Urban researcher Karin Christof holds a PhD from the University of Amsterdam on citizens’ roles in cooperative housing and co-working projects. Her work focuses on citizens as intermediaries between civic initiatives, market parties, and government; exploring housing, land distribution, and self-initiated neighbourhood projects. Trained as an architect and artist in Vienna, Amsterdam, and London, she has worked in visual arts and architecture since 2000.

Christof has collaborated with organisations such as the Academy of Architecture Amsterdam, BAK Basecamp for Tactical Imaginaries, DesignArbeid, and the Faculty of Cultural Studies at the University of Amsterdam.