Co-Designing Mangrove and Livelihood Restoration in Quelimane

Photos of the participative workshop and Bairro Novo, Quelimane

From February 25-27, VE-R facilitated a participatory design workshop in Quelimane focused on mangrove restoration and livelihoods. Bairro Novo faces growing challenges—floods, lack of economic opportunities, and environmental degradation. Community members from Bairro Novo, students from Eduardo Mondlane University, and key stakeholders, including the Quelimane municipality, collaborated to create a (flood) resilient future. Participants mapped…

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Bloemendaalseweg, Public Presentation of three potential design directions

Photo of discussions at the panels with the design visions

At February 11th VE-R presented the outcome of a participatory design process with stakeholders group from the Bloemendaalseweg area leading up to three potential models for renewal of the full street profile of this main street in the village of Bloemendaal. Under the title Nieuw Authentiek Bloemendaal (New Authentic Bloemendaal) these three different visions were…

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Project Grachtbrug in Lisse proceeds!

Grachtbrug Lisse

On the 29th of May, VE-R assisted the municipality of Lisse in organizing an information market for the vision development on the Grachtbrug, a viaduct in the centre of town. For this purpose, we designed a series of panels summarizing the results of the previous studies and the outcomes of the series of participant’s group…

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LMUP to be presented at IFLA World Conference 2023

LMUP at IFLA conference

VE-R is invited to facilitate a Round Table/Workshop at the IFLA World Congress 2023. The workshop will focus on River and City Park design in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and will provide an opportunity to share knowledge on the Lower Msimbazi Upgrading Plan (LMUP). The IFLA World Congress attracts professionals interested in creating a sustainable…

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