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LMUP project in Harvard University exhibition
We were recently honoured to receive the invitation from the Harvard University Graduate School of Design to contribute to the exhibition Urban Natures: A Technological and Political History, 1600–2030 with our project for the Msimbazi lower basin in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The exhibition showcases projects and practices over the centuries that highlight the role…
The Houberg estate wins International Architecture Award
We are thrilled that the Houberg estate won an award in the category ‘Private Homes’ in the International Architecture Awards, organized by The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design, together with The European Center for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies and Metropolitan Arts Press, Ltd. In 2022, we were invited to collaborate in…
Monrovia project kickstarted
The Liberia Urban Resilience Project (LURP), for which we are excited to collaborate with CDR- Coasts Deltas Rivers, Deltares, Earthtime and John C.L. Mayson II, was kickstarted in Monrovia in the second half of July. The project, funded by the World Bank, is aiming to improve urban resilience in flood-prone areas of greater Monrovia. During…
Co-Designing Mangrove and Livelihood Restoration in Quelimane
From February 25-27, VE-R facilitated a participatory design workshop in Quelimane focused on mangrove restoration and livelihoods. Bairro Novo faces growing challenges—floods, lack of economic opportunities, and environmental degradation. Community members from Bairro Novo, students from Eduardo Mondlane University, and key stakeholders, including the Quelimane municipality, collaborated to create a (flood) resilient future. Participants mapped…
Bloemendaalseweg, Public Presentation of three potential design directions
At February 11th VE-R presented the outcome of a participatory design process with stakeholders group from the Bloemendaalseweg area leading up to three potential models for renewal of the full street profile of this main street in the village of Bloemendaal. Under the title Nieuw Authentiek Bloemendaal (New Authentic Bloemendaal) these three different visions were…
‘Lomans Holt’ wins tender in Spiegel, Bussum
Together with Heren 5 architects, G&O, Hamlet Design+Build Technology, Merosch and Slokker Bouwgroep, Amsterdam branch, we won the tender for Slochterenlaan Noord in Bussum. We chose the name ‘Lomans Holt’ for the development of this location; a tribute to P.J. Loman, one of the founders of Het Spiegel. ‘Holt’ is old Dutch for ‘a grove…