Multifunctional bridges for city life

Amsterdam municipality manages around 1,800 bridges and 600 kilometres of quays. The many bridges and quay walls connect neighbourhoods and districts and give the city character. Many are not meant for the heavy traffic that crosses them these days. One option to save the...

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The bridges of Amsterdam for the future

Amsterdam has about 1800 bridges. Many of these were never intended for the heavy traffic that crosses them today. One option to save the bridges is to close them to car traffic. But how do you explain that to the residents of Amsterdam? And...

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Totally Local summarised in three minutes

In May 2022, in collaboration with Sweco, we called on designers to design a groundbreaking application for the self-sufficient city in five years. What role does sustainability play in the city of the future? What do new living environments look like? And what new...

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We look back at What if Lab in 2022

With the new year approaching, we would like to look back on 2022 while we still can. For it was a year full of meaningful collaborations, innovative designs and major developments. From What if Labs to Embassy Labs, all developments culminated at Dutch Design...

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The self-sufficient city in five years

What role does sustainability play in the city of the future? What do new living environments look like? What new services and types of buildings can we expect? What will the system be for energy, mobility, food, clean water, nature, materials and living? In...

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Stepping into the world of rheumatism

Crooked hands, thick joints and little physical independence. That’s what people often think of when they hear the word Rheumatism. Unfortunately, rheumatism has a much bigger impact on people’s lives. In cooperation with ReumaNederland, we launched the What if Lab: Make rheumatism i̶n̶visible in...

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