We are very happy to have Maarten van Ham giving a keynote speech at the ISHF Opening Event (Tue 13 June, 9:30-17:00 hrs) on the topic of segregation. Van Ham holds two chairs, he is a professor of geography at the University of St Andrews and a professor of urban renewal at TU Delft. He also was co-editor… Read More ‘It is a myth that creating socially mixed neighborhoods helps the original residents.’
Wednesday morning, 14 June, 9:00-12:30 hrs the European Housing Network (Eurhonet), along with the European Federation for Living (EFL), will organize ‘Energy efficiency in social housing‘, a joint presentation of two projects on energy renovation: DREEAM (by Eurhonet) and TRIME (by EFL). We asked organizer Alessandro Cesale about DREEAM and Eurhonet’s participation in the ISHF.… Read More 75% energy demand reduction by applying the DREEAM toolkit.
The International Social Housing Festival’s main venue -Museum Het Schip- is located in the iconic, early 20th century residential block, ‘Het Schip’. During the festival, the block will be completely empty due to a large renovation project being constructed. The owner, housing corporation ‘Eigen Haard’, has commissioned construction firm Vastbouw to completely renovate the block and improve… Read More Renovating an icon of social housing
One of the projects on energy demand reduction that is being presented at the festival is TRIME by the European Federation for Living (EFL) on Wednesday morning 14 June, 09:00-12:30 hrs. We asked Joost Nieuwenhuijzen of EFL what we can expect. You have a strong background in Social Housing. Can you tell us when you decided… Read More Learning tenants to save energy
Doug Saunders is one of the ISHF Opening Event keynote speakers. He is a Toronto based journalist and author of the acclaimed book ‘Arrival City’, addressing the final migration to cities. We called Doug Saunders and asked him to share some news regarding his involvement in the festival. Why are you giving a keynote speech at ISHF’s… Read More ‘Housing is the most significant vehicle for social mobility’
On Sunday, 18 June, Crimson Architectural Historians will organize a symposium related to their research project, ‘A city of Comings and Goings’, on emerging migration and mobility to/in cities. We asked organizers Michelle Provoost and Annushka Pronkhorst four questions about their event. What is Crimson Architectural Historians, and how may people know your organization? Crimson… Read More ‘Migration is of central importance in all future urban development’
Architects Arna Mackic and Lorien Beijaert from Studio LA, and visual artist Robert Glas, are investigating the residential quality of the temporary refugee housing complex, ‘ Bijlmerbajes’, a former prison that, since its closure in June 2016, has been used to house 600 refugees, among them 100 children. This project, as part of ISHF research… Read More 600 refugees in a former prison
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