Posts Tagged ‘urban development’
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 MorePreliminary design for OTP Accelerator presented to KCCA
The OTP Master Plan for the Old Taxi Park in Kampala is agreed by the city authority KCCA and shared with all stakeholders. Together with the DASUDA team, VE-R is proud of this achievement. Phase 2 of the project is nearing completion with the Preliminary Design for Old Taxi Park in Kampala including the structural…
Read MoreKajjansi Junction Programme exhibition in DHK Kampala
The Kajjansi Junction Programme exhibition opened on 9th December 2020 in DHK Kampala. Our project “Kajjansi Junction” was featured there as a vision for growth for the Kajjansi Junction node and its surroundings. VE-R, as part of the DASUDA-team, envisioned the area as a multifunctional node that could act as an urban accelerator, stimulating and encouraging growth along the…
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 MoreRedesigning Old Taxi Park in Kampala
We are thrilled to be involved in the urban design component for the DASUDA team that will start the process of redesigning the Old Taxi Park in Kampala, Uganda. This iconic square in the middle of bustling centre of Kampala is both a historic place as todays’ location of arrival and departure in the city…
Read MoreSchalkwijk verbindt!
VE-R, together with VAST, MOVE Mobility and Field Factors have made the submission “Schalkwijk verbindt!” for the competition Panorama Lokaal. In “Schalkwijk verbindt!” we show how to steer a positive shift from ‘coming and going to and from the neighbourhood’, with the emphasis on the car, to ‘moving within the neighbourhood’, with the emphasis on…
Read MoreVE-R in team for selection Kolderbos in Genk
The objective of providing a structural response to society’s challenges in Kolderbos, the future construction programme of Nieuw Dak and a number of early ideas, are the reason for the city of Genk to have a vision drawn up that brings all these and potential other projects together and forms part of a coherent vision…
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 MoreDialogue for design in Saint-Louis, Senegal
The island of the City of Saint Louis, a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site, has a unique position in the river Delta of the Senegal river. This river is separated from the ocean by a small strip of land called Langue de Barbarie, a densely build strip with a bustling fishing community. Flooding by the…
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