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Amsterdam Centre for Urban History Amsterdam Centre for Urban History

Amsterdam Centre for Urban History

Exploring the history of urban societies and built environments

Stichting Tim Killiam en UvA lanceren Tim Killiam Beurs

Stichting Tim Killiam en de Universiteit van Amsterdam (UvA) slaan de handen ineen met de lancering van de Tim Killiam Beurs. Eens in de twee jaar wordt een onderzoeksbeurs ter waarde van 10.000 euro beschikbaar ...
The Marineterrein and Kattenburg: past, present and future

The Marineterrein, located on the urban island of Kattenburg in Amsterdam, was sealed off for many years and only accessible to Ministry of Defence personnel. Since 2015, however, part of it has been opened to the ...
Speakers and dates confirmed for seminar series 2025-2026

Our full line-up of speakers for next academic year's seminar series is now confirmed. As always, we will convene at Bushuis F0.01 or E1.02 every third Thursday of the month from 15:30 until 16:30. All are welcome to ...
Concrete as Medium, Material, and Heritage in Post-independence Architecture in Indonesia

Anita Halim Lim recently started working on her PhD as part of the research project ‘Concrete Colonialism: Architecture and Heritage in Indonesia around Independence’, led by David Duindam and Rixt Woudstra.