Dr van der Spek Stefan
Delft University of Technology, Faculty of Architecture and Built Environment, Delft, Netherlands
Associate Professor of Urban Design and Director of the Geomatics Educational Programme at the Delft University of Technology, Faculty of Architecture & the Built Environment. The main fields he covers are: urban transformations – dynamics of the city (Public Space and Vital City Centers), intermodal transfer points – the design of terminals and (railway)station areas and geomatics – a relatively new science concerned with the analysis, acquisition, management, and visualisation of geographic data with the aim of gaining knowledge and better understanding of the built and natural environments. His goal is to develop further knowledge in both Urban Design and Geomatics. His main project is ‘Urbanism on Track’, a group he initiated with Jeroen van Schaick in 2007. In his methods, he uses evidence-based design: integration of traditional mapping and dynamic user data, e.g. movement data. Users play a central role in his approach.
Key references:
Van der Hoeven F.D., Smit M.G.J., Van der Spek S.C. (eds) Street Level Desires – Discovering the City on Foot,
Van der Spek, S.C. Van Langelaar T., “Walking Streams and the Plinth” in Glaser at al. The City Eye Level: Lessons for Street Plinths, Oberon/NAI Publishers, Rotterdam, 2012
Van der Spek, S.C. Van Langelaar T., “Street-level Experiences of Pedestrians in a Car-dominated City” in Glaser at al. The City Eye Level: Lessons for Street Plinths, Oberon/NAI Publishers, Rotterdam, 2012
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