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Urban Frameworks conceives design- and development strategies in the early stages of urban developments. It helps public and private stakeholders to define urban transformations that are environmentally, socially and economically sustainable.
Urban Frameworks’ stake is to create long term value within urban environments by connecting the physical quality of cities with the need to increase their scope and efficiency. To make this happen, the current definition of value will likely have to evolve to become inclusive to human, social and natural capital - thus an addition to the 'manufactured' capital that guides real estate development at present. To reach this goal, a wider definition of sustainability is needed that includes social issues and the sustainability of our economy -new forms of governance and new business strategies are needed in order to steer urban development into a sustainable direction. An increased consciousness emerges about the long term path that cities, citizens, policymakers, developers and investors are required to embark on together. New strategic frameworks are needed to enable these processes to take shape. |
Urban Frameworks conceives strategic frameworks at the start of urban development projects, connecting all disciplines needed to define a new generation of sustainable living environments. The brief, design strategy and business case of a project are developed within a single conceptual framework early on in the process.
Urban Frameworks partners with financial engineers, urban engineering & planning firms, architects and real estate consultants in order to define an integrated aproach to a project. Within this process, Urban Frameworks acts as a catalyst within multidisciplinary teams, either as a project leader or as a specialist focused on strategy definition and design management. Because of extensive experience in difficult (emerging) countries, Urban Frameworks is especially effective in engaging with complex regulatory and political environments and markets with difficult access. |
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Urban Frameworks is led by Dominique Rethans and Francesca Wunderle, who have been collaborating since the late 90's on projects in the Netherlands, Italy and Latin America.
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Dominique Rethans is a Dutch architecture and planning professional with more than 20 years of experience with in the fields of infrastructure, masterplanning and the development of commercial property, both in Europe and Latin America. Before starting Urban Frameworks he worked with the Engineering firm of the Italian Railways (Italferr) on railway stations in Venezuela and with Rome-based Labics architects on masterplanning projects in Italy.
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Francesca Wunderle studied at the La Sapienza University in Rome and the Fraunhofer institute in Freiburg. She worked as a project leader and coordinator at international engineering and architecture firms such as Italferr and S333 Architects. Before starting Urban Frameworks she worked for 4 years with the award winning firm Lazzarini & Pickering in Rome.
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