Kevin is a researcher based in Amsterdam and Hong Kong. He obtained his MSc Architecture at TU Delft. His research interests lie at the intersection of urban political ecology and post-colonial historiography, with a focus on reconfiguring urban collective kitchens at the nexus of food, identity, and city. He is now hosted by Utrecht University leading the Open Kitchen pilot. Kevin is trained as an architect. He practices professionally on design and curatorial projects. He is part of research agency gunkspace, with previous awards from The Creative Industries Fund NL, exhibition at Dutch Design Week, and an ongoing collaboration on decentralizing urban soil care with Wageningen University & Research, AMS Institute & Gemeente Amsterdam.

Affiliation: Utrecht University
Email: s.f.lai@uu.nl