In cities driven by economic gain, there is not much room for those who do not rightly fit within established structures. And even if they are given a spot, they are obliged to vacate it as soon as more profitable activities present themselves. The history of the NDSM shipyard in Amsterdam demonstrates the power of [&hellip… →
Book ‘Make Your City’
NDSM Shipyard
For years, since the bankruptcy of the Nederlandse Scheepsbouw en Droogdok Maatschappij (NDSM, the Dutch Shipbuilding and Dry dock Company) in 1984, the NDSM Shipyard in the Northern part of Amsterdam stood abandoned. With the exception of the occasional flea market or show by the experimental theatre group Dogtroep, not much was happening on the [&hellip… →
Art City NDSM
In 2007, Kunststad arose inside the large shipbuilding hall of the NDSM Shipyard. Kunststad (Art City) is a city designed and built by the citizens themselves, with 80 studios and business premises, 12 large theatre workshops, and an indoor skate park. To get as much creative freedom and diversity as possible, it was decided to [&hellip… →
Guild of Industrial Buildings along the river IJ
The Gilde van Werkgebouwen aan het IJ (the Guild of Industrial Buildings along the river IJ) was founded in 1993 in reaction to the project Manhattan aan het IJ: the large-scale redevelopment of the banks of the IJ by the city of Amsterdam and a consortium of property developers and banks (now the Zuidas). The [&hellip… →
NDSM Energy Cooperation
In order to provide the NDSM Shipyard with sustainable and environmentally friendly energy, Eva started the project “De Energiemaatschappij, dat zijn wij” (We are the Energy Society) in cooperation with advisory commission NEWNRG. The Energy Society is all about recycling, new ideas, and practical applications. Examples of this are the installation of a heat pump [&hellip… →
We are the Energy Society!
A video about Eva’s ambition to start her own energy company in the shipbuilding hall of the NDSM Shipyard. This has actually been the launch of the foundation of NDSM Energy in 2013. This video was made by Innovatienetwerk Utrecht in the context of “Nieuwe nuts in de praktijk” (New utilities in practice)… →
Co-founders NDSM Energy
We’re members! Top row: Ron Zwarthoed (Technisch Buro Klomp), Joan Kramer (geWoonboot), Eva de Klerk (Eva de Klerk), Freek Bos (Comsenso), Wessel Haanstra (projectbureau NDSM Energie). Bottom row: Anne-Marie Hoogland (Stichting NDSM-werf Oost), Harco Groen (Shipdock), Martijn Pater (Fronteer Strategy), Arjan Schilling (Fiction Factory)… →
Open Innovation Capital
In 2008, Eva initiated Open Innovation Capital, in cooperation with Layana Mokoginta, Maarten Bruns and Ruud Vriens. They organised a series of meetings, with the aim to investigate innovation based on the open-source ideals of the Internet. The participants of Open innovation Capital came from various lines of business, such as communication, technology, housing, project [&hellip… →
NDSM Underseas
Underneath Skate park Amsterdam there’s room for more. In 2007, Eva set up the foundation Stichting NDSM Underseas, in cooperation with Skatepark Amsterdam, Klimmuur Centraal (Climbing wall) and ROC Amsterdam (College). There goal was to develop an incubator for young people with a talent for sports, culture and education. Where? Underneath the skate park, which was [&hellip… →
North beat a/b Stubnitz
In 2007, Eva set up the foundation Stichting NDSM Underseas, in cooperation with Skatepark Amsterdam, Klimmuur Centraal (Climbing wall) and ROC Amsterdam (College). Goal: an incubator for young people with a talent for sports, culture, and education. One of the events of NDSM Underseas was hip hop night on board the German vessel Stubnitz. The promo [&hellip… →