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Passageway House: A Love Baby Of Jane Jacobs And Richard Florida

By Joop de Boer | Published: Sunday October 4, 2009

Speaking about interesting spaces, two weeks ago I joined an excursion through the ‘problematic’ neighbourhood of North Rotterdam. Halfway we passed this incredible semi-public combination of a passageway…

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Drop Spots: Turning Public Space Into A Secret Mailbox

By Joop de Boer | Published: Monday September 21, 2009

Speaking about a city that has to become more exciting, online applications can do a job that’s worth a million. I recently stumbled upon this website called

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Twitter’s Geodata Revolution and the Soft City

By Jeroen Beekmans | Published: Saturday August 22, 2009

Two days ago Twitter platform developers announced to launch a new, revolutionary component in Twittersphere: location. A geodata team is working on an API that makes it possible to map…

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7 Useful Tips to Explore the Cool City

By Joop de Boer | Published: Thursday July 23, 2009

It’s holiday time! But how to find cool places, bars, clubs, shops and restaurants in a city you’ve never been to? The only way not to land up…

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Klaus Overmeyer on the Importance of Urban Pioneers

By Jeroen Beekmans | Published: Saturday June 27, 2009

Klaus Overmeyer is a Berlin-based landscape architect. The philosophy of his office, UC Klaus Overmeyer, is deeply rooted in an optimistic attitude towards the contemporary landscape stimulating an…

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