When Students Redesign An AWFUL Plan

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Head to https://squarespace.com/theaestheticcity to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code THEAESTHETICCITY Our course is now online for a limited time: https://www.aestheticcity.academy/products/courses/aesthetic-city-academy Sign up to the City Builder's Blueprint, the #1 resource for those wanting to make better cities: https://the-aesthetic-city.kit.com/signup ------- 🔗 LINKS TO SUMMER SCHOOLS: List of schools: https://www.intbau.org/info/education/ Utrecht summer school: https://www.intbaunl.org/summerschool Charleston summerschool: https://citymakerscollective.org/summer-2025 ---- In Utrecht a new plan is being developed for 6000 homes in the so-called Merwedekanaalzone. When finished, it will be one of the most dense neighborhoods. But will it be livable, and beautiful? With a traditional architecture summer school in Utrecht, 'Let's Build a Beautiful City', we let students redesign this plan while keeping the traditional Utrecht architecture and urban fabric in mind. And the result makes us wonder: wat is the best way to design new neighborhoods? The Utrecht school is only one of the many summer programs out there. Find more information on various programs in the link above. ---- Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 0:50 City of Utrecht 2:00 INTBAU Summer School 2:29 The Problem: Merwedekanaalzone 3:16 The GOOD 3:56 The BAD 6:26 The UGLY 8:38 Traditional Design Education 11:15 A Worldwide Movement 12:12 The final projects 13:36 Students' experiences 14:55 A vision for the future 15:33 Apply, sponsor & the Aesthetic City Academy 16:09 Hope for the future ---- ℹ️ Project Information - Read the Merwedekanaalzone plan here (in DUTCH): https://merwede.nl/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Stedenbouwkundig-Plan-Merwede-7-oktober-2021-gecomprimeerd.pdf ——— 💪🏽 Support this channel by becoming a patron:  https://www.patreon.com/the_aesthetic_city 🔥 Join the course waitlist: https://the-aesthetic-city.ck.page/a2d41beb6f ✨ Subscribe to our substack: https://substack.com/@theaestheticcity?utm_source=profile-page 🎙️ Listen to our podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/4cU3tcGKXiziKGuvfd3KIa?si=32da1b2ed8f44d79 𝕏 Follow us on X:https://x.com/_Aesthetic_City 🗣️ Join our community on Discord: https://discord.com/invite/wQ7zPKUTC2 💻 Visit our website: https://theaestheticcity.com ========== A Special THANK YOU to: - The Utrecht Summer School team - Joseph, Flavio, Vincent, Mieke, Alex, Tom, Leonneke, Ivo - Our awesome students from 2022 to 2024 - Zara, Fernando, Nikolai and Intikhab - Our Sponsors: Atelier Xavier Bohl, Van Der Sanden, Wij Bouwen Brandevoort, Cedrus Vastgoed, Steencentrum Utrecht, Scala Architecten, Fijne Stad, HetLand vastgoedontwikkeling, Blooming Buildings en LSWA ========== Disclosure: Some of the links below are affiliate links, which means I may earn a commission if you click on them and make a purchase. This comes at no additional cost to you and helps support the channel. —— 🎥 Video equipment I used: Sony A7siii - https://amzn.to/407B2Ru Sony - FE 24-105mm F4 G OSS https://amzn.to/3GLYWLw Sony Sigma 24-70mm F2.8 https://amzn.to/3zX1D9h Ronin RS 3 - https://amzn.to/40hJde8 Apple Macbook Pro M1 Max https://amzn.to/3L1iHRE Røde Wireless Go II https://amzn.to/3IIvGpR ========== 📖 Favourite Urbanism & Architecture Books Léon Krier: The Architecture of Community - https://amzn.to/4cVhS8e Nir Buras: The Art of Classic Planning - https://amzn.to/3Wjhriz Jane Jacobs: The Death and Life of Great American Cities - https://amzn.to/4cy7CTq Vitruvius Pollio: The Ten Books on Architecture - https://amzn.to/4cyxwXh Charles Montgomery: Happy City - https://amzn.to/3LldSlC Malcolm Millais: Exploding the Myths of Modern Architecture - https://amzn.to/3Wh45mJ James Stevens Curl: Making Dystopia - https://amzn.to/3zFzN4s Branko Mitrovic: Architectural Principles in the Age of Fraud - https://amzn.to/3RZTD0s Tom Wolfe: From Bauhaus to Our House - https://amzn.to/3S5mgtb Mentioned in this video: Jan Gehl - Cities for People - https://amzn.to/3VOowH8 ========== ©️ Copyright info: 🎶 Music: Falls - Artificial - IYBHM2CZVFTEJH4MFalls -Sentinel - KPDDKYAA1YNLTULH Falls - Regulator - RCC6QJIGETE1SXLE Falls - Fluidiity - ESCKFBRER6WUXDXT Falls - The corporation - CAFOK0WTDIU7GR5M Falls - Synergy - 2SZSRXSQMOSG6X8O ======= 🖼️ Images: Guilhem Vellut CC BY 2 Uwe Rohwedder - CC BY SA 4 bobostudio CC BY 2 Frank Schulenburg CC BY SA 4 Loozrboy CC BY-SA 2.0 Gemeente Utrecht Arwin Kossen CC BY 3.0 Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed CC BY-SA 4 Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed CC-BY-SA 3