Crossroads: Future Development of Amsterdam
Amsterdam is in great shape! Everywhere I attend lectures and seminars of urban professionals this statement is made, before more...
Thijs Koolmees
Thijs is a young academic working on theory and practice of urban planning and development. He is a PhD researcher at the University of Amsterdam, and an assistant projectmanager at the ProjectManagement Bureau of the municipality of Amsterdam. Blogging is a new art for him, but he sees it as a crucial tool to spread knowledge among, and empower the people to contribute in their way to the city and its development.
Book Review: A Millennium of Amsterdam
Usually, I am not a big fan of book reviews. They take away the pleasure of your own interpretation, they...
A Surf Geography
Untitled by Hani Amir The world is full of not-so-ordinary places. There is one kind of place, created by physical...
Elephants in the Room: VVD-PvdA and Housing Reform
Diedrik Samsom (PvdA) and Mark Rutte (VVD) announce the formation of the current coalition government (Photo: Minister-president Rutte on Flickr)...
