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Koen Olthuis (born 1971) is CEO / Principal Architect a
Waterstudio
When Koen founded Waterstudio in 2003 it was the first office 100% focused on floating architecture and urban planning beyond the waterfront. "Blue is Better" is the back bone of his vision and concepts and stands for the strong belief that cities can improve their performance by using water for space, flexibility and safety. He is the co-author of the book FLOAT! (Flexible Land On Aquatic Territory) and shares his ideas through lectures around the globe. He advices municipalities and governments who want to take their first step into the water to combat the effects of climate change and growing urbanization. He graduated at the faculty of architecture and the faculty of industrial design at
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Since 2011 he is member of the Flood Resilience Group at UNESCO-IHE, the water university in Delft where he introduced the topic of upgrading wetslums. In 2024, The New Yorker featured a profile on Koen and its work in the field of floating developments.
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Olthuis, K., Tartas, P.B., & Zevenbergen, C. (2020). "Design Guidelines for Upgrading Living Conditions in Wetslums." In: Wang, C., Lim, S., & Tay, Z. (eds.), WCFS2019. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, vol 41. Springer, Singapore
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Calcagni, L., Subramani, S., & Olthuis, K. (2024). "A comprehensive computational tool for performance-driven reasoning in floating building design and evaluation." Journal of Digital Landscape Architecture, 9-2024, 285-299. ISSN 2367-4253
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Olthuis' Architectural Firm
Koen Olthuis' patent
{{DEFAULTSORT:Olthuis, Koen 1971 births Living people Dutch architects Delft University of Technology alumni People from Son en Breugel
Koen Olthuis (born 1971) is CEO / Principal Architect aWaterstudio
When Koen founded Waterstudio in 2003 it was the first office 100% focused on floating architecture and urban planning beyond the waterfront. "Blue is Better" is the back bone of his vision and concepts and stands for the strong belief that cities can improve their performance by using water for space, flexibility and safety. He is the co-author of the book FLOAT! (Flexible Land On Aquatic Territory) and shares his ideas through lectures around the globe. He advices municipalities and governments who want to take their first step into the water to combat the effects of climate change and growing urbanization. He graduated at the faculty of architecture and the faculty of industrial design at
Delft University of Technology
The Delft University of Technology (TU Delft; ) is the oldest and largest Dutch public university, public Institute of technology, technical university, located in Delft, Netherlands. It specializes in engineering, technology, computing, design, a ...
and finished his PhD City Apps: Improving Wetslum Livability with Floating Services, in 2021DOI
Since 2011 he is member of the Flood Resilience Group at UNESCO-IHE, the water university in Delft where he introduced the topic of upgrading wetslums. In 2024, The New Yorker featured a profile on Koen and its work in the field of floating developments.
Publications
Olthuis, K., Benni, J., Eichwede, K., & Zevenbergen, C. (2015). "Slum Upgrading: Assessing the importance of location and a plea for a spatial approach." Habitat International, 50, 270-288DOI
Olthuis, K., Tartas, P.B., & Zevenbergen, C. (2020). "Design Guidelines for Upgrading Living Conditions in Wetslums." In: Wang, C., Lim, S., & Tay, Z. (eds.), WCFS2019. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, vol 41. Springer, Singapore
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Calcagni, L., Subramani, S., & Olthuis, K. (2024). "A comprehensive computational tool for performance-driven reasoning in floating building design and evaluation." Journal of Digital Landscape Architecture, 9-2024, 285-299. ISSN 2367-4253
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References
External links
Olthuis' Architectural Firm
Koen Olthuis' patent
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