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’
Garage Kempering
Exploring the possibilities of repurposing and temporary exploitation of the four floor garage, benefitting city gardening and small-scale businesses. Commissioned by Projectbureau Verniewing Bijlmermeer, District Amsterdam Zuidoost… →
Lectures
Eva is often asked to give lectures and tours about and of the NDSM Shipyard. The transformation of the NDSM Shipyard from derelict industrial site to cultural hotspot has attracted a lot of attention, both at home and abroad. Scientists, developers and culture experts have called it one of the most unique projects in the [&hellip… →
Studio Beta
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The City as a Shell
“De Stad als Casco” (The City as a Shell) is a city development model based on a bottom-up approach (casco is a shell, a basic structure of a building or body of a ship). Goal is to create a lively city within this casco, in which people take up responsibility for their own environment thus [&hellip… →