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LMUP to be presented at IFLA World Conference 2023
VE-R is invited to facilitate a Round Table/Workshop at the IFLA World Congress 2023. The workshop will focus on River and City Park design in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and will provide an opportunity to share knowledge on the Lower Msimbazi Upgrading Plan (LMUP). The IFLA World Congress attracts professionals interested in creating a sustainable…
DASUDA celebrates 10 years
In 2012 Mark Hendriks, Robert van Kats and Remco Rolvink got the idea of setting up an umbrella organization for SME with expertise in spatial development and design, focusing on sub-Saharan Africa. In 2013 the DASUDA foundation was established. 10 years later we look back on many interesting collaborations, challenging endeavors and successful projects with…
NL 2300 in Haus Der Niederlande, Münster
A while ago we made this vision for the Netherlands in about 300 years for Blauwe Kamer. Now there will be an exhibition of different visions of this kind in the Haus der Niederlande in Münster. This is where the international recognition of the Netherlands as a sovereign state began 375 years ago. Before that…
++Water Heritage featured in Blauwe Kamer 2022 Yearbook
Our project ++ Water Heritage (++Watererfgoed) together with MORE Landscape is featured in the Blauwe Kamer 2022 Yearbook as part of the Sponsland design project. Eight proposals were created to adapt the area from the Hunze Valley to Schiermonnikoog to climate change looking ahead to the year 2120, but also to enrich the landscape and highlight its…
Roof park design for BLOOM, Haarlem
We are delighted to have been commissioned to work in ‘our home Town Haarlem’ as well. For developer VORM, and in collaboration with FieldFactors, we will be working on a design for the roof park in the BLOOM residential development on the Spaarne. A key challenge is the design of the water supply for the…
LMUP granted financing package
The Worldbank, Spain and the Netherlands have officially granted the financing package for the Lower Msimbazi Upgrading Plan in Dar es Salaam to support the flood-safety initiative. The flood-prone area will be transformed into a vibrant city park with sustainable urban development (400 ha in total). The LMUP project was realised in collaboration with CDR,…