the lab · est. 2019

Small lab, open by default.

Twelve researchers, data engineers and designers. We are independent, non-profit and funded by foundations, research grants and commissioned studies — never by developers whose projects we evaluate.

Portrait of Marieke de Wit

Marieke de Wit

Director, urban geography

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Portrait of Selin Yilmaz

Selin Yilmaz

Housing & affordability

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Portrait of Peter Okoro

Peter Okoro

Data engineering

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Portrait of Lotte Janssen

Lotte Janssen

Mobility & children

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Portrait of Rui Costa

Rui Costa

Climate & heat

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Portrait of Anna Berg

Anna Berg

Data design

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partners & funders

Who we work with

City Futures Foundation
Northsea University
Open Streets Fund
Institute for Public Space
Figure-ground map
Dataset PL-DS-009 — building footprints of the city centre, part of our open data portal.