Merten NEFS

Architect, Ph.D. Researcher, Department of Urbanism, Chair of Spatial Planning and Strategy, Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment, Delft University of Technology & Erasmus School of Economics. Delft / Rottedam, The Netherlands.

Architect, graduated from Delft University of Technology in 2003, with practical experience in construction and urban planning in Dutch and Brazilian firms. Program manager in design research programs and projects at the Deltametropolis Association since 2010, concerning transit-oriented development and metropolitan landscape, among other topics. Events, research and publications are elaborated in a network of governmental, academic and practice partners and stakeholders. Guest lecturer and course coordinator at the Amsterdam Architecture Academy since 2016. Ph.D. Researcher since 2019 at Delft University of Technology in collaboration with Erasmus School of Economics, regarding Landscapes of Trade: ”How can the Netherlands remain a gateway to Europe while increasing livability and sustainability of the logistic complex?”.