Linda Vlassenrood is an architecture historian and an independent curator, program manager, writer and consultant on architecture, urban planning and design.
At Het Nieuwe Instituut, she curated a multiyear cultural program (2015-2017) on data and the smart society in collaboration with the City of Eindhoven. The DATAstudio addressed the question of how we can build a smart society rather than just a smart city.
Linda is also program director at the International New Town Institute and in charge of a multiyear research and exchange program in Shenzhen. The program acts as a catalyst for the exchange of knowledge between international students, researchers, design professionals, developers, policymakers and politicians by initiating research, conferences, exhibitions, design workshops and publications.