Girls aged 9 to 11 are increasingly absent from public spaces, a surprising trend highlighted by recent research. What's causing this? This research project explores the city through the eyes of its youngest residents to develop new design perspectives for the livable city of the future.
Understanding their world
A mini-documentary and a visual atlas offer insight into the blind spots we have when designing public spaces. An eye-opener for everyone involved in urban planning. Housing corporations, municipalities, (landscape)architects, and youth organizations are challenged to join us in taking responsibility for the livable environment of the future in the ever-growing city.
In collaboration with Heembouw
This project is a collaboration with the design-oriented builder Heembouw. With her approach called 'experience architecture,' Renee Scheepers won the first edition of the Ruud van Berkel Award, an incentive prize initiated by Heembouw Architects. Her unique research method helps clients understand the people who live in their buildings and planned areas, and what they desire. By immersing herself in people's lives and stories, she brings new perspectives to the design process.
The Ruud van Berkel Award is an annual incentive prize that rewards innovative architecture and architectural innovation. This award recognizes and celebrates groundbreaking ideas that transform the construction and design sectors. Serving as a platform for progress, the Ruud van Berkel Award offers an opportunity for budding entrepreneurs, innovators, and designers to realize and develop their cutting-edge concepts in their own experimental environment.
