a conscious walk in amsterdam during pandemic

Virtual Walks Project, VIDEO RESEARCH

concept and production: Prisca Arosio

director and editing: Bobby born

LOCATION: amsterdam, the netherlands

ORGANIZER: citymakers chiana - europe

LINK: https://c-makers.de/entry/a-conscious-walk-during-pandemic-in-amsterdam/

2020

Screenings:

• Sept 2020 - Citymakers Chiana Europe, Berlin, Germany

• Mar 2021 - Architecture Design Art Film Festival (ADAFF 2021), Palm Springs, California, US

For the last 40 years, dutch urban planners are involved in several urban projects in China and South Korea in the fields of landscape design, urban design, tourism planning, among other high profile initiatives. We have conducted four distinctive walking journeys during pandemic in Amsterdam. The walks have been in two long standing areas and two new districts. The film features the city-walks and the discussions with experts about how the culture of walking is influencing urban planning in Netherlands and Asia and urban design ‘adaptation’.

Video speakers' bios:

Davide Ponzini is Associate Professor of Urban Planning at Politecnico di Milano and the director of the TAU-Lab (www.tau-lab.polimi.it). His research activity focuses on planning theory, urban and cultural policy, and contemporary architecture. His last book is titled: Transnational Architecture and Urbanism: Rethinking How Cities Plan, Transform, and Learn (Routledge, 2020).

Daniel Casas Valle is an urbanist with a broad experience based on urban planning practices and academic activities. He is 20 years connected to urbanism, as a designer and researcher. He works in various urban projects and studies at his office Urban Dynamics and at the MDT/CEAU/FAUP as a researcher. He holds a master on urbanism (Amsterdam, NL) and, a PhD at the Faculty of Architecture, Porto University.

Weijie Hu is a PhD researcher in Architecture and Urbanism at the School of Architecture, Design, and Planning, the University of Sydney. His research concerns urbanisation, social housing, the politics of land and architectural design in China. He holds MSc in Architecture at Technical University/Eindhoven (NL), he is a Dutch registered architect. Weijie has international work experience in France and China, and academic experience in Australia, Hong Kong and Japan.

Bas Horsting  is a Dutch architect and urban planner, living and working in Amsterdam. Bas specialises in the field of urban design and urban strategy, addressing the challenges of cities of today to create healthy, vibrant and sustainable communities. Bas has experience working on urban projects in Europe, Russia, the Middle East, Asia and Australia.