UNUN is an open community of Ukrainian and Dutch spatial professionals from diverse public and private organizations that have come together to focus on sustainability, education, policy, urbanism, architecture, landscape, and mobility for Ukraine's reconstruction.
Our main areas of work:
Education & Capacity Building
ThinkTank
Networking.
Events & Networking
We bring people together through a varied range of events, from symposiums and forums to conferences, seminars, workshops, and studio visits. Our events are aimed to engage and inform professionals, students, and members of the general public. We also provide vibrant networking opportunities and promote connections within the architecture community, encouraging collaboration and the sharing of knowledge. Every year during Rotterdam Architecture Month, we organise a large networking event. In addition to meetings, we created a digital arena on LinkedIn to share ideas and increase synergy.
Education & Capacity Building
UNUN is committed to advancing education in spatial planning through dynamic programs developed in partnership with universities and institutions. We offer a range of courses, workshops, and learning opportunities to enhance skills and knowledge in the field. Our digital library supports these efforts by providing essential resources for our members and the broader community of spatial professionals. An online course was developed in collaboration with TU Delft and is freely available online to address spatial options for integrated urban recovery in post-conflict settings. Working on capacity building for Ukrainian municipalities, we developed a series of online urban development lectures for Ukrainian communities along with a series of webinars in collaboration with VNG International. Workshops on educational subjects have previously been held in collaboration with Breda University, as long as participation in the TU Delft Extreme course. We provide DUO lectures with Ukrainian and Dutch professionals, and all recordings are available on our YouTube page.
Think Tank
We support research and development in spatial planning, by funding research projects and facilitating collaboration between academics, architects, urban planners and other stakeholders. This helps to generate new knowledge and insights that can be shared with the wider community. As part of the long-term Panorama Ukraine project, UNUN collaborates with partners including the International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam (IABR), the Dutch Board of Government Advisors (CRa), the Nieuwe Instituut (NI), and the Vereniging Deltametropool (VDM), with generous support from the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science (OCW).