As part of my research for my book on Social Green, I attended the Dutch Black Scholar and Expert Conference at the International Institute of Social Studies, The Hague. The conference centres Black expertise, highlighting experiences and research. My book …
Today I spent Outdoor Office Day in the Amsterdam Forest. Tamara van Witzenburg and Ioana Biris invited me to take part in the Wanderwalk with a Sustainable Leader. I used the opportunity to talk with various sustainability-minded thinkers about my …
In my lecture at Museum Het Schip Amsterdam I will elaborate on the need to combine social and green when designing cities. City dwellers should also make this quality their own, in order to increase the (public) greenery in the …
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My research on Social Green and the Geuzenhof is being presented this month at Rotterdam Architecture Month (1–30 June 2025) – the Netherlands’ largest architecture festival focused on the future of the city. My contribution is part of the main …
I am continuing my research on Social Green during guided tours and lectures. Furthermore, I am working on a book about Social Green – expanding the Geuzenhof network further, zooming out to a global perspective. While the adjective social-green doesn’t …
I was absolutely thrilled that so many people attended the opening of my exhibition ‘The People of Geuzenhof‘ last week at Arcam, Centre for Architecture Amsterdam. My exhibition is on view until April 6, 2025. Lively discussions unfolded in the …
My project, which many of you know as a ‘green project’, ‘garden documentation’ or ‘data story’, has now been given a name and has been published: “The Story of Geuzenhof”. The documentation was presented yesterday on the occasion of the launch …
During the Open Gardens West (Open Tuinen West) last Saturday I had the opportunity to present my project ‘The Story of Geuzenhof‘ to the public during guided tours. The setting of my research project – the Geuzenhof complex in Amsterdam …
Under the title ‘Sociaal groen’ (Social green), an article appeared today in Het Parool about my project ‘The Story of Geuzenhof‘ and the residential complex of that name in Amsterdam (NL). Bart van Zoelen (text) and Jakob van Vliet (photography) …
On Saturday I had a lovely evening at the West Best Talkshow talking about my project The Story of Geuzenhof, a long-term documentation about social housing, green heritage and residents’ participation. By chance I met someone, who was born and …
