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S. Luo
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Disclosing Interstices
Open-ended Design Transformation of Urban Leftover Spaces
Leftover spaces are neglected and obsolete spaces within the city. As they are temporarily unoccupied by defined urban functions, leftover spaces provide unique “interstitial conditions” that open for wild species as well as different informal social activities, offering crucial
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This research aims to explore the courtyards in Den Haag Zuidwest as the meantime ‘open spaces’ for the urban regeneration of the neighbourhood. Municipality Den Haag has issued the urban regeneration vision of Den Haag Zuidwest “Bestemming Zuidwest Gebiedsverkenning” in 2019, ai
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Gardens of Interstitial Wildness
Cultivating Indeterminacy in the Metropolitan Landscape
This paper looks into ‘gardens of wildness’ that have been established in metropolitan interstitial spaces. These unused, unfunctional urban spaces could be considered as spatial-temporary interstices of the metropolitan landscape. These ‘interstitial spaces’ possess the potentia
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Workshop on the Epistemes of the Urban Landscape
How do we as designers see, think and represent urban landscapes?
Unlocking Interstices
Multiple lenses enriching the participatory design of urban leftover spaces
Opening leftover spaces for the participation of local initiatives is prevalent in current urban design practice. While these cases reanimate the vacant land for diverse public appropriation, little attention is paid to the inherent qualities of each site. As terrain vague in the
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Contributed
Using green facades to increase urban sustainability and resilience
An assessment of potential vertical green locations to enhance urban green space in Amsterdam
Urban living has many advantages but also has its fair share of issues. This thesis tries to indicate the urban issues that can be solved by implementing vertical green systems (VGS). A literature review is undertaken, and expert interviews are held to examine socio-ecological cr
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