Towards a New Aesthetic
When discussing climate change, we – Architects and Urbanists – most of the time talk about materials that should...
When discussing climate change, we – Architects and Urbanists – most of the time talk about materials that should...
A bit more than a year ago, the German term ‘Zeitenwende’ – watershed moment – was frequently used to...
Today I gave an online lecture about the agglomeration of Saratov in Russia. When invited I thought – nice!...
The war in Ukraine and the Russian aggression are still continuing and most likely that will not change in...
European cities are three-dimensional spatial constructs. But if we look at the plans we make, then the third dimension...
Last week, a court in Barcelona rules that the city’s super block program is unlawful. The response was immediate....
In 1969, Richard Buckminster Fuller published his book Operation Manual to Spaceship Earth. It was at this moment that...
Ein Interview mit Markus Appenzeller im Berliner Tagesspiegel geführt durch Christian Hönike. Herr Appenzeller, Sie sind mit Ihrem Planungsbüro...
Invited by TU Vienna and sponsored by STO Stiftung, I was invited to speak about public space in cities. ...
In January 2020, ANP – the Dutch Press Office reported that again more retail space is standing empty. This...
by Markus Appenzeller and Thijs Spaandonk This Manifesto emerges from, and reflects on, a series of talks by a...
For two years, I worked in a team with great colleagues on a planned city extension for the Greater...
The Bijlmer was one of the great experiments of the 1970’s in the Netherlands. In the South-Eastern outskirts of...
The massive changes our cities need to undergo in the coming decades ask for rethinking of planning practices and...
For almost a quarter of a century, I have been working in Shenzhen. In that time, the city has...
On 28 November 2023 I had the pleasure to be part of a discussion at Pakhuis de Zwijger in...
Rediscovering urban China after Covid Since more than 20 years I have been travelling to China several times a...
I am not a Dutch citizen, and therefore I am not allowed to vote in the Netherlands – unfortunately....
I had the pleasure to participate in a panel discussion at Cityscape Global in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia in August...
In August 2023, I gave a lecture at Cityscape Global Conference and Fair in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. In the...
On 05 October 2023 I bid farewell to the role of Head of Urbanism at the Amsterdam Academy of...
It does not matter where you go these days. Everywhere, the lack of housing and the un-affordability are high...
Last week, a court in Barcelona rules that the city’s super block program is unlawful. The response was immediate....
Recently, Germany has been discussing new standards for the size of parking spaces. The reason: the old ones do...
Shenzhen, CN On 21 August 2023 from 20:00 I will lecture in Shenzhen. Invited by Archiposition, I will speak...
On 28 November 2023 I had the pleasure to be part of a discussion at Pakhuis de Zwijger in...
Rediscovering urban China after Covid Since more than 20 years I have been travelling to China several times a...
I am not a Dutch citizen, and therefore I am not allowed to vote in the Netherlands – unfortunately....
I had the pleasure to participate in a panel discussion at Cityscape Global in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia in August...
In August 2023, I gave a lecture at Cityscape Global Conference and Fair in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. In the...