Student Urbanism (TU Delft) Selina Abraham interviews Nelson Mota, Otto Trienekens and Machiel van Dorst about public participation in urban planning, in particular within developing Hart van Zuid, Rotterdam. This interview has been published in Atlantis Magazine for Urbanism & Landscape Architecture #28.1 October 2017.
What is influencing urban design when users and inhabitants are involved and isn't this influence not counterproductive? How do you reach concensus within interests between involved parties? And what does positive ratings of users really say about the quality of a public area? Read the full article below.