List of graduation projects supervised by Roberto Rocco, TU Delft

List of graduation projects supervised by Roberto Rocco at the Faculty of Architecture of the Delft University of Technology (TU Delft), Chair Spatial Planning and Strategy SpatialPlanning &Strategy

Document prepared by Roberto Rocco Technische Universiteit Delft | TU Delft | Bouwkunde | Urbanism | Chair Spatial Planning and Strategy Julianalaan 134 | 2628BL Delft | The Netherlands T: +31 (0)6 3925 1433 | r.c.rocco@tudelft.nl

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As main supervisor (listed chronologically) 1. Pedal city: alternative urban system of mobility and accessibility to urban services for self-organizing economic activities in slums of Lusaka, Zambia (ZAMBIA: URBAN STRATEGY FOR MOBILITY) Master thesis Architecture 2008-06-27 Author: Yokoi, Atsufumi (Japan) Mentor: Rocco, R. · Fernandez-Maldonado, A.M. · Hermans, W.J.A. Keywords: urban development, development strategies, mobility, intervention, bottom-up design and planning, local conditions 2. From urban barrier to urban connector: how to intervene to dissolve the existing barrier of the former military base (SOUTH KOREA: URBAN STRATEGY and DEVELOPMENT) Master thesis Architecture 2008-06-27 Author: Lee, Ji Young (South Korea) Mentor: Rocco, R. · Stolk, E.H. · De Haan, H. Keywords: urban intervention · urban transformation · urban network · Yongsan, U.S. military base 3. How to regenerate Yeouido as an international business centre of Seoul (SOUTH KOREA: URBAN STRATEGY and DEVELOPMENT) Master thesis Architecture 2008-06-27 Author: Park, S.J. (South Korea) Mentor: Rocco, R. · Zandbelt, D. · Harteveld, M. Keywords: international business centers · airports · networks · central parks · public space 4. Urban Conditions for Creative Cities (THE NETHERLANDS: KNOWLEDGE CITY STRATEGIES) Master thesis Architecture Author: Sam Eftegarie (NL) Mentor: Rocco, R., Toorn M. vd, Tamas, M. Keywords: creative cities, urban milieu, learning, urban environments 5. Nanjing, Towards a Super University City (CHINA: KNOWLEDGE CITY STRATEGIES) Masters thesis Architecture Author: Jing Jing (China) Mentor: Rocco, R., Hermans, W., Sanders, G. Keywords: creative cities, university cities, development, university campus 6. For Ordinary People: contributing to decrease social polarization in Beijing using the post-Olympic facilities (CHINA: OLYMPIC LEGACY: URBAN STRATEGY) Author: Lingjuan Zhang (China) 2

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Masters thesis in Urbanism Mentor: Rocco, R. Keywords: Olympic cities, post Olympic facilities, social polarization, infrastructures 7. Delft, for knowledge and people: Connecting the Knowledge City with its citizens (THE NETHERLANDS: KNOWLEDGE CITY) Master thesis Architecture 2009-07-02 Author: De Koning, C.M. (NL) Mentor: Rocco, R. · Aalbers, K.P.M. · Harteveld, M.G.A.D. Keywords: knowledge city · Schieoevers · Schie canal banks 8. Emerging Neighbourhoods: or why piece-by-piece urbanism leads to flexible and diverse city development (THE NETHERLANDS: URBAN STUDIES: COMPLEXITY THEORY) Master thesis Architecture 2009-11-06 Author: Jansen, T. (NL) Mentor: Rocco, R. · Stolk, E. · Portugali, J. Keywords: flexible neighbourhoods · diversity · complexity theory 9. Today's Main City Squares: in Northwestern Europe (THE NETHERLANDS: URBAN FORM: PUBLIC SPACES) Master thesis Architecture 2010-01-28 Author: Commandeur, Saskia (NL) Mentor: Rocco, R. · Harteveld, M.G.A.D. · Dawson, J.P. Keywords: squares · history · criteria for spatial quality 10. From lines to networks: creating links between the sub-centralities of Rio de Janeiro (BRAZIL: URBAN NETWORKS and MOBILITY) Author: Joris Wiers (NL) Masters thesis in Urbanism Mentors: Rocco, R.; Westrik, J.; ven der Velde, J.R.T. Keywords: urban networks, infrastructure, transport, centrality, Rio de Janeiro, development 11. Utrecht-region under pressure: Development of a mobile strategy to keep the Utrecht region accessible, vital and liveable (THE NETHERLANDS: REGIONAL STRATEGY and MOBILITY) Master thesis Architecture 2010-01-29 Author: Van Dijk, J. · Stinissen, R. (NL) Mentor: Rocco, R. · Balz, V.E. · Stead, D. · Smit, P. Keywords: city-regional design, mobility environments, regional spatial strategy,

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12. ‘Measuring urban capacity’: Towards a systematic measurement of capacity for intensification of dwellings and industry (THE NETHERLANDS: URBAN FORM AND STRATEGY: DENSITY) Master thesis Architecture 2010-06-24 Author: Kasraian Moghaddam, Dena (Iran) Mentor: Rocco, R. · Berghauser Pont, M. · Hermans, W. Keywords: intensification · capacity measurement · quantification · Westland 13. Shifting Gravity in the Utrecht region (THE NETHERLANDS: URBAN FORM and URBAN STRATEGY) Master thesis Architecture 2010-06-22 Author: Viscaal, J.H. (NL) Mentor: Rocco, R. · Berghauser-Pont, M. · Van Nes, A. Keywords: Post-Vinex · densification · urbanization · axis development · Utrecht · Leidsche Rijn 14. City, catch the time! Rediscovering socialist neighbourhoods in a new capitalist society: Case in Vilnius Lithuania (LITHUANIA: URBAN REGENERATION: POST-SOCIALIST CITY) Master thesis Architecture 2010-06-22 Author: Muliuolyte, J. (Lithuania) Mentor: Rocco, R. · Westrik, J.A. · Lei, Q. Keywords: Post war housing · regeneration · post socialist city · largescale housing estates · strategy · network 15. Dual Map 2040: Guide to a Vital, Diverse Jining (CHINA: REGIONAL PLANNING) Master thesis Architecture 2010-06-24 Author: Liang, Chunxiao (China) Mentor: Rocco, R. · Sijmons, D. · Read, S. Keywords: urban transformation, regional planning and design, urbanization in China, resource cities transformation 16. Developing beyond limitations: a regional strategy for Xining, Qinghai province in China (CHINA: REGIONAL TO URBAN STRATEGIES FOR DEVELOPMENT) Author: Yuli Zhou (China) Masters thesis in Urbanism Mentors: R. Rocco, Professor D. Sijmons Keywords: regional planning and design, urbanization in China, sustainability, territorial planning, landscape and resources management 17. Child Friendly Cities (POLAND): URBAN STRATEGIES FOR MOBILITY) Author: Stef Pieterse (NL) Masters thesis in Urbanism Mentors: R. Rocco; M. Berghauser-Pont 4

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Keywords: child friendly environments, urban regeneration strategies, urban design, empirical research, GIS 18. The greater Kaunas in pursuit of coherence: Unlocking regional competitiveness and balanced development through a regional spatial strategy (LITHUANIA: REGIONAL INTEGRATED SPATIAL STRATEGY: POST-SOCIALIST DEVELOPMENT) Author: Viktorija Gailiute (Lithuania) Master thesis in Urbanism Mentors: R. Rocco, E. Luiten (July 2013) Keywords: regional development strategies, regional design, landscape, mobility strategies 19. Mobility as Justice: Metropolitan Mobility Strategy for a Socially Equitable Bucharest (ROMANIA: METROPOLITAN SPATIAL STRATEGY: TOD: MOBILITY, POST-SOCIALIST DEVELOPMENT) Author: Liviu Teodorescu (Romania) Master thesis in Urbanism Mentors: R. Rocco, D. Poljani (December 2013) Keywords: metropolitan strategy and design, TOD, mobility, equality, spatial justice 20. A spatial strategy for Paraisopolis, an informal settlement in São Paulo, Brazil (BRAZIL: INFORMAL URBANISATION: SLUM UPGRADING: DEVELOPMENT).

Author: Belinda van Zijl (The Netherlands) Master thesis in Urbanism Mentors: R. Rocco, M. van Dorst (June 2014) Keywords: informal urbanisation, slum upgrading, participation

As part of the post-graduate programme ‘European Masters of Urbanism’ at TU Delft 21. From Public Space to Public Domain (BRAZIL: URBAN DESIGN OF PUBLIC SPACES: CONNECTIVITY, PUBLIC REALM and SOCIAL INTEGRATION) Author: Mariana Faver (EMU) (Brazil) European Masters of Urbanism graduation thesis Mentors: D. Zaandbelt, R. Rocco

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As part of a team of supervisors at TU Delft (second or third mentor) 22. Grow Up Songjiang [China] New Town: analysis and strategy to strengthen the economic position of Songjiang in the regional network (CHINA: REGIONAL TO URBAN STRATEGIES FOR DEVELOPMENT) Author: Hong Liu (China) Masters thesis in Urbanism Mentors: Lei, Q.; van der Hoeven, F.; Rocco, R. Keywords: urban development, China, networks, strategic planning 23. Knowledge Backbone: a new economic area in Rio de Janeiro's urban voids (BRAZIL: OLYMPIC LEGACY: URBAN STRATEGY) Author: Rafael Alencar Saraiva (Brazil) Masters thesis in Urbanism (Urban planning and design) Mentor team: van Nes, A.; Schuetze, T., Rocco, R. Keywords: urban economy, voids, knowledge, creative, innovation 24. Catching the train: sustainable development of a connection to the European high-speed train network in Copenhagen (THE NETHERLANDS/ DENMARK: NETWORKS and MOBILITY STRATEGIES) Master thesis Architecture 2009-03-27 Author: Van Erp, T.M. (NL) Mentor: Zandbelt, D.D. · Hermans, W.J.A. · Rocco, R. Keywords: HST · Copenhagen · strategy · urban project 25. Casa de Cultura | Patos de Minas: spatial interventions to stimulate the development of a medium sized city in Brazil (BRAZIL: URBAN INTERVENTION: DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES) Master thesis Architecture 2009-04-01 Author: Van Loon, Matthijs (NL) Mentor: Nottrot, R.J. · Van Dooren, E.J.G.C. · Rocco, R. Keywords: Brazil · cultural centre · development 26. Corporate Socially Responsible - Real Estate Management: Understanding how a corporate real estate object interacts with society (THE NETHERLANDS: REAL ESTATE & HOUSING: GOVERNANCE: CORPORATIONS and CITIES) Master thesis Architecture 2011-04-14 Author: Thyssen, J. (NL) Mentor: Van der Voordt, D.J.M. · Rocco, R.C. Keywords: CSR · CREM · society · corporate · management · responsible · real estate object 27. IN_FORMAL SPACES: Towards Urbanity in the Peripheries of Rio de Janeiro: a Piecemeal Intervention (BRAZIL: URBAN STRATEGIES FOR DEVELOPMENT: URBAN INTERVENTION) 6

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Master thesis Architecture 2011-01-14 Author: Stallaart, A. (NL) Mentor: Lee, S. · Westgeest, G. · Rocco, R. Keywords: Paradox of urbanization · Rio de Janeiro · Brazil · aesthetization of urbanity · informal architecture 28. Urban Vitality: Exploring the centrality conditions (THE NETHERLANDS: NETWORK THEORY APPLIED TO URBAN STUDIES and SPATIAL STRATEGY: CENTRALITY: URBAN GEOGRAPHY) Author: Elena Selezneva (Russia) Masters thesis Urbanism Mentors: Dubois, P.; Rocco, R. Keywords: macro centrality conditions, micro centrality conditions, urban centralities, urban vitality, tool for spatial research 29. São Paulo and the merging Polis: On urban informality, violence and the public realm in São Paulo’s periphery (THE NETHERLANDS/ BRAZIL: URBAN STRATEGIES FOR DEVELOPMENT: URBAN INTERVENTION) Author: Jan Ballegooien (NL) Master Thesis dual degree Urbanism and Architecture Mentors: L. Meyers, R. Rocco 30. Office site typology: a systematic approach to type construction of office sites based on spatial parameters (THE NETHERLANDS: REAL ESTATE TYPOLOGY STUDIES, URBAN TYPOLOGIES, URBAN GEOGRAPHY) Author: Mariam Annali (RE&H) (NL) Masters thesis in Real Estate and Housing Mentors: H. vande Putte, R. Rocco 31. Title: The influence of national culture on the real estate of multinationals (to be completed in 2012) Author: Evelien Plijter (the Netherlands) (RE&H) Masters thesis in Real Estate & Housing Mentors: T. van der Voordt, R. Rocco 32. Title: Integrating Informality: A Case for an Informal Settlement in Mumbai Author: Rohan Varma (India) (Explore Lab) Master thesis in architecture and urbanism (to be completed in 2013) Mentors: J. Heintz, R. Rocco 33. Title: People’s Commune 2.0 Reconfiguration: Developing a Participatory Strategy for Upgrading Chinese Post-danwei communities Author: WU Xiayu (China) (Urbanism: Design as Politics) Masters thesis in Urbanism (to be completed in 2013) 7

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Mentors: M. Relats, R. Rocco 34. Title: Mega events as regional planning tool: exploration of a decentralised location strategy for Olympic venues in a regional setting.

Example of the Oresund region Authors: Julius Kirchert (Denmark) & Jos Reinders (The Netherlands) (ExploreLab) Master thesis in Architecture and Urbanism Mentors: O. Caso, R. Nijsse, Y. Chen, R. Rocco 35. Title: The local dimension of metropolitan mobility systems: an exploration of the Waterway Ring in São Paulo Author: Maarten Kempenaar (The Netherlands) (Explore Lab) Master thesis in Architecture and Urbanism Mentors: H. van Bennekom, R. Rocco 36. Title: Identity in Post-Disaster Redevelopment: research into the integration and incorporation of local identity in the re-development of Haiti’s urban slums Author: Wouter Pocornie (Curacao) (Explore Lab) Master thesis in Urbanism Mentors: A. van Timmerman, R. Rocco 37. Title: Brown Line Revolution: How to improve urban open space networks in Ruhr area through revitalising 'brown lines'? The case of Essen Author: Ruahao Wu (China) (Landscape) Master thesis in Landscape Architecture Mentors: R. van der Velde, R. Rocco 38. Title: Redeveloping the Schie: Area Development in Delft Author: Ruben Lentz (The Netherlands) Master thesis in Landscape Architecture Mentors: K. Aalbers, R. Rocco

As part of a team of supervisors in other institutions (second or third mentor) 39. Urban strategy and architectural design for the district 23 de Enero, Caracas, Venezuela (to be completed in December 2011) Alexandra Voch (Bouwkunst Academie) (Germany) Master thesis in architectural design at the Bouwkunst Academie Mentors: R. van Dolderen, C. Scheen, R. Rocco 8

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Most graduation projects are available for download from: http://repository.tudelft.nl/

Course at the European Masters of Urbanism, Mobile Strategies semester (in collaboration with Dr. Remon Rooij and Ir. Daan Zandbelt) 40. Looping the Archipelago: a strategy for the Southwing of Randstad Holland 2040 (NETHERLANDS: SPATIAL REGIONAL STRATEGY: MOBILITY: URBAN NETWORKS) Authors: M. Bogoescu, V. Grimaldi, A. Maesen, B. Mashhoudi, P. Sulis Course final research and design report, European Masters of Urbanism (Fall 2008) Mentors: R. Rooij, R. Rocco 41. Ruropolis in the making: A strategic approach for the Dutch Province of South Holland (NETHERLANDS: SPATIAL REGIONAL STRATEGY: MOBILITY: URBAN NETWORKS) Authors: B. Hausleitner, T. Hodgson, N. Jazaei, H. Khosravi, E. Kotsikou, K. Rashidzadeh, A. Wandl Course final research and design report, European Masters of Urbanism (Fall 2009) Mentors: R. Rooij, R. Rocco 42. Utrecht: a place for knowledge? (NETHERLANDS: SPATIAL REGIONAL STRATEGY: MOBILITY: NETWORKS) Authors: L. Abrahams (Canada), E. Bugarin (Maxico), A. Hill (Australia), A. Jani (India), T. Keimanesh (Iran), V. Kumarsi (Iran), Y. Zhang (China) Course final research and design report, European Masters of Urbanism (Fall 2010) Mentors: R. Rooij, R. Rocco, D. Zaandbelt 43. Randstad and São Paulo: Mobility and Urbanization in two strategies Authors: O. Balaoura (Greece), C. Forgaci (Romania), J. Garate (Spain), L. Garcia (Mexico), M. Guo (China), C. R. Salinas (Mexico), A. Shakhbazyan (Russia) Course final research and design report, European Masters of Urbanism (Fall 2011) Mentors: R. Rocco, D. Zaandbelt Contribution to the International Architectural Biennale of Rotterdam 44. A Spatial Strategy for Rotterdam-Den Haag: An Emerging Urban Region Network Authors: E. BOBKOVA (Russia), L. CARVALHO (Brazil), A. CHRANIOTI (Greece), G. PINHEIRO CAMARA (Brazil), R. GUPTA (India), A. SANNA 9

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(Italy), M. SOE KOSHY (India), K. SUNDERMANN (Australia), A. SURESH DESHMUKH (India), A. ÜBERBACHER (Austria), S. XIAO (China), M. ZHANG (China) Course final research and design report, European Masters of Urbanism (Fall 2012) Mentors: R. Rocco, D. Zaandbelt 45. Crossing Borders: Next_BRABANT: Reweaving the urban Carpet for new cross border territorial cooperations between the Netherlands and Belgium.

Authors: Andrea Verni (Cyprus) and Montserrat Pantoja (Chile) (Fall 2013) Mentors: R. Rocco and D. Zaandbelt

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