UN International Procurement Seminar 2025

11–12 Mar 2025 | Copenhagen, Denmark

Philipp Holzer

Urban Planner

CITYFÖRSTER

Rotterdam, Netherlands

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Actively involved in urbanism, contributing to projects that shape sustainable and forward-thinking urban environments.

My organisation

CITYFÖRSTER

CITYFÖRSTER

Company

Rotterdam, Netherlands

CITYFÖRSTER was founded in 2005 and is an internationally active and interdisciplinary partnership of architects, engineers and urban planners with employees from over ten countries. Our team is led by seven partners and is located in Hanover, Rotterdam and Tirana. With our cooperation partners throughout Germany and Europe, we act as a cross-border and cross-disciplinary competence network locally, regionally and internationally. We design, plan and realize buildings, urban structures and public realm for the compact, socially and functionally mixed, multimodally networked, productive, circularly organized and climate-adaptive city. Our services cover the entire spectrum from the idea to the execution and project management. We specialize in strategic planning, international development projects and experimental, resource- and recycling-friendly construction. Our topics are new working environments and forms of housing, sustainable tourism, public spaces and innovative mobility concepts.
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About me

My name is Philipp, and I am originally from Germany. However, for the past six years, I have been living in the Netherlands. Currently, I am based in Rotterdam, where I have been working at Cityförster for nearly three years.

At Cityförster, I am actively involved in the urban planning department, contributing to various projects that shape sustainable and forward-thinking urban environments. Additionally, I play a key role in international business development, fostering partnerships and expanding our global reach. My work allows me to engage with diverse stakeholders, explore innovative urban solutions, and contribute to the development of resilient and livable cities.

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Skills

  • nature based solutions
  • urban design
  • urban planning
  • spatial planning
  • Climate adaptation

Interests

  • nature based solutions
  • Climate adaptation
  • resilience
  • financing
  • Water Management
  • cross sectoral approach

Marketplace (4)

  • Expertise

    Regenerative Tourism

    «Tourism destroys what it is looking for by finding it» Hans Magnus Enzensberger

    • Tourism and Cultural Heritage
    Author

    Philipp Holzer

    Urban Planner at CITYFÖRSTER

    Rotterdam, Netherlands

  • Expertise

    Sponge City

    Water plays a central role. We use the sponge city principle to regulate the urban climate and reorganize the water cycles

    • Environment
    Author

    Philipp Holzer

    Urban Planner at CITYFÖRSTER

    Rotterdam, Netherlands

  • Expertise

    Integrated Urban Planning

    We are actively concerned with how cities and regions can become and remain attractive and sustainable.

    Author

    Philipp Holzer

    Urban Planner at CITYFÖRSTER

    Rotterdam, Netherlands