at Amsterdam Academy of Architecture
Somewhere in 2019 – according to a representative investigation – the world population in its majority has come to the conclusion that climate change it the single most important topic to be addressed. We collectively moved beyond the indifference we showed towards caring for the planet and the climate. All of this will have a huge impact on the cities and villages we live in, and it will profoundly change the landscape around us.
But – how can we as spatial designers help to resole it? This was the question Thijs van Spaandonk and me asked ourselves and started looking for people with answers. We did not come far. Other than what we had thought, there are still very few with solutions, and there are certainly still many more questions than answers. This led us to program a lecture series with guest from all over the world that helped us to frame the problem of climate change in all its different aspects.
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Together with the students, we defined an agenda for how we as designers can operate. The main conclusion was, that we as spatial designers have a responsibility and that we have to take a stand as to what ethical design is.
The insights and topics of the lecture series have formed the basis for a publication of Dutch architecture website archined:
Entry speech at the Amsterdam Academy of Architecture Every new dean at the Amsterdam Academy of Architecture is asked to
On 05 October 2023 I bid farewell to the role of Head of Urbanism at the Amsterdam Academy of Architecture.
Positioning a school and urbanism education At the occasion of the publication of the annual review of the Amsterdam Academy
