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blog #4 How to become attractive? 10 tips for seductive cities.

By Nadine Roos # 1 look tempting To be sexy, you need your own enticing style and don't give away everything. Leave something to the imagination. Seductive cities look amazing. The buildings are photogenic, the squares have an allure and the streets are inviting to stroll along. But a city can't be captured at a glance. Wandering through the streets you can discover something interesting around each corner. # 2 live healthy Take good care of yourself. When you're healthy, you radiant strength. A healthy city is in balance. She is resilient and doesn't stand still. At the same time, the city takes care of the well-being of the urbanites. Living healthy is done on multiple levels. For example by exercising and by protecting against harmful elements. Cities where you can easily walk and bike keep you in good shape. Clean streets keep diseases at a bay. And all around the city, the air should be fresh. A lot of cities have work to do in this field to become seductive. # 3 be playful Seduce the other by impulsive, creative and crazy surprises. Show that you enjoy life. A desirable city is full of unexpected events. An afternoon in the city can take another direction by a spontaneous encounter. Street artists make you stop and let you be amazed. The city is a stage for everyone's creativity. # 4 stand tall To create a good impression your posture is important. Stand tall and you'll look confident. Cities reach for the sky. The taller the buildings, the more impressive the city. The skyline is visible from far away and attracts people. # 5 keep it exciting To gain the other's love it's important to be impulsive. Nothing so boring as predictability. A city that makes you fall in love shows each time a different side to discover. She is full of surprises and heeds the mood of the times. She is adventurous and a little naughty. # 6 dance Go crazy and seduce each other by dancing. Sensual from the hips or romantically close to each other. In a city that concurs you, it's possible to dance to any kind of music. The rhythm takes you along to clubs in the late hours. Makes you forget everything during festivals. Or takes you spontaneously into her arms at a park or a square. # 7 aphrodisiac Strawberries dipped in chocolate, tinkling champagne, and adventurous oysters belong to the game of seduction. A seductive city offers all these treats. Sit down on a terrace or dive into one of the restaurants. It's so pleasant to, once in a while, indulge yourself in all these delicious foods. # 8 kick off your shoes and relax It´s lovely to relax together and to do just nothing. Enjoying a lazy afternoon in the park. Spread a picnic blanket, kick off your shoes and let the grass tickle underneath your feet. Give each other a relaxing massage. Cities seduce you with their parks. # 9 [...]

blog #4 How to become attractive? 10 tips for seductive cities. 2018-03-01T10:59:42+00:00

blog #3 The benefits of love and how cities make you live longer

By Nadine Roos Love is measurable. When we fall in love, the composition of our blood changes. The amount of the testosterone hormone decreases and the opposite happens with dopamine. We become more caring, happier and less stressed. When love is mutual and becomes a long-lasting warm relationship, it will have even more beneficial effects on you. Your immune system improves, it's easier to keep a stable weight, and you'll be fitter. These benefits have in the long run such a positive effect that people in a loving relationship, on average, become older than people without such a relationship. A seductive city has the same effect on urbanites. Choice between good and bad We all want a longer and healthier life. But don't just dive into a relationship or just start living in a city. A bad relationship will give you worrying troubles. You'll sleep badly, headaches will press behind your eyes and your blood pressure will jump up. The ingredients to tackle your immune system. The same applies for bad cities. In a city that's not good for its citizens, people will feel rushed. In a city that doesn't offer any chances, poverty and despair will rise. And a city that doesn't look attractive will take everybody along in its gloominess. Active love Find a partner and a city that fits you. One which will strengthen you. But once you've found it, it's not ready yet. Cherish your partner. The same is true for the city. That's why the city needs to be seductive and not only attractive. The city has to be more than a pretty picture. Continuously, she has to make sure urbanites stay in love with her. If that succeeds and the city makes sure you can reach your full potential than the dopamine in your blood will increase. At the same time, the city creates a sense of belonging. Your worries decrease and you'll have a good night sleep. You wake up fit, keep a stable weight and become smarter. You are happier and look younger. All this together will result in you having a longer and happier life. Next week: 10 tips for seductive cities

blog #3 The benefits of love and how cities make you live longer 2018-02-22T10:46:00+00:00

Blog # 2 Falling in love and why cities are fantastic

By Nadine Roos We need love. We aren’t goldfish who can float solitary in a fishbowl and be perfectly fine. Without love, we waste away. Love gives you a warm feeling of security, but it also has these extra benefits.We flourish in a loving environment. We become happier and healthier. Being in a caring relationship brings financial benefits. Together you are smarter because two people know more than one, and problem-solving becomes easier. The strengthening and loving interaction between people also occurs between cities and urbanites. A good city reinforces her citizens like a caring partner. Mutually citizens will treat their city with care. A city can bring out the best of people. This is an active process. Cities have to continuously work on their emotional connection with the urbanites. And that’s why I argue for seductive cities. Cities that are so attractive, that it will be impossible not to fall in love with them. Within a relation, you have to work on keeping the spark alive. The relationship between city and urbanite also asks for a continuous loving maintenance. And if that goes well, the city offers a great life. There are multiple reasons why a relationship with a city is good for us. Hereunder, I will describe the six most important ones. The first three relate to the influence cities have on the working careers of urbanites, the last three describe the influence on our personal well-being. #1 career developing Our careers are important to us. They let us grow and develop. In a village the number of jobs and thus the career opportunities are limited. As a beginner, it is less easy to try a couple of jobs and to figure out which career fits you the best in a village. In a city, you can do that. You can switch work until you’ve found the perfect position. From there on you can start your development within your professional field. #2 higher income Money doesn’t make you happy, but worrying about it will make you unhappy. For our happiness in life, we are seeking for financial security. The chance to establish this is the highest in a city. At first glance, a city looks like a source of costs. Houses are expensive and you often have to pay for parking. But worldwide people get paid better in cities than in elsewhere. The difference is such, that despite the costs, it’s still lucrative to live in a city. #3 concentration of intelligence Imagine you have a plan. You have invented a product and you want to place it on the market. Most of us don’t have all the expertise to do this on our own. We need other people’s knowledge. The chance to find the right person to help you is bigger if you can search in a larger group than in a smaller one. Because this chance is highest in a city enterprising people tend to move to the city. This enlarges the chance to find [...]

Blog # 2 Falling in love and why cities are fantastic 2018-02-22T10:56:51+00:00

Blog # 1 `You shouldn’t take a picture. It’s a horrible building to live in.´

By Nadine Roos It's halfway in the nineties. We are on our second holiday together. Travelling through Europe with an interrail pass. We are both students and during our trip, we visit all the architectural masterpieces we have learned about. Standing in front of the Corbusierhaus in Berlin we are approached by a tenant. To our surprise, he is very displeased with his home. He explains to us how unpleasant this architectural highlight is. We look at him as if he is a little crazy. Until then we had heard nothing but praise about Le Corbusier. Years later, we visit another building by Le Corbusier. This time we are walking through Villa Savoye near Paris. Again we are surprised. We read that the Savoye family only lived here for a short period of time. The house was a nightmare to live in. When is architecture good? When it follows a revolutionary new idea or when it is pleasant to be in? And can it be both? Le Corbusier was a great and passionate designer. But the freedom he demanded for his own views and work became a restriction for the people who live and deal with his work on a daily basis. By sticking to his dogma he completely ignored if his buildings and urban structures were beneficial for tenants and users. There is a contrast between theory and practice. Without theory, you can't develop new practices. But too much theory becomes restrictive. This blog is our search for the right balance. We believe that cities should be contributing to the success and happiness of the people who live and work there. Attractive cities have successful people. These people live in neighbourhoods that contribute to their personal development. Those neighbourhoods are flexible and adaptive to new demands, wishes, insights, and dreams. So we will be passionately searching for the right elements to make cities attractive.

Blog # 1 `You shouldn’t take a picture. It’s a horrible building to live in.´ 2018-02-22T10:59:11+00:00