How you approach your urban transformation challenge strongly depends on how the ownership in your area is distributed and on the extent to which you depend on others (and they depend on each other) to realise the local goals. In this blog we discuss a few possible scenarios and strategic models and you learn how to incorporate your local dependencies and activities into one integral strategy to really make them…
We are very happy to update you that all our e-learning modules are now live. The whole pack consists of five modules, all tackling different aspects of collaborative urban transformation. Together they form one big and integral story, but they are also complete courses individually. Please have a look at our e-learning page for more details and free intro videos!
In a recent article in the Dutch magazine Gebiedsontwikkeling.nu you get an in-depth introduction to our urban transformation method, including our 7-layered model and an illustration how it worked in our field lab in Amsterdam. The article also shows an exclusive sneak preview video from our Dutch online masterclass. Check out the article here!
We are very excited to share the news that the special Dutch version of our online masterclass is now live at www.gebiedstransformatie.nu! This Dutch class is a shorter summary of the full course and a bit specified to the Dutch context (including for example the upcoming Dutch Spatial Planning Act). We are also very busy editing the full English course. In the coming weeks the different modules (5 in total)…
Saskia joined Australian smart city and community expert and podcast host Zoe Eather in her Smart Community podcast. We talked about why urban development - especially transformation of existing areas - needs multi-stakeholder collectivity and we discussed the need for a strong organisational basis and mindset underneath any technology you may use in order to reach any sustainable results and positive impact. Please follow the link to listen to the…
In December 2016, just after releasing the award-winning first prototype of our interactive online platform, Saskia Beer gave a TEDx talk about the art of engagement and understanding, seeing and working with the city in split screen: on the drawing board and on the street.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ei0lanC1k1Q
Saskia Beer was one of the jury members of the ARC20 Awards for Urban Design. We see that urban designers more and more often have to deal with complex (transformation and redevelopment) projects in existing urban areas that require a different and more adaptive design approach (e.g. designing conditions, guidelines, multiple scenarios) and a conscious and strategic attitude within the complex dynamics and force field in which the design has…
In 2013 we started to work out our ideas for an interactive online platform to structurally support and augment our activities in our Amsterdam field lab. In May 2016 we launched the first prototype in the area, publishing this video to introduce the vision, concept and functionalities. The platform won several (inter)national awards and the video went viral among cities and real estate companies worldwide. In 2018 we became one…
Transformcity is the winner of the International Placemarketing Awards 2020, category 'Territories with Specificity'.
On April 9 we gave a webinar for Archis/Volume, Academy of Architecture, Sandberg Institute, TU Eindhoven and Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences.
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