Summer and Winter Schools
Summer School on Circularity in the Built Environment
10 - 12 July 2022
The Circular Built Environment Hub (CBE Hub) of the Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment will host the Summer School on Circularity in the Built Environment. Students from all levels of education (BSc, MSc) as well as PhD researchers and professionals are invited to participate in a 3-day intensive workshop. The workshop focuses on the topic of scales in the context of the area of Binckhorst.
AMS Summer School - Urban Living Labs
16 - 20 August 2021
Online
Build your knowledge & skills on the Living Lab approach during the online AMS Summer School 2021. You will be working on a real-life case in multidisciplinary teams, working towards creating a real Living Lab design with your multidisciplinary team.
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Sustainable Housing from a European Perspective
Housing is of key importance for societies. It drives the economy and is a key issue for sustainable urban and regional development in growing as well as declining areas. This course focuses on sustainable housing development and deals with environmental as well as economic and social sustainability. The course will give insight in the European perspective on the development of a sustainable housing stock by presenting European and national goals, policies, regulations, assessment tools, process innovations and management approaches. It will shed light on the emerging economies and institutions in the similar context.
Final year of bachelor students, Master Students and PhD Students with background knowledge and research interests on sustainable housing and the built environment are invited to join.
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Planning and Design for the Just City
Spatial justice is crucial for achieving true sustainability as justice strengthens the social and political systems that support sustainability. This Summer School blends spatial planning, urban design and environmental technology to deliver just and inclusive urban environments, anchored in the Dutch tradition of water management and design. It invites students to understand the theories and practices that bring together water management, urban sustainability and spatial justice and to apply the knowledge acquired in the elaboration of a vision and a spatial plan and design for an area in the city of The Hague in The Netherlands. This school hosts roughly 100 students every July and there are several scholarships available.