Andres de Wet
Andres de Wet is international urbanist born in the United States, but nurtured and matured in South Africa. He has a plethora of professional and personal influences. His education spanned institutions on two continents culminating in a master’s degree in urban planning with a concentration in urban design. New to Cascadia, he has worked and studied in six nations on architectural, landscape, environmental, and urban design.
It is hard to want something you’ve never had. It’s hard to describe a need you’ve never seen. Numerous cities in the US are not true urban cities by most international standards, but highrise office cores surrounded by sprawling suburbs and exurbs. Urban designers and architects are now trying in...