New Open Access Book: Adaptive Urban Transformation
Exploring urban landscape dynamics, regional design and territorial governance in the Pearl River Delta, China.
Cum Laude PhD Janneke van Bergen
Shorescape. A landscape approach to the natural adaptation of urbanized sandy shores
International Design Workshop with Politecnico di Torino
Research collaboration on designed heritage landscapes in Piedmont (Italy), 8 to 12 May 2023
Keynote IBA StadtLand – from Thuringia to a planetary perspective
International conference organized by the International Building Exhibition (IBA) Thuringia and Urban Rural Assembly (URA), 5 May 2023, Apolda, Germany
Resilient Estate Landscapes Gelderland published
The book proffers a landscape-based regional approach to understanding, planning and designing heritage estate landscapes
Appointed Full Professor at Delft University of Technology
Professorship to develop and strengthen landscape-based urbanism as an academic field and increase awareness of its importance in society and academia
Missie 2070 Kennisregio aan Zee
Keynote Ruimtelijke voorwaarden voor een leefbare toekomst van de Zuid-Hollandse kustregio 17 Maart 2023 ism Gemeente Delft, Den Haag, Leiden en Zoetermeer en de Provincie Zuid-Holland
Water as Leverage in Building Resilient Cities
Keynote address at water as leverage event organized by Consulate General of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and South China University of Technology 30 March 2023, Guangzhou
Does the Computer Have a Better Idea?
Invited lecture and essay on the potential role of digital technology and data in spatial planning and design at the Architecture Centre AORTA, Utrecht
Keynote address 3rd International Conference on Urban and Rural Development and Planning in the Water Network Area, Suzhou
13.000+ participants in international conference 12 November 2022 organised by the Urban Planning Society of China and School of Architecture and Urban Planning, Suzhou University of Science and Technology
Invited lecture International Symposium Living (With+In) Infra, Vastukul, India
500+ participants from 40+ countries in the International Symposium on Mobility and City organised by M3M Foundation, 11 November 2022
Designing Green Cities Lecture Series
This lecture series offers designerly perspectives on greening cities and bridges theory and practice in landscape-based urbanism, urban forestry and urban ecology.
Review in Science: Transforming Urban Environments
New publication (+ review) on how resilient cities of the past hold lessons for creating adaptable communities of the future
Interview on Climate Robust Heritage Estate Landscapes
Climate robust heritage estate landscapes thanks to the utilization of systems thinking, co-creation and design power. Interview in Beeldspraak Magazine
Resilient Coastal Landscapes Published
Results published of the TU Delft Landscape Architecture MSc-graduation Design Lab on Resilient Coastal Landscapes 2021-2022
Third price in CHSLA and ASLA competition
Alumni Yu Liu wins 3rd price in Chinese Society of Landscape Architecture (CHSLA) and American Society of Landscape Architecture (ASLA) competition (500 entries)
Visiting Professor South China University of Technology, 2021-2022
Lectures and design studios on various topics in urban planning and landscape architecture at the School of Architecture, SCUT, Guangzhou
International Workshop Designing Knowledge Ecologies
Research by design on innovation districts Knowledge Region by the Sea 2070 with students and professionals from the Municipalities The Hague, Delft, Zoetermeer, Leiden and Province of South Holland
Greening Lessons from the Oldest City in the Netherlands
Inspiration meeting in Nijmegen on ‘Green, Healthy and Liveable Cities', organized by De Groene Stad, with Ton Verhoeven, Steffen Nijhuis and Madeleen Helmer
Open Access publication on Historical Estate Landscapes
Cross-disciplinary theme issue of Bulletin KNOB on the Past, Present and Future of Estate Landscapes
Articles on Designing Heritage Landscapes in Landscape Architecture journal (风景园林)
These bilingual publications address a landscape-based regional design approach for future-proof heritage estate landscapes
Keynote address Annual National Conference on Public Space 2021, Zwolle (Netherlands)
Invited keynote lecture on Designing Climate Adaptive and Healthy Cities, 13 October 2021
Third price IFLA Europe students and young professionals’ competition
Alumni Yangjiao Wang wins 3rd price International Federation of Landscape Architecture competition with project ‘Forest landscape restoration for climate-adaptive estates in the Baakse Beek region, Gelderland’
Keynote address Ninth 21st Century Urban Development International conference 2021, Wuhan (China)
Invited keynote address on Designing Climate Adaptive and Healthy Cities, 17 October 2021, Wuhan (China) with +55.000 participants
Keynote address Annual National Planning Conference of China 2020-2021, Chengdu (China)
Invited keynote lecture on Resilient Urban Development and Adaptive Planning in the Greater Bay Area at ANCP, 26 September 2021
Selected to Design District Development Plans Water and Green for the City of Antwerp (Belgium)
OKRA landschapsarchitecten and Nelen & Schuurmans combine excellence in landscape architecture, geo-information technology and climate adaptation for a more resilient and climate proof green blue Antwerp
Designing Coastal Interfaces published
Results published of the TU Delft Landscape Architecture MSc-graduation Design Lab on Resilient Coastal Landscapes 2020-2021
Management Team OKRA Landscape Architects
Enforcing the link between design, practice and research by joining OKRA Landscape Architects
Building with Nature Perspectives published
Volume seven published in the Research in Urbanism Series (RiUS), edited by Janneke van Bergen, Steffen Nijhuis, Nikki Brand, Marcel Hertogh
Interview on Chinese Pearl River Delta
Backgrounds on project Adaptive Urban Transformation with Pearl River Delta (China) as case study
Invited lecture & workshop Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, 6-8 January 2021, Jeruzalem
Invited lecture entitled 'Flowscapes. Designing Urban Landscape Infrastructures' and workshop 'Cartographic explorations' at the Urban Design Master's Program at the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, Jeruzalem, Israel, 6-8 January 2021
Selected to Design a Vision for the Shantou Inner Bay, China
OKRA landscape architects with Steffen Nijhuis selected to work on the Shantou Inner Bay Urban Design International Workshop
Interview 'The Delft Approach to Urbanism' in Chinese journal Landscape Architecture (风景园林)
Interview in Chinese journal Landscape Architecture 风景园林, with backgrounds and principles of The Delft Approach to Urbanism, illustrated with applications of this method by projects
Inclusive Urbanism published
Volume six published in the Research in Urbanism Series (RiUS), edited by Wolfgang Wende, Steffen Nijhuis, Angela Mensing-de Jong, Melanie Humann
Paper awarded 'Springer Nature 2019 Highlight'
The paper ‘Exploring Spatial Relationships in the Pearl River Delta’ from Liang Xiong and Steffen Nijhuis has been awarded as 'Springer Nature 2019 Highlight', a recognition for most popular papers, and reflecting top research that made an impact
Keynote lecture & Executive meetings Adaptive Coastal Design, 1-7 March 2020, West Coast Florida
Keynote lecture & executive meetings on adaptive coastal design and resilient urban landscapes in Mexico Beach, Tallahassee and Sanibel-Captiva, Florida. In collaboration with Brian Cook, USF, SCCF, COTI, CEPTD, City of Sanibel
TV News-item about Sanibel-Captiva, Florida
Evening news-item at WINK TV Southwest Florida providing input on strengthening coastal resilience of Sanibel-Captiva Island Florida (USA), 5 P.M., 6 March 2020
Invited workshop 'If the Past Teaches, What does the Future Learn?' SESYNC, 22-25 October 2019, Washington D.C.
Multidisciplinary workshop with leading archaeologists, anthropologists, urban designers and landscape architects at National Socio-Environmental Synthesis Center (SESYNC), USA
Keynote lectures Annual Planning Conference China 2019, Chongqing & Landscape Forum 2019, Beijing
Two invited keynote lectures at Annual Planning Conference China 2019, 18-21 October, Chongqing (China) and Landscape Forum 2019, 12-13 October, Beijing (China) on landscape-based regional design
True-colour 3D laser scan Park Rosendael
Field experiments with true-colour 3D laser scanning resulting in high-resolution point cloud of Rosendael Park and Castle
AUT-project meeting 15-17 July 2019, Delft
Consortium meeting NSFC-NWO-EPRSC funded project 'Adaptive Urban Transformation' at TU Delft with lectures, workshops and fieldtrips. TU Delft, SCUT and UoS on adaptive planning and design of the Pearl River Bay Region
Invited lectures Chengdu & Nanjing, China, 13-18 June 2019
Two Invited public lectures at Southwest Jiaotong University, School of Architecture and Design in Chengdu & Southeast University, School of Architecture in Nanjing in period 13-18 June 2019
Interview TU Delft TV: The return of the herring
Interview on the possibilities for landscape development as result of the opening of the Dutch Haringvliet sea lock
Invited workshop ‘Landscape, City and Water: Regional Design and Planning’, Hangzhou, 11-15 March 2019
Research and design workshop organised by Institute of Landscape Architecture, Zheijang University (Hangzhou, China) and Department of Urban Planning and Design, Xi'An Jiatong Liverpool University (Suzhou, China)
Kick-off project 'Design Atlas Heritage Estate Landscapes Gelderland'
This project aims to create a spatial design atlas for the sustainable conservation and development of Gelderland's castles and historic country estates in a landscape context
Invited lectures Florida, USA, 11-15 Feb 2019
Two Invited public lectures University of Miami, School of Architecture (Miami) & University of South Florida, Florida Center for Community Design + Research (Tampa)
Interview Les Echos Week-End
Interview on Pearl River Delta in Les Echos Week-End, a weekly magazine by France's largest business newspaper
Paper 'Teaching Urbanism' awarded Reed & Mallik Medal 2018
Steffen Nijhuis, Egbert Stolk and Maarten-Jan Hoekstra have been awarded the Reed & Mallik Medal 2018 for their academic paper: Teaching urbanism: the Delft approach
Winning entry competition ‘Water as Leverage’
Winning competition entry ‘City of 1.000 Tanks’ by Ooze architects (lead partner), TU Delft (Han Meyer, Steffen Nijhuis, Verana Balz), and others
Visiting Professor Harbin Institute of Technology, 19-25 June 2018
Workshops and lectures on various topics in urban planning and landscape architecture at the School of Architecture, Harbin Institute of Technology (China) and Graduation School Shenzhen, Harbin Institute of Technology SZ