Anjelika is an earth scientist, integrating climate strategy into NEW ENVIRONMENTS’ values and approach to produce climate resilient and inclusive designs.

She holds an MSc in Earth Sciences from the University of Amsterdam and a BSc from Cornell University's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (NY). For the past 8 years, she has been working in climate change consulting from the international companies EY and ERM, helping a wide array of clients, from small startups to large multinational companies and financial institutions. She specializes in environmental impact measurement and climate strategy - through methods including Greenhouse gas accounting, Life cycle analysis, climate risk assessments, and decarbonization strategies.

Anjelika has a curious and opportunistic approach to sustainability. She gains energy from connecting different persons, cultures, and expertise together, whereby innovation is best fostered. In addition to her work at NEW ENVIRONMENTS she serves as an Associate Director for the sustainability consulting firm Earthwise. Outside of the office you can find her trail running in nature.

anjelika@newenvironments.eu
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Blandine joined NEW ENVIRONMENTS as urban designer seeking to learn from cities in both the Global North and South in order to combine urban design cultures and practices, and envisage a more shared and resilient future. She aims to develop a sustainable urban design practice which not only responds to local environmental issues but also questions our way of living and inhabiting the world. 

Blandine graduated in architecture at the National School of Architecture of Lyon (ENSAL) and in urban planning in the field of international cooperation at Grenoble Alpes Urban Institute (IUGA) in France.

blandine@newenvironments.eu
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Giacomo is an architect and urban designer, founder of NEW ENVIRONMENTS. He works internationally on urban assignments connecting different disciplines and scales. Climate-positive design and wellbeing act as core pillars for his projects.

Giacomo is committed to education: the driving force for critical thinking and activism. He is a design critic and guest lecturer at several higher education institutions, such as the Amsterdam and Rotterdam Academies of Architecture, where he pursues learning through urban practice.

He gained experience at UNStudio, KCAP, and MUST, working on complex international and Dutch urban design projects involving multiple stakeholders. In Porto he founded the start-up for temporary urban projects CITY.MAKING. His graduation project was distinguished at Archiprix Portugal. He is winner of two Europan 17 competitions, in The Netherlands and Sweden. 

giacomo@newenvironments.eu
+31683666720
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Pedro joined NEW ENVIRONMENTS as urban designer. With a background in architecture and a strong interest in the public side of design projects, he developed a passion for urbanism, working across multiple scales, from masterplans to regional strategies.

He holds a MSc cum laude in Architecture and Urban Design from Politecnico di Milano and an Architecture degree from the Universidad Ricardo Palma in Lima, Peru. Before moving to The Netherlands, Pedro gained experience between Peru and Italy at Llosa Cortegana, Openfabric, ADML Circle - Michele de Lucchi, and Tectoo.

pedro@newenvironments.eu
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Robert is an urban designer, partner at NEW ENVIRONMENTS. He is passionate for innovative urban strategies that employ foresight and scenario techniques to foster a symbiotic relationship among humans and their environment.

Robert was appointed Head of Urban Design at the Fontys Academy of the Arts in Tilburg, where he curates the urban design curriculum with thematic emphases on Degrowth, Urban Environments and Futures. In his role he is responsible for the branding of the urban design track and for expanding the domestic and international network of the school, bridging academia and design practice. He has previous teaching experience at the Amsterdam and Rotterdam Academies of Architecture.

Before joining NEW ENVIRONMENTS, Robert was project leader at Karres+Brands, where he led multiple urban transformation projects and master plans from competition to realisation, focusing on the German market. Previously he worked as urban designer at the international firm MLA+ and the Department for Space and Sustainability at the City of Amsterdam.

robert@newenvironments.eu
+31628327662
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