Complex Housing: De Opgang Amsterdam

Living in the city. How do we make the city attractive and liveable? How do we make the city ready for the future? Irma van Oort, partner of KCAP, was invited as speaker of the 4th Dirk Roosenburg lecture at the official award ceremony of the biannial Dirk Roosenburg Prize on Thursday October 14th in Eindhoven to reflect about current topics in urban development and the role and significance of architecture. Irma van Oort followed up previous speakers Floris Alkemade ((as former Chief Government Architect), David Gianotten (OMA) and Elma van Boxel (ZUS). In her lecture, Irma van Oort addressed the topic of ‘Living in the city’, in a moment, we are facing the urgent need to densify cities to answer the shortage of housing and good urban living spaces. And in a moment that climate change is affecting the quality of living in the city. How can urban densification deal with these evident challenges? How can high-rise serve as tool to create a compact yet sustainable, diverse, and future-proof cities? After all, the city is about offering attractive and safe places for people to live and work and above all feel at ease, now and for future generations. In essence, Irma refers to what the Dirk Roosenburgprijs stands for when awarding projects that have a positive impact on the identity and use of the city and thereby stimulating spatial quality in Eindhoven. This year, the jury selected the community centre 't Karregat, renovated by diederendirrix and architecten|en|en as the winner. The Dirk Roosenburgprijs is hosted by the Municipality of Eindhoven and organised by Architectuurcentrum Eindhoven.   Photography by Jasper Scheffers

Giving insights into Urban Design practice to professionals with a Real Estate background, Anouk Kuitenbrouwer, partner at KCAP, has started teaching at the Advanced Studies (CAS) for Area Development at the university of applied sciences Bern (BFH) From a brief introduction on cities in history, to the analysis of urban structures, to design strategies for good cities, to the city as a laboratory, her lectures gave the attendants an insight in the key challenges of city making and how design can help to create future-proof urban environments. The class had to roll up their sleeves by imagining completing urban situations and doing structure analysis. Curious yourself? Anouk recently shared her thoughts on adaptive cities for the Swiss magazine Hochparterre: https://bit.ly/3gboG6H

As the spatial concept for Switzerland is turning ten years old, it is time to revise this agreement on the shape and future of the country. To this end, Hochparterre is setting up the Agenda Raum Schweiz 2040 that is meant as a collage where experts from different disciplines give their view on designing Switzerland. Anouk Kuitenbrouwer, partner at KCAP, shares her thoughts on strategies for adaptive cities as places where the changing planning practice is reflected. She explains how ”the classic tools of urban design, such as structure, grain, typology, and uses, can be used in new ways to create attractive neighborhoods with a high identification potential that are sustainable simply because of their adaptability. The many uncertainties that accompany processes of change, certainly don’t allow a “one-size-fits-all” answer. However, they surprisingly give new meaning to KCAP’s framework & rule based design approach. One thing Anouk knows: ”In Switzerland, we need more space for experimentation. We must examine the city across disciplines from the perspective of the future. The knowledge is there. Now we need to develop it accordingly.” Read more on (in German): Hochparterre - Planung & Städtebau - Die adaptive Stadt Image: Agenda Raum Schweiz 2040, Madlaina Janett

Irma van Oort, partner and architect at KCAP, explains in a conversation with Vastgoedjournaal the challenges of high-rise. She knows very well that a project is only successful if people can take possession of it. So that is all about creating collectivity and a sense of belonging while paying attention to the context. ‘In essence, building is about creating living conditions for people,’ she says. High-rise is becoming more and more attractive to accommodate the rising demand for additional homes in The Netherlands. As a typology, it faces particular challenges. Mixed programming of the plinth zones, good connection to public spaces, and integrating green on the street and building level are critical aspects of building high. It has to be combined with creating common areas and facilities, places where residents can meet and do things together. Several projects of KCAP serve as examples, one of them HS Kwartier The Hague, where the office is involved as urban designer and architect, including the transformation of the Stationspostgebouw into PostNL Headquarter. Furthermore, the transformation of the area around station Hollands Spoor, that KCAP is working on in cooperation with developers SENS and LIFE grants another crucial aspect for urban densification through high-rise: good accessibility and proximity to public transport hubs. As Irma van Oort says: "A building design never stands alone but reflects its surroundings. For us, this integral approach to building and its environment is an important part of the transition to a sustainable, future-proof city." Please find here the full interview in Dutch.   Photography: Carence Korzelius  

In the last twelve years, Europaallee the station area of Zürich has undergone an urban transformation from an isolated site into a lively city district. KCAP is responsible for the urban design of the redevelopment that is completed.The article published in Swiss daily Neue Zürcher Zeitung provides news insights into the project in talks with Kees Christiaanse of KCAP and Andreas Steiger, project manager of SBB CFF FFS (Swiss Federal Railways). Both explain the complexity of urban planning in a city's central district, with dynamic necessities, historical changes and how much patience you need as an urban planner.You can login for free and read the full article (DE) here. Photograph by Lucas Peters

Europaallee, based on KCAP's urban design work, is a new district right next to Zurich's central railway station. All started in 2003 thanks to Swiss railway operator SBB who regularly develops near railway stations, as places being close to the centre to stop urban sprawl thanks to densification. The construction works in Europaallee officially finished in 2020; several weeks ago the new pedestrian bridge Negrellisteg opened to the public. Now we celebrate the launch of the book "Europaallee: Gemisch, Gefüge, 76 Ginkgos"(Europaallee: Mixture, Structure, 76 Ginkgos), edited by Park Books. The publication illuminates the genesis of the recent city quarter. As Kees Christiaanse, founder of KCAP, explains in the dedicated chapter, talking with SBB chief project leader Andreas Steiger: "Urban design in the case of Europaallee is not based on a predefined programme with fixed positions, but on the recognition that functions in a neighbourhood change over time." The book describes the development and the completed work of Europaallee. Text contributions by experts from various disciplines, newly taken photographs and new plans drawn exclusively for the book combine to form a history of the creation of the new station precinct in the city of Zurich. Architects involved: Max Dudler Architects, Stücheli Architects, Gigon/Guyer, David Chipperfield Architects, Wiel Arets Architects, Caruso St John Architects, Bosshard Vaquer Architects, Boltshauser Architects, Graber Pulver Architects, Masswerk Architects, E2A Architects, Basler & Hofmann. Credits: "Gemisch, Gefüge, 76 Ginkgos: Europaallee Zürich", Park Books, Zürich 2021; photo by Corina Flühmann      

Irma van Oort, partner, and architect at KCAP, has been published in “Hoogbouw in Nederland 2020”, a publication dedicated to high-rise buildings in the Netherlands 2020, edited by Stichting Hoogbouw, the Dutch High-rise Foundation. More than ever, high-rise buildings are gaining importance. The rising demand for urban living is forcing urban planners and architects to think creatively about our inner cities' densification. That is where it comes to residential high-rise buildings. That solution brings new challenges for municipalities and planners alike because it is about height and density and the conditions at street levels, such as heat stress, sunspots, and compensatory greenery. These conditions are essential to foster the sustainability and healthy growth of our cities. In this context, Irma van Oort presents the project KCAP is working on in The Hague, in the Laakhaven area. Near the Holland Spoor, or HS Kwartier, she leads the transformation of the national monument, and KCAP is building two towers next to the ROC Mondiaan . Until recently, Laakhavens was the back end of the city, focused on Harbour industry and infrastructure. Thanks to KCAP's flexible approach to the design process together with the municipality and current owners and users of the HS Quarter it has been developed an integral area vision to maximise the potential of this strategic location within the high-rise vision of the city: the eyeline skyline With the new design and a balanced program concept offering a mix of living, working, commercial and social facilities, the area will become a new place-to-be. Its excellent accessibility by public transport and the proximity of the Haagse Hogeschool make it an attractive location for knowledge-related and innovative activities, such as start-ups, as well as for student housing. The Waldorp street will be a green area, an urban destination instead of a car-crowded road to cross the city. Irma ...

KCAP and Orange Architects are working in a consortium with A.Len Architectural Bureau in St. Petersburg, Russia, to transform a former railway yard on Ligovsky Prospekt into a new residential district with communal facilities, retail and extensive greenery. Linear parks and landscaped boulevards that follow the historical railway tracks are at the origin of the new urban framework and will offer the backdrop for a high quality living environment, where the buildings are characterized by industrial aesthetics. KCAP+ORANGE Architects in consortium with A.Len Architectural Bureau prepared a proposal for the territory planning of the former Tovarno-Vitebskaya railway yard in the south-eastern part of the grey belt of St. Petersburg. This project is a continuation of the Glorax Development's Ligovsky City neighborhood development project, where the first residential complex is already in operation while the second one is nearing completion. The area under consideration, 30 hectares, is well connected to city. In the North, in close proximity to the site, is planned to build a metro station "Borovaya". The global goal of the project is to create a new attractive residential district of St. Petersburg, designed for 8600 people, with its own commercial and social infrastructure. The plans include restaurants, cafes, leisure facilities, street retail, service companies, sports facilities, four kindergartens, one primary and one secondary school, underground and surface parking lots. The Chairman of the City Planning Council, V. Grigoriev, defined the project as a positive example of resuming international design in the city: “The participation of renowned architects from all over the world has always contributed to the development of St. Petersburg.” The carefully planned intervention is an adaptive re-use that promotes new urban life, based on a mix of historical and modern structures and on the contrast between large and small scale solutions. The industrial morphology of the area, with the rails ...

On June 27, Kees Christiaanse will speak about his "Textbook", published with nai010 Publishers last year. The Textbook covers 30 years of his thinking about cities. It is a collection of 21 texts that has been carefully selected and redacted in collaboration with Jessica Bridger.The subjects of the collected texts range from charting the personal influence of the bicycle on his thinking about future mobility to the examination of dominant concepts and projects in the contemporary built environment. Christiaanse’s sketches, personal notebook pages, and watercolours complement this unique collection. Thursday 27 June, 20:00 Library of Het Nieuwe Instituut, Rotterdam Admission is free, but seats are limited. Plese register here. As a warm up for the presentation of Kees Christiaanse's Textbook on June 27, partners at KCAP give sneak previews of the book that holds thirty years of personal notes on urban design and architecture by Kees. First comes Anouk Kuitenbrouwer. Sneak Preview Anouk Kuitenbrouwer Ute Schneider and Kees Christiaanse have worked together closely for many years. Prior to the presentation of Kees' Textbook on June 27, she reflects on the collection of experiences at KCAP and his involvement in developments on the field of urban planning and architecture in the past thirty years. Sneak Preview Ute Schneider In this short video Edward Schuurmans, partner at KCAP, shares his findings on Kees Christiaanse’s Textbook (personal notes on 30 years of urban design and architecture). He focuses on an inspirational footnote, in which Kees states that design should be equally well appreciated by a construction worker as well as by an architect. Or, as Edward puts it, David Bowie’s music liked by ordinary rock fans as well as by sophisticated music experts.Sneak Preview Edward Schuurmans Ruurd Gietema and Kees Christiaanse are long time companions as international operating urbanists and share comprehensive visions on urbanism and broad themes that affect the ...

A nice collection of books by Kees Christiaanse recently released by NAI010 publishers: 'Textbook spans 30 years of the well-known urban designer and architect Kees Christiaanse’s thinking about cities. The collected texts range from charting the influence of the bicycle on his thinking about future mobility to the examination of dominant concepts and projects in the contemporary built environment. Illustrations of Christiaanse’s sketches, personal notebook pages and watercolours complement this unique collection.' The Potato Plan Collection celebrates Patrick Abercrombie’s famous 'Potato Plan' and reveals its potential as an analytical tool for contemporary urban territories. The Potato Plan Collection gathers together 40 specific ‘Potato Plans’ from various metropolises all over the globe that were drawn and interpreted by local architects, urban designers and schools of architecture.' Previously released: With The Noise Landscape, a Spatial Exploration of Landscapes and Cities a research of several years by the chair of Kees Christiaanse at the ETH Zurich is published. The expansive areas around large airports, affected by noise, infrastructure, and transient forms of architecture, have until now not been researched as a phenomenon. But these noise landscapes are emerging worldwide, often surpassing the neighbouring city in size, and sometimes rivalling it in economic importance. On the basis of eight European case studies (Amsterdam, Zurich, London-Heathrow, Frankfurt, Munich, Madrid and the two Paris airports) this book provides the first account of how these landscapes emerged as the result of technical determinations, what is taking place in them, and how they can be interpreted. A State Beyond a State by Ting Chen is the first comprehensive interpretation of Chinese urban transformation through the lens of state-owned enterprises. Supported by numerous interviews and primary data, this book points out the threats posed by typical large-scale projects of single SOEs (Stateowned enterprises), and further shows alternative development potentials that match the long-term socioeconomic ...

KCAP's De Opgang, comprising of a program of 79 apartments, a church and daycare facilities, is one of eight projects selected for publication 'Complex Housing' (Routledge, USA), which introduces an architectural type called complex housing, common to the Netherlands and found in other Northern European countries. It is one of eight fully illustrated case studies that show successful approaches to designing for density, which reflect values such as long-term planning, a right to housing, and access to light and air. The case studies demonstrate a wide range of applications including a mixture of urban and suburban sites, various numbers of dwelling units, low- to high-density approaches, different architectural styles, and organizational strategies that can be adopted in projects elsewhere. De Opgang was also one of the projects presented at the symposium “Complexity: Dutch and American Housing” that explored the similarities and differences between the way housing is designed, developed, and constructed in the Netherlands and in the United States, as a way to create new practices. Extending from the book Complex Housing: Designing for Density and accompanying the exhibition Dutch Complex Housing, the symposium at the University of Minnesota brought 12-13 presenters from the Netherlands, including architects, developers, residents, urban planners, and politicians to engage in discussions about best housing practices. The conference addressed such questions as how to build equitable housing that: 1) incorporates mixed-income households, 2) includes rental and purchase opportunities, 3) is financed in new ways, and 4) is architecturally innovative and diverse? Han van den Born, architect, Henk-Jan Hollander, developer and former alderman of Amsterdam Duco Stadig, all involved in the project De Opgang, jointly presented the project at the symposium.        

"The Noise Landscape“ by Kees Christiaanse, Benedikt Boucsein, Eirini Kasioumi and Christian Salewski, has just been released with nai010 publishers. Through extensive documentation, maps and infographics, the book investigates the noise-affected areas around eight major European airports: Amsterdam, Zurich, London Heathrow, Frankfurt, Munich, Madrid, Paris Orly and Paris Charles de Gaulle. More information about the book and how to order it: www.thenoiselandscape.com International Symposium at the Landscape Triennial 2017 Author Kees Christiaanse will act as a keynote speaker during this international symposium at the Landscape Triennial 2017 on September 8th. He will elaborate on the Haarlemmermeer situation where urbanisation, air traffic and landscape are closely intertwined. Worldwide urban regions experience the pressure of urbanisation, climate change and intensive agriculture on their landscape. Simultaneously, regions start to acknowledge the importance of a vital and attractive landscape as a key success factor in the global battle for talent. The question is how to combine these increasing sustainability transitions with internal metropolitan demands, without loss of existing landscape qualities.   

Against the background of the exhibition "Train and the City", KCAP and OMI organize a special event around Rotterdam Central District on Tuesday 5 September. You are cordially invited to participate in the event. Rotterdam Central District, the station area of Rotterdam, is developing fast. What are the recent developments and opportunities of the area? What can we learn from the development of station areas in other European cities? What are the essential elements of ‘making’ a city? And how does the district become a driving force for the further development of Rotterdam? These and other questions will be discussed with Kees van Oorschot, Wijnand Galema and Kees Christiaanse. Patrick van der Klooster, director of AIR architecture center Rotterdam, will moderate the evening. During the program, the following topics will be discussed: • Recent developments of Rotterdam Central DistrictKees van Oorschot, process manager municipality Rotterdam for Rotterdam Central District• Cultural-historical research SchiekadeblokWijnand Galema, architectural historian• Rotterdam Central District as a driving forceKees Christiaanse, urban planner and partner KCAP Architects&Planners The entrance is opens at 4:30 pm at OMI Rotterdam, Schiekade 205. The program will last from 5.00 until 6.30 pm. We close the event with a drink. We look forward to welcoming you on September 5th. Please register for the event before Friday September 1st.      

Kees Christiaanse is one of the keynote speakers at the annual real estate symposium in Baden, Switzerland on March 28th. With the title "Die Stadt erfindet sich neu - Immobilien Quo vadis?", the Swiss Real Estate Association SVIT has invited national and international experts to look out to future visions and take a glimpse back into the past of urban development. Focus of the discussions will be on: Changing conditions of cities and urban regions Influences, needs and time periods New uses in a changed world New real estate for new cities Click here for more information. 

Ute Schneider is one of the international jury members of Europan 14 Austria. On March 22nd, the competition will be officially launched with an opening event at the Haus der Architektur in Graz with Ute Schneider as keynote speaker. Europan is the world´s largest competition for architects, urbanists & landscape architects under 40. It covers 45 sites in 13 European countries. 'Europan A' has 3 sites in Austria.The topic of Europan 14 is 'Productive Cities' and deals with the question on how mixed is actually the mixed-city. The competition entries will have to be submitted by June 30th, the results will be announced on December 1st. Find here more information on Europan 14 Austria. Click here for the European website of Europan.

The compact city as the solution for urban growth? At best, this can only be part of the solution, say Kees Christiaanse and BPD CEO Walter de Boer. Both believe there should be more consideration for the densely populated areas between cities. And more centralised management. 'If design isn't properly managed, urbanisation will get out of hand.' Kees Christiaanse and Walter de Boer in a double interview in the most recent bpd magazine. [[file:bpd5]]

On Thursday, February 16th, Ruurd Gietema will give a lecture about KCAP's experiences with working in China at TU Delft. The lecture is meant as preparation for the STYLOS travel to China but it is open to everyone. Time: 12:45 am - 1:45 pm Location: Room A Click here for further information.

Yesterday, the design of The Spot design was presented. On the spot itself, in Amersfoort. Through VR glasses, visitors could preview the design in 360 degrees, as if the building was already there. A lot of positive responses were given about the design, but also about developer Kees van Loon of Profund Vastgoedontwikkeling daring to present an ambitious and high quality proposal on such an important location in Amersfoort.  The five opinions on The Spot are published in daily paper AD.

KCAP and Profund Vastgoedontwikkeling present next week the design for ‘The Spot’ in Amersfoort; an uitspoken design with 40 luxury apartments and commercial spaces. The Dutch paper AD interviews developer Kees van Loon and KCAP project architect Renske van der Stoep and partner Ruurd Gietema about the development. Click here for the article (in Dutch).  

Kees Christiaanse will be one of the speakers at the symposium 'Schiphol towards the future', organised by the podium for architecture in Haarlemmermeer and Schiphol. During the event, the book 'The adaptive airport' will be presented to which he contributed with an essay named 'the productive landscapes in Haarlemmermeer'. Kees Christiaanse will contribute his expert knowlegde that is based on the numerouw airport projects within KCAP, his experience as supervisor of Schiphol Airport from 2008-2013 and his activities in the international Airports and Cities research platform, a cooperation of his chair at ETH with the SEC/ETH Future Cities Laboratory Singapore and TU Munich Professorship for Sustainable Urbanism, Prof. Mark Michaeli. The symposium will take place November 11th at Pakhuis de Zwijger in Amsterdam. 

An urban planner travels a lot! In his essay, published in the current issue of the German TOPOS magazine, Kees Christiaanse takes the reader on a journey through Europe by train. He talks about his observations of the changing mobility-system and what impact this has on urbanisation, infrastructure, architecture and the landscape.

At the Building Green conference in Copenhagen on November 2nd and 3rd, Jeroen Dirckx, urban planner and associate at KCAP, will introduce KCAP's approach to sustainable urban design and present three international cases as keynote speaker. Since its founding in 1989, KCAP is focussing on realising sustainable urban neighbourhoods with a strong social coherence. With the GWL Terrain in Amsterdam, KCAP pioneered in designing a car-free living environment with communal facilities and urban farming. In Hamburg, we planned the flood-resilient HafenCity urban expansion, one of the largest brownfield developments in Europe, which received a TOD Gold Award. More recently, KCAP leads the multi-disciplinary design team of the CO2-neutral FredericiaC project in Denmark. This transformation of a polluted former harbour area into a vital new city district includes themes like climate change adaptation, urban prosperity, energy efficiency, urban farming, participation, temporary landscape and social cohesion. 

KCAP has extensive experiences with working in Russia in all phases of architectural and urban projects. This expertise has gained us an invitation share our expert knowlegde from an international perspective on the first edition of the international forum 'Environment for Living', held October 20th and 21st in Innopolis, the Republic of Tatarstan. The forum is one of the first steps to evaluate building regulations, generate a public discussion and initiate legislative changes in the fields of urban planning, housing construction and public improvements with the aim to establish a new design culture and working methodology. The forum is organised by the Government of the Russian Federation, the Russian Ministry of Construction and Housing, the Government of the Republic of Tatarstanand the Federal Agency for Housing Mortgage Finance.

The Urban and Landscape Week is the biggest annual academic symposium hosted by TU Delft’s Faculty of Architecture, Urbanism and Building Sciences and is organized by study association POLIS. ULWeek provides a platform for collaborative and multidisciplinary engagement by inviting students, researchers and professionals within different academic disciplines from within Europe and overseas.  On ULWeek's first day, Kees Christiaanse is one of the international speakers, talking about LIVING IN THE LANDSCAPE. Click here for more information.

Today, KCAP participated in the annual interregional science and research conference “Modern Engineering System-2016" (MES-2016), taking place in Kazan, Russia. Riikka Tuomisto, senior project leader and urban designer of KCAP, gave a lecture “Better prevent than cure”, speaking on how to transform cities into places where people can enjoy all aspects of live in a non-conflicting manner with healthy and vital environments as a main goal. In 2016, the conference is celebrating its 10th anniversary along with the 50th anniversary of the Kazan State University of Architecture and Engineering. Among speakers of MES-2016 – architects, heads of clinics, leading experts from world-scale suppliers and other professionals interested in construction and modernization of hospitals. The conference is organized by Interregional Clinical and Diagnostic Center, Ministry of Health of the Republic of Tatarstan, Ministry of Construction and Architecture of the Republic of Tatarstan, Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan and others. Click here for the conference website.  

KCAP joined as one of the speakers the Ningbo Sponge City Delegation Visit, organised by The Consulate General of the Netherlands in Shanghai last week. Ningbo, a large, rapidly growing port city in the eastern part of China, is hoping to transform 25% of its area into a Sponge City by the year 2020. With cities getting bigger and climate change threatening to bring more extreme weather, sponge cities may be an interesting solution. They are a so-called reimagination of the urban environment where almost every raindrop is captured, controlled and reused. Instead of funneling rainwater away, a sponge city retains it for use within its own boundaries. KCAP, being a Dutch company with rich experience on waterfront planning and urban transformation, was therefore invited to share our projects and exchange our ideas with local government. Approximately 171 Sponge-City projects with different focuses, such as Sponge-City Neighourhood, Sponge-City Road and Square Design, Sponge-City Parks and Green Spaces, Water and Ecology Restoration, Flood Control and Drainage, Building Capacity etc. will be implemented in China in the coming three years. Six other Dutch companies were also invited to express their thoughts on the subject.  

The creation of human living environments and intelligent breeding grounds for sustainable communities is key to KCAP's work. At the Sochi Investment Forum, Ruurd Gietema will present this expertise as one of the panelists in the session 'Modern Approaches to the Human Environment'. In addition, KCAP’s international perspective will make a meaningful contribution to the discussion about developing comfortable and high-quality urban environments in Russia. The Sochi Forum is a traditional platform for presenting Russia’s investment and economic potential and regional aspects of the global economy. It is also well-known for boosting cooperation and strengthening ties between Russian and foreign business leaders, experts, and media representatives. It takes place on September 29th and 30th in Sochi. Click here for more information about the program. Photo credits: Tass Photo

In the Dutch AD Newspaper, which has a focus on Rotterdam, a large interview with Ruurd Gietema has been published. Forecasts say Rotterdam will experience a 10% growth in the coming 14 years; which means  an increase of 60.000 people. In the article, Ruurd gives his opinion on the opportunities for urban development the city has to offer. Click here to read the full article (in Dutch).

Kees Christiaanse is one of the speakers at the annual conference of Future Cities Laboratory (FCL) that takes place from September 14-16 in Singapore.Future Cities / Challenges is the first annual conference of Future Cities Laboratory (FCL) in its second phase. It will showcase the progress FCL researchers have made one year into the programme. The conference as a whole will focus on the challenges that future cities pose for researchers, planners, designers, and the society at large. Click here for more information.

В прошлом месяце Кейс Кристиаансе выступил один из спикеров на ежегодной конференции «Эпоха Урбанизации», организованной совместно с LSE Cities в Лондонской школе экономики и политических наук и обществом Deutsche Bank's Alfred Herrhausen. Мероприятие было частью венецианской биеннале.    Ссылка на лекцию.

Ya-Hsin Chen, управляющая и главный представитель KCAP в Шанхае, стала одним из спикеров на двухдневном мероприятии ‘Sino Dutch Sponge City Seminar’ в Чжухае в июне. Семинар был организован совместно с посольством Нидерландов в Китае, а также с Чжухайским бюро по жилищному и городскому планированию и развитию. KCAP И четыре других голландских архитектурных офиса, включая Arcadis, Deltares, KuiperCompagnons и OMA, поделились своим видением и опытом работы с водой в городе. HafenCity и Bao'An были презентованы как два показательных проекта KCAP, которые основаны на нашем подходе к проектированию городов на воде. 

Кейс Кристиаансе – один из спикеров на ежегодной конференции «Эпоха Урбанизации», организованной совместно с LSE Cities в Лондонской школе экономики и политических наук и обществом Deutsche Bank's Alfred Herrhausen. Мероприятие станет частью 15-ой Международной Архитектурной выставки - La Biennale di Venezia, которая началась в конце мая и продлится до конца ноября 2016г. Двухдневная конференция пройдет под названием 'формирование городов’. На конференции выступят  высококвалицицированные специалисты с охватом широкого спектра тем. Ссылка на вебсайт конференции. 

Завтра начинается первый Международный Курс Архитектура Роттердама (IC-RA): Сила города: Архитектура Роттердама. Эта трехдневная летняя школа для молодых профессионалов исследует различные темы, сильные стороны и архитектуру Роттердама в форме воркшопов, лекций, визитов проектов и проектных бюро, дискуссий с участием широкого спектра образовательных организаций, проектных офисов и Заказчиков. Темами являются джентрификация, трансформация, инновация и городской брендинг. Все в непосредственной связи  с архитектурным проектированием. Программа состоит из трехдневного курса-маршрута через город. В первый день участники сфокусируются на южном районе Роттердама: Wilhelminapier, Katendrecht и Piekstraat. KCAp приглашены к совместному ведению семинара о территории вокруг улицы Piekstraat, Роттердам. Йерун Диркс, управляющий KCAP с Stijnie Lohof, старший урбанист района Rotterdam Zuid, и Vincent Taapken (участвует в проекте новой промышленности и вовлечен в развитие Piekstraat), будет сопровождать всю группу во время проведения анализа и разработок. Во второй день фокус переместиться на северную и восточную части города, на центральный район и район Markthal, Hoogkwartier и река Маас. На третий день запланирован осмотр западной части Роттердама, Merwe4Haven.   Ссылка на дополнительную информацию.  

Рюрд Гитема выступит спикером в первый день трехдневного конгресса BAU в Пекине. Во время конгресса, китайские и международные спикеры обсудят перспективы будущего китайского рынка. Лекция Рюрда Гитема пройдет 4-го июля и будет сфокусирована на «Городских стратегиях». Во второй день специалисты затронут тему «Развитие и реализация проектов», а в последний день «Умные строительные технологии».    

The Dutch architecture запускает новый ежемесячный онлайн-журнал: De Architect Business. Ознакомьтесь с интервью Ирмы ван Оорт об участии KCAP в международной немецкой ярмарке недвижимости Expo Real.    

23-го июня Кейс Кристиаансе выступит одним из основных спикеров на трехдневной конференции «Центральная Европа на пути к устойчивому строительству» 2016 в Праге с подзаголовком ‘Инновации для устойчивого будущего’. CESB16 продолжает традицию проведения конференций в центральной Европе, организованные раннее в 2007, 2010 и 2013 гг. Ссылка на дополнительную информацию о CESB16.    

Кейс Кристиаансе дает интервью в Vastgoedmarkt о городском планировании в Роттердаме. Он призывает к уплотнению городского центра, к лучшему распределению функций между центром и районом Kop van Zuid, а также к примирению города с портом посредством добавления жилых функций. [[file:vgm1604]]  

17 мая в Роттердаме пройдет третья по счету ежегодная конференция, посвященная городским преобразованиям (UTC). Центральная тема мероприятия -  «Жизнеспособные города» объединяет шесть подтем. Конференция адресуется градостроителям, архитекторам, проектировщикам, администраторам, политикам и в то же время художникам, активным горожанам, ученым и предпринимателям. Йерун Диркс, урбанист и управляющий KCAP, представит проект Фредерисия в сессии «Возрастающая сложность интегрированных процессов городского планирования». Уже с 1989 года KCAP Architects&Planners фокусируется на развитии устойчивого соседства с усилением социальных аспектов и повышением уровня здоровья. В проекте GWL Terrein в Амстердаме мы были одними из первых, разработавших свободную от автомобилей жилую среду с развитым чувством общности. На сегодняшний день мы используем междисциплинарный подход к проектированию, который противостоит возрастающей сложности интегрированных процессов городского планирования. Образцовым примером подобного подхода служит СО2-нейтральный проект Фредерисия в Дании, основанный на процессе участия. Трансформация загрязненных территорий бывшей портовой зоны в новый жизнеспособный городской район включает в себя такие темы, как адаптация к изменениям климата, городское благосостояние, энергоэффективность, городское фермерство, временный ландшафт и социальная сплочённость. Как ведущий практикующий офис в Роттердаме мы можем извлечь уроки из этого проекта для Роттердама. Ссылка на дополнительную информацию о UTC.    

Вчера KCAP организовали первое HPP Кафе совместно с Holland Property Plaza. HPP Кафе – это новый формат в рамках различных видов деятельности HPP. Идея этой новой инициативы – создание сети, которая объединяет профессионалов и сегодняшних руководителей с подающими надежду молодыми людьми, руководителями будущего. Формат нацелен на интерес обоих групп, так как объединяет знания опытных специалистов с творческим потенциалом и энергией молодого поколения. HPP Кафе проходит в разных воодушевляющих местах на всей территории Нидерландов. Первое мероприятие прошло вчера в Fenix Loods в районе Роттердама Katendrecht. Когда-то район Katendrecht был живописной деревней, но после раскопок Maashaven и Rijnhaven и захвата Роттердама характер территории значительно изменился. Katendrecht вскоре превратился в район с повышенной преступностью и проституцией. В начале этого века территория начала переживать транзитный период, активный снос и реконструкция района быстро поменяли его характер. Сегодня Katendrecht – это модное место в Роттердаме, где люди предпочитают покупать жилье. Три спикера, участвующие в развитии района, осветили проект с различных сторон. Wienke Bodewes, председатель Holland Property Plaza, представила спикеров и темы докладов: * Matthijs van Ruijven, главный градостроитель муниципалитета Роттердама говорил о развития района Katendrecht и о роли муниципалитета в этом процессе. * Harry-Jan Bus, директор театра Walhalla в Katendrecht отметил то, как культура может стимулировать и способствовать повышению качества в городских проектах. * Peter van der Gugten, директор Heijmans Vastgoed презентовал программные аспекты развития территории и то, как сочетать это с частными инициативами заинтересованных сторон. Модератором обсуждения после презентаций стал Patrick van der Klooster, директор фонда AIR из Роттердамского архитектурного центра. Обсуждение продолжилось в неформальной форме после основной программы. Аудитория, состоящая из 65 профессионалов в области недвижимости, имела возможность прогуляться по Fenix Food Factory, чтобы прочувствовать запах, вкус и атмосферу места проведения мероприятия.   

Проект Бао’ан Водный Город, разработанный KCAP в сотрудничестве с LAY-OUT и Atelier Dreiseitl опубликован в последнем номере журнала World Landscape Architecture WLA24.  

Рюрд Гитема участвует в дискуссионной панели «Городская среда и Устойчивость» в рамках конференции European Habitat в Праге. Трехдневная конференция, стартующая 16-го марта, предшествует конференции ООН по Жилью и Устойчивому Городскому развитию - Хабитат III, которая состоится осенью этого года в городе Кито, Эквадор. Основными организаторами мероприятия в Праге выступают Министерство Регионального Развития Чехии совместно с городом Прага. Другие региональные и тематические события пройдут в этом месяце в городах Толука(Мексика), Барселона, Мехико, Претория и Абуджа(Нигерия). Ссылка на дополнительную информацию.  

Kees Кристиаансе выступит на симпозиуме «Будущее здравоохранения», который проводится раз в два года в Берлине. Симпозиум служит в качестве международной платформы для обсуждения политических, медицинских, экологических, экономических, а также архитектонических перспектив в сфере строительства лечебно-профилактических учреждений. В 2016 году пройдет шестой по номеру симпозиум в этой серии. Мероприятие обращается к архитекторам, главам и работникам медицинских учреждений, специалистам в области здравоохранения, а также политикам. В междисциплинарной дискуссии будут проанализированы и представлены текущие тенденции, инновационные концепции и последние достижения. Мероприятие будет сопровождаться докладами приглашенных международных экспертов. Ссылка на дополнительную информацию.

В последнем номере журнала Gebiedsontwikkeling in Beweging вышло интервью Рююрда Гиетема о трансформации зоны  Бинкхорст в Гааге.

Today, Kees Christiaanse will give a lecture about 'The impact of big projects on the city‘ within the spring lecture series of the University of Hong Kong. 'Today, the equilibirum of cities seems to be widely steered by Big Projects, like Kowloon Station, Lujiazui in Shanghai, Kings Cross in London or HafenCity in Hamburg. Also the impact of Big Events, like the Olympic Games, in the city have a far-reaching influence on the local urban condition. What does this mean for the role of urban design?' Click here for more information.  

Last year in March, KCAP urban planner Hyeri Park was one of the co-organisors of the 'Beyond Big Plans. Let's reinvent planning' symposium in Seoul. The international symposium with workshops and exhibition attracted various European experts. Also KCAP participated in various ways: Kees Christiaanse gave a lecture, Jeroen Dirckx moderated one of the workshops in the program and Ya-Hsin Chen was workshop participant and sub-curator of the exhibition. The book ‘Beyond Seunsangga- 16 ideas to go beyond big plans’, recently released in Korea, is based on the event of 2015 and contains contributions of Kees Christiaanse with Yoo Na Ho, Jeroen Dirckx and Hyeri Park.  Tomorrow, the book will be presented and discussed with various authors: Zef Hemel, Michiel Boesveld, Jeroen Dirckx, Joonwoo Kim and Vitnarea Kang. Dr. Lei Qu (TU Delft) will moderate the debate on alternatives to large-scale urban redevelopment, Joonwoo Kim and Hyeri Park will be the presentators. The discussion will provide insights into diverse paths faced by advanced Asian cities in the post fast-growth era, especially with the case of Seunsangga area in the midst of Seoul. *place: Het Nieuwe Instituut in Rotterdam *Time: 18:30 ~ 20:30, doors open at 18:00, program starts at 18:30 *admission: free but reservation required  

View via the link below the documentary about our team OFFICE Kersten Geers David Van Severen - KCAP and our design for the VRT broadcast centre in Brussels. Our team was one of the finalists in the internationals design competition. Click here to view the documentary on Canvas.      

Recently released: the December-January edition of the Dutch architecture monthly de Architect with an interview with Kees Christiaanse. He talks about shifts in how we work, changing work fields and ambitions for the future. "Combine a social approach with urban developments and create reconciliation". [[file:dearch1512]]

Next Level – Urban planning without boarders. Learning from international experiences is the title under which the Dutch Creative Industry Fund gathers various experts to discuss: - how do international design projects and research contribute to find solutions for large-scale urban challenges? - what are the lessons the Dutch design community can learn from international experience? In parallel sessions three different topics will be examined: living environments, waterscapes and international workfield. Ruurd Gietema will share KCAP's experiences with housing strategies in the session about environments for living and working. Click here for more information.  

Kees Christiaanse in interview with Dutch landscape magazine Blauwe Kamer about building and development in Zwitserland and the Netherlands.[[file:blauwekamer1510]]

Кеес Кристиансе принял участие в четвертом воркшопе, проводимом организацией   метрополии Барселоны. Кеес прочитал лекцию о регионе аэропорта Схипхола.  Цель воркшопа было обсуждение места метрополии Барселоны в урбанизированной системе Европы. Результатом данной конференции стала публикация тома 6 серии книг ‘Quaderns PDU metropolità’, в которую вошла статья Кееса Кристиансе, посвященная исследованию региона аэропорта Схипхол.Исследование включает анализ регионов аэропортов, в которой ищется ответ на вопрос: как определить и как улучшить территории регионов подобного типа? Кеес Кристиансе приводит в своем исследовании девять концепций по развитию успешных регионов аэропортов по всему миру.Вы можете прочитать его эссе, среди прочих документов с воркшопа на этом веб-сайте.АМВ административная организации региона метрополии Барселоны: большая городская конурбация состоящая из 36 муниципалитетов. Данная лекция стала частью планов это организации по созданию Урбанистического Плана Метрополии, базирующегося на научном исследовании и осмыслении на обозначенную тему.  

Схевенинген вновь обретает популярность. Ежедневник The Dutch daily Telegraaf вышел сегодня со статьей, в которой называются 5 причин посетить самый большой морской курорт Северо-Западной Европы и дает 5 сценариев его развития. Градостроительный план реконструкции территории Северного пирса, выполненный KCAP и рассчитанный на реализацию до 2020 является важной составляющей в модернизации данной территории и создания его привлекательного имиджа. Нажмите здесь для онлайн-версии статьи (на голландском языке).

This publication is based on the celebration of the 25th anniversary of KCAP Architects&Planners on December 12th, 2014 in the Red Apple in Rotterdam. Enjoy reading (in Dutch) online. [[file:25jaar]]    

Recently, the Korean TV Channel A made documentary in 4 parts about redevelopment of harbour cities. Amsterdam is one of 4 cities they documented with various interviews and site visits. Kees Christiaanse was interviewed about KCAP's project Oostelijke Handelskade Amsterdam. This 3rd of 4 total documentaries is now online on YouTube.  

Today in Swiss free Migros Magazin: interview with Kees about urban planning in Switzerland.  

The book 'Die Stadt als Ressource' offers insights into the teaching at the Chair of Kees Christiaanse at ETH Zurich and provides new ideas for the discourse on sustainable urban plannning. The launch will be accompanied by discussions with Kees Christiaanse, Florian Dreher (Free publicist), Angelus Eisinger (RZU), Nicolas Kretschmann (BASK Architektur Städtebau/University of Munich), Tim Rieniets (StadtBauKultur NRW).Location: Gasometerstrasse 28, 8005 Zürich Click here for more information.  

25-го марта КСАР был приглашен провести Форум дизайна в консульстве Нидерландов в г. Чунцин. Целью форума было поделиться опытом КСАР и в ходе диалога с местными участниками рынка, девелоперами и представителями Чунцинского Университета обсудить будущее развитие города Чунцин. Предполагается, что данное мероприятие является первым, за которым последуют и другие. Следующий Форум дизайна состоится летом.

Кейс Кристиансе дал интервью для журнала Council of Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) о 'Taming Tall Buildings' Autistic Tendencies' (“Снижение значимости высотных зданий. Тенденции к аутизму”) [[file:ctbuh]]

Свой 25-ти летний юбилей КСАР отпраздновал 12 декабря в здании Red Apple в Роттердаме. Церемонию открыли три доклада, в одном из которых Кейс Кристиансе воодушевленно рассказал о 25-ти летней жизни КСАР и архитектурной практике в этот период времени. De Architect опубликовал доклад Кейса в своем последнем февральском выпуске.  

Сегодня в журнале De Architect опубликована краткая статья о 25-летии КСАР.

В конце декабря голландский ежемесячник Stedenbouw & Architectuur (“Градостроительство и Архитектура”) в специальном издании о реновации и трансформации опубликовал интервью с Кейсом Кристиансе: “Рациональность в качестве развития прибрежных территорий” [[file:sena147]]

КЕЙС КРИСТИАНСЕ: “Архитектура – это воплощение программ в материальную форму”. Ссылка на интервью.

В выпуске 01/12 журнала FOLIO проанализированы тенденции проектирования городских агломераций в Швейцарии, а так же качество данных проектов. Кейс Кристиансе выступил одним из экспертов.Прочитать статью (на немецком языке).