Posts Tagged ‘ecology’
LMUP feasibility study completed
Stage 1 of the Lower Msimbazi Upgrading Project (LMUP) in Dar Es Salaam, including the Feasibility Study with an Integrated Spatial Plan, is completed. Further detailed design of urban greening and nature revitalization, city park design and urban development for this 400 ha area in the centre of Dar es Salaam has a clear guideline…
Read More++Water Heritage on display at the Nieuwe Markt, Groningen
From 5th to 7th November 2021 our project ++Water Heritage (++Watererfgoed) together with MORE Landscape is on display in the exhibition Sponsland on the Nieuwe Markt in Groningen during Let’s Gro. The project was one of the eight proposals to adapt the area from the Hunze Valley to Schiermonnikoog to climate change looking ahead to the year 2121, but…
Read More++Water Heritage on Sponsland and Act&Adapt
Our project “++ Water Heritage” is part of the Sponsland online exhibition opened on 21st January 2021 and part of the Climate Adaptation Summit Act &Adapt. In “++ Water Heritage” together with MORE Landscape we created a vision for the future of the Rietdiep river area with a scope of 100 years ahead. A regenerated robust fresh water system, based…
Read MoreAmstel Open in online forum, exhibition and magazine
Our project “Amstel Open” was presented on 20th November 2020 in an online seminar at Pakhuis de Zwijger, presented at ARCAM and published in the magazine “Het Stadsranden-lab: nieuwe typologieën voor de kreukelzones van de stad”, which can be ordered via this link: https://bna.nl/producten/het-stadsranden-lab Together with Clubhaus Architecten, M3H and ROC Amsterdam we created a vision for the Amstel area as an urban fringe open and accessible for all. Through the creation of a…
Read MoreFarm design for Herenboeren Nieuw Bureveld
We are happy to announce VE-R is selected to make the landscape design for the farm Herenboeren Nieuw Bureveld in De Bilt in the Netherlands. More and more people are aware of a the importance of healthy food. Fresh and organic are already becoming mainstream aspects, but now also the factor of fair price, low…
Read MoreExcursion to Reitdiep, Groningen
For the International Climate Adaptation Summit, planned to be held in the Netherlands in January 2021, a series of support events are organized. One of them is the Climate Adaptation Design Exhibition in which eight teams have been asked to develop a vision for parts of the urban and rural regions in and around Groningen.…
Read MoreFringes of the city: Amstelscheg-Amstelkwartier, Amsterdam
VE-R is part of the team for the location Amstelscheg-Amstelkwartier in Amsterdam as part of the the urban fringes lab, an initiative of BNA Research and ARCAM. The urban fringes lab will investigate how urban fringes can be (re)programmed in 2020. The starting point is the surrounding landscape, which was analysed by ARCAM in 2019…
Read MoreVE-R selected for Panorama Lokaal: Schalkwijk, Haarlem
The multidisciplinary team that VE-R landscape architecture and urbanism forms together with Vast Architects, Field Factors and Move Mobility is one of the three teams selected to take part in the Panorama Local design competition for the Schalkwijk location in Haarlem. It asks for a vision to prepare this vulnerable neighbourhood for the future in…
Read MoreLecture series “African Realities” in the AVB, Amsterdam
Africa is a huge continent with 54 independent countries, all of which have rich histories and cultures. Nowadays, the developments in these countries are faster and larger than the world has ever faced, with direct and major influences on the landscape, the urban planning and the architecture. Therefore, this year’s C4C6 lecture series of the Amsterdam…
Read MoreIlubirin: mangroves in Lagos
Lagos in Nigeria is currently the fastest growing city on earth. Around the lagoon, a city of over 25 million people is expanding rapidly and is estimated to reach over 80 million inhabitants at the end of this century, becoming the world’s biggest city. Visiting today’s Lagos is fascinating and worrying at the same time.…
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