SimAUD 2018 – Through the Interface

On Monday afternoon I flew back across to the Netherlands, this time from Bern airport.

My main purpose for this trip was to attend the Symposium on Simulation for Architecture and Urban Design, or SimAUD, in Delft.

I’ve been staying at an Airbnb a little way out of the centre of town, the advantage being I’m just across from a really pretty park.

Delft is a university town and is a bit like a smaller, easier version of Amsterdam. There are canals everywhere…

… and almost everyone seems to travel around by bike:

I rented a bike from a local shop for 10 euros per day. If you look closely you can see me on it in the window’s reflection:

Delft’s railway station has a fantastic space for parking bikes beneath it.

You don’t necessarily have to rent bikes by the day, these days: you can also use Mobikes on a ride-by-ride basis. Lorenzo and Danil, colleagues from The Living in New York, have been using these all week:

SimAUD is being hosted by TU Delft, in their…