14 May | Lecture ‘Learning from Los Angeles’
A lunch lecture by Jorick Beijer on the transformation of structure, form and culture in Los Angeles. The lecture will be composed around interview excerpts and builds on the MSc thesis ‘Los Angeles – The Metropolis and Five Stages of Modernity’. With reactions by Marc Schoonderbeek (Border Conditions) and Stephen Read (Complex Cities), moderated by...
23 April | Excursion: Observing the City
How do you look at the city and the use of public space? At the 23th of April we will walk through Amsterdam guided by Jos Gadet (Urban geographer) and Joren van Dijk (Urban sociologist), explaining us how they observe the interaction between people and the build environment. The excursion will cost € 5,- and...
Urban Regeneration Studio excursion to Paris
From 28 untill 31 January 2013 a group of 22 students and two mentors of the Technical University Delft has made a trip to Paris. They were part of the Urban Regeneration graduation studio and visited five projects on different kind of scales. During the visit they zoomed in from the regional scale of le...
Avant-garde!?
Avant-garde!? Bron: de Architect, 1 maart 2013 Marieke de Vries, Redactie assistent De Architect en studentArchitecture & Structural Design TU/e Waar blijft de nieuwe avant-garde? Dit pleonasme vormde het thema van de discussie op de TU Delft die volgde op een blog van Rudy Stroink*. Waar is het overkoepelende idee der ideeën? Een verwachtingsvolle woensdagmiddag: waar en...
6 May | Visit Pauw & Witteman
On the 6th of May we’ll visit Pauw en Witteman. More information will be available a few weeks in advance
27 February | Debate “Where is the avant-garde of this Time?”
Praktijkdebat: Waar is de Avant-garde van deze tijd? De open brief van Rudy Stroink op www.gebiedsontwikkeling.nu heeft reacties bij studenten opgeroepen. Zie voor de discussie: http://www.gebiedsontwikkeling.nu/artikel/72-de-avant-garde-van-deze-tijd-discussie-tussen-rudy-stroink-en-de-jonge-generatie Deze discussie zetten wij 27 februari 2013 LIVE voort op de faculteit Bouwkunde, TU Delft. Gespreksleider: Agnes Franzen, Praktijkleerstoel Gebiedsontwikkeling, TU Delft Programma 15:00 Welkom Door Agnes Franzen 15:10 Waar...
13 February | Symposium Urban Farming
During this symposium the guests will talk about urban farming with the focus on food production in relation to the built environment. We hope to get a discussion at the and about where the future lies. Is that vertical farming of do we need to look further what more options there are? Organization by...
Invitation General Member Meeting and Board 2013 inauguration
Dear Polis Member, Hereby we inform you about the general member meeting which will be held at the 20th of december 2012 at 16:00 at the faculty of Architecture, TU Delft This yearly meeting is open to all Polis members and sponsors. During this meeting we’ll - Present the annual report 2012 - Present the...
Sneak preview Poland Excursion at KuiperCompagnons
Last Friday 2nd of November 22 students, accompanied by MaartenJan Hoestra (tutor from TU Delft), were welcomed by Edyta Wisniewska and Gijs van den Boomen at their office. After a great lunch, provided by Kuiper Compagnons, students got some general information about Poland. During this lunch-meeting students got in an interesting discussion with Gijs and...
URBANISM WEEK PHOTO’S & VIDEO’S ONLINE!
Check out all video’s from this years Urbanism Week on www.urbanismweek.nl Thursday // 27 SEPT Introduction Thursday // Bart Cosijn, Urbanism Week committee Setting the boundaries for public participation // John Habraken Participation of citzens in shaping the city // Atelier d’architecture autogérée / studio for self-managed architecture (aaa) Subversive strategies for urban occupation // Santiago Cirugeda Changing...
MASTER CLASS voor Masterstudenten in architectuur en stedenbouw
We nemen de vrijheid om u te contacteren betreffende de organisatie van een internationale Master Class rond het thema Stadseconomie in Brussel. Voor de communicatie rond dit evenement hadden we graag uw medewerking gevraagd. De Master Class « RE:WORK, making place for industry, logistics and wholesale in Brussels » zal plaatsvinden tussen 29 oktober en...
