René Boer MSc    Urbanist

René Boer studied MSc Urban Studies at University College London's UrbanLab and recently graduated with a thesis on the cinematic reflections on Cairo's post-Mubarak urban transformations. He is currently working as an independent urbanist in Amsterdam, focusing on urban research through artistic interventions and grass root urban practices. In the past he has worked as a free lance journalist for various media and he has been associated with research collectives in among others Barcelona and the Jerusalem/Ramallah Metropolitan Area. He has also been collaborating with various urban social movements in Amsterdam over the years, is working with FailedArchitecture and recently joined the advisory board of UrbanIxD.

mail@reneboer.net / @rene_boer_

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