Urbanism or the discipline that needs to rewrite the operation manual to spaceship earth – in one generation.
In 1969, Richard Buckminster Fuller published his book Operation Manual to Spaceship Earth. It was at this moment that mankind
Every new dean at the Amsterdam Academy of Architecture is asked to deliver an entry speech upon commencing the work. In my speech held in October 2018 I outlined my approach to urbanism in general and teaching in particular.
Thank you to Anastasia Khritina for the illustration of the different aspects of my life, work and teaching thoughts.
In 1969, Richard Buckminster Fuller published his book Operation Manual to Spaceship Earth. It was at this moment that mankind
Last week, travelling through Finland, I followed the footsteps of Alvar Aalto. From Helsinki to Rovaniemi, from Turku to Jyväskylä,
A Desert Nation Confronts a Heating Planet As the world warms, few nations feel the heat as literally as Saudi
The world feels restless. The signs are everywhere: rivers that once defined borders are running dry, billionaires are building rockets
This week, I had the pleasure of attending the opening
The current narrative of climate change is that of an
It seems to be the time of doom scenarios again.
Het maakt niet uit waar je tegenwoordig heen gaat, Amsterdam,