Ir. Florian Boer

Florian Boer (1969) is a critical and involved designer and researcher. Freethinking is one of his main qualities. As a designer and projectleader he is currently involved in several large scale, complex innercity redevelopment plans. In all plans sustainablitity is a key issue. He has a large experience in making explorative spatial scenario’s and in leading workshops. Several publications were a result of this. Florian Boer is related as a tutor to the acade- mies of Architecture of , Amsterdam, Groningen and Arnhem.

Employment and education record 2009 - to date Founder and director, DE URBANISTEN 2006 - 2008 Associate Director at VHP, Rotterdam 2000 - 2006 Director and founder of -SCAPE, urban design office, Rotterdam 1998 - 2000 Project leader / urban designer at Groningen City Planning Department 1998 - 2000 Freelance project designer at Onix architects, Groningen; Kraaijvanger Urbis planners, Rotterdam; NPK industrial designers, Leiden; Veenenbos & Bosch landscape architects, Arnhem 1996 - 1998 Urban designer at the Department of Housing en Urban Planning Rotter- dam (dS+V Rotterdam) 1995 - 1996 Assistant urban designer at the project office at the Depart- ment of Housing en Urban Planning Rotterdam (dS+V Rotterdam) 1991 - 1992 Traineeship/exchange research project at the University of Barcelona, Faculty of Environmental Research. Barcelona, Spain 1987 - 1994 Eindhoven University of Technology, Environmental design and research. Masters degree.

Experience record, selected

2009-to date Study on reuse and recycling in urbanism, case Stadshavens Rotterdam. 2009-to date Research and design “Innovation of the riverdike in Rotterdam”

2008-to date CO2 smart urbanism, Stadshavens Rotterdam 2005-to date Stormwater squares Rotterdam, initiative, research and public space plans 2009 Urban plan for Westpunt, ,Rotterdam 2009 Urban plan for Vlietpark, The Haque 2007-2009 Clover 4 masterplan and spatial plan Greenport Venlo. 2006-2008 Alkmaar Overstad, Urban plan and public space design 2005-2008 Feasability studies and spatial plans on various campuses: DSM campus, Sittard-Geleen; NXP campus, Nijmegen; Greenpark Floriade, Venlo 2004-2006 The ingenious landscape, study, publication & exhibition on Brainport 2004-2005 Rotterdam Watercity 2035, study 2004 Competition design Barmbek station, Hamburg, second prize 2003 Competition design prostitution zone, Rotterdam, honourable mention 2003 Funscapes, study & publication on recreational space in Europe 2001-2004 Several infrastructural studies & publications on Rotterdam 2001-2002 City Branding, study & publication on Almere & Heerlen 2000-2003 Masterplan Bodenterrein, CiBoGa Goningen 1998-2000 Masterplan Oosterhamriktrace, Groningen 1998 Competition design 2030: Randland, first prize 1996-1998 Design Highspeedtrain route environment, Rotterdam region (realized)