In de rubriek Klassiekers gaat AGORA In op boeken die niet vers van de pers konnen, maar nog steeds uiterst relevant ziin. Deze keer: 'Een nieuwe wereld; het ontstaan van het moderne Nederland' van Auke van der Woud. '
In port cities there is a tendency to dislocate production activities in favour of logistic-productive dynamics. In addition, the transition from an industrial area model to a ‘logistics hinterland’ formula shifts attention to a territorial scale, focusing on spaces at the border between the port and city areas. Today, port–city borders are commonly perceived as barriers but they could be dynamic development thresholds. Existing port cities exhibit different states of coexistence at their port–city borders: sometimes they are forced situations originating from poor management, but they can also provide opportunities for mutual interaction and synergy. This paper compares port–city borders in Genoa and Rotterdam using interviews, relevant literature and mapping. Conclusions are drawn concerning the possibilities and potential for future port–city borders.
The conference ‘For Example Delft’ addresses approaches in architecture education, their past, present & future in relation to professional practice and the architectural discipline. Using the example of Delft, the conference starts from the observation that the broad field of architecture and the built environment carries a re-assembled character that has lost its Modern, structured and disciplinary way. Moreover the conference addresses the issue what architecture research currently means and upon which policies Delft as an institution has set eyes, for example with regard to its ambitions, organisation and profile.
A place or city can be characterized by a particular housing type – a ‘referential housing type’. It is usually embodied in the housing form that was widely produced in the golden age of a region. It may be conceived as an inseparable combination of spatial and socio-cultural features. Such a type sheds light on the socio-cultural character of a particular place. It enables a better understanding of the other housing forms in the place. These other forms can be comprehended in relation to the referential type. Bearing in mind that the ‘genius loci’ is a key to designing new projects, referential types can function in two ways: through a contemporary interpretation of their spatial features, or through the creation of new spatial features that are able to support the socio-cultural inner logic informed by the referential types. The concept of referential types is illustrated in Brussels and Amsterdam. Paradigmatic examples with identical conventions allowing for objective comparisons are explored.
This paper explores the current paradigm shift regarding the use, function and design of city parks in Amsterdam. Looking back in history, city parks are relatively new phenomena within the urban tissue. Dating from the late eighteenth century, they announced a completely new kind of public realm within cities. During the 1920s a novel type of park came into being in Germany, which put its mark on Dutch parks designed after World War II. Today parks have again changed character. On the basis of the results of Het Grote Groenonderzoek 2013 (the Great Green Survey) of the municipality of Amsterdam, this change can be quantified and qualified. Moreover, specific trends and tendencies can be distinguished. In fact, ‘street photography’ and a design analysis of Amsterdam's current parks have confirmed these results as well. Recent designs for Flevopark and Parool Triangle are examples of how ‘designing with green’ can contribute in an inspiring way to ongoing and future urban transformations. Finally, this paper tries to reflect on the transformation from an industrial-service economy towards a knowledge-based economy, where the quality of green public space in the urban fabric is a decisive location factor for knowledge workers and businesses.
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