiast and every July – and since yesterday again, the Tour de France...
On a Saturday morning in the Netherlands, the story of public space reveals itself in the most ordinary of...
Saudi Arabia is building at a pace and scale the world has rarely seen. Across its deserts and coastlines,...
On September 10, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman openly admitted that Saudi Arabia’s housing prices had risen to “unacceptable...
The world feels restless. The signs are everywhere: rivers that once defined borders are running dry, billionaires are building...
Gaza, Reimagined as an Asset Class Gaza’s rubble isn’t a tragedy in this plan—it’s a business opportunity. The GREAT...