The City on the Political Agenda

29 Sep 2009

The opening weekend of the 4th International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam (IABR), Open City:...

More than 1200 visitors at the opening of the 4th International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam

26 Sep 2009

Squatcity-urbaninform Competition
WINNERS have been announced!

25 Sep 2009

In the course of the Symposium "The Future of the Informal" at the 4th International...

Building the Bridge

06 Sep 2009

This week, the construction of the new bridge to the 4th IABR's main exhibition started! ...

Urban Meetings

18 Sep 2008

What are the main issues for urban managers in the 21st century, how does urban development connect...

[limited access] or the open city?

20 Nov 2007

lecture Kees Christiaanse at LSE, London more...

Open City lectures in Zurich

16 Sep 2008

The program: 18/09 Introduction I: on the Open City by Kees Christiaanse,...

Making Cities Work (documentary)

08 Oct 2008

The Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies of the Erasmus University Rotterdam...

Presentation Open City on Urban Age South America Conference

03 Dec 2008

On 3 December, Urban Age inaugurates an intensive two-day conference on the future of global cities...

Refuge Urbanism: IABR workshop in Istanbul

15 Jan 2009

Workshop, January 15-16, 2009 Hosted by Bilgi University, Istanbul In the Summer of 2008, Can...

Public Symposium

05 Mar 2009

Open City: Designing Coexistence is an international architecture and urban design symposium,...

Open City Symposium in Zurich

07 Mar 2009

On March 5, 2009, the ETH Zurich and the IABR hosted a symposium entitled Open City: Designing...

Workshop Reciprocity

06 May 2009

Location: Indonesian Architects' Institute Jakarta chapter, Jakarta Design Center, Jakarta,...

Paraisopolis, São Paulo

08 Jun 2009

In collaboration with the 4th IABR sub-theme Squat, curated by Rainer Hehl and Jörg Stollmann, the...

Kick off cross-media project VPRO and 4th IABR

03 Sep 2009

On 3 September, the Dutch broadcaster VPRO will host a festival-evening in Amsterdam to launch...

Buitenhof

13 Sep 2009

On 13 September, 4th IABR's Urban Century opens with the Dutch talk show Buitenhof. Politician...

Tegenlicht: Amsterdam Makeover 2040

14 Sep 2009

Amsterdam is an old lady, but she is set on having a metropolitan make over. After all, cities have...

A Sense of Belonging and the Open City

15 Sep 2009

This year’s “Internationale Keuze Debat”, the conference traditionally organized...

Screening "Grand Paris, the President and the Architect"

15 Sep 2009

Bregtje van der Haak’s latest documentary, Grand Paris, the President and the...

Villa VPRO – Bureau Buitenland: Addis Ababa

17 Sep 2009

To cope with an influx of migrants, the Ethiopian capital must build apartment buildings at...

Draadstaal

20 Sep 2009

The satirical TV program Draadstaal devotes an entire edition to the theme of the city. ...

Holland Doc Radio: Looking for the next Wibaut

20 Sep 2009

City Councilor Floor Wibaut was one of the most dynamic politicians active in 20th century...

Tegenlicht: Grand Paris: The President and the Architect

21 Sep 2009

French President Sarkozy has ambitious plans for the Paris of the future and is looking for the...

Metropolis: New to the City

21 Sep 2009

Over a period of six months four migrants are being filmed in four different cities in the world...

Holland Doc: Stayin’ Alive In Jo’burg

22 Sep 2009

In 2010, one of the sites for the World Football Championships will be in Johannesburg’s...

Wallpaper* Future 30 Architects Directory 2009

24 Sep 2009

Wallpaper* magazine presents some of the most exciting emerging global architectural talent in an...

Andere Tijden: Who is Building? Wibaut!

24 Sep 2009

Andere Tijden focuses on Floor Wibaut – Amserdam's dynamic and socially conscious city...

Live Radio Villa VPRO

24 Sep 2009

Live radio coverage of the opening of the International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam. ...

urbaninform Symposium

25 Sep 2009

Still some places available - for enquiries: cvanvlodrop@iabr Micro- and Macro-scale...

Radio: De Avonden

26 Sep 2009

A radiophonic version of the special IABR-dedicated issue published by the literary magazine De...

Sunday afternoon documentary on Amsterdam: The New Rijksmuseum

27 Sep 2009

The New Rijksmuseum (120 mins.) by Oeke Hoogendijk (2008) Every Sunday afternoon, a documentary...

The VVD in The Free State of Amsterdam

28 Sep 2009

The VVDs vision on the future of Amsterdam. Stories, ideas, observations. The evening program...

Lars Lerup in conversation with George Baird

28 Sep 2009

Location: Berlage Institute, Botersloot 25, NL 3011 HE  Rotterdam, The Netherlands, T. +31.10...

Tegenlicht: I am Gurgaon: The New City in India

28 Sep 2009

Four million people in one huge gated community, a satellite of New Delhi: Is Gurgaon the latest...

Vancouver – Rotterdam: A Tale of Two Cities

29 Sep 2009

Larry Beasley, former Co-director of Urban Planning for Vancouver, will be giving a lecture as a...

Companies and businesses in the Free State of Amsterdam

29 Sep 2009

An evening organized by the Chamber of Commerce. Stories, ideas, presentations about the future of...

Public Lecture by George Baird
'The Politics of Public Space'

29 Sep 2009

Location: Berlage Institute, Botersloot 25, NL 3011 HE  Rotterdam, The Netherlands, T. +31.10...

IDFA Film
'Megacities'

30 Sep 2009

The IDFA (International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam) is the world’s biggest festival...

International Urban Design Conference, Morgen/Tomorrow

30 Sep 2009

Within the framework of The Free State of Amsterdam and in memory of the founding father of modern...

Makeable City Rotterdam/the Free State of Amsterdam.

01 Oct 2009

Curators Wouter Vanstiphout and Zef Hemel on their Rotterdam and Amsterdam entries, respectively,...

Villa VPRO – Bureau Buitenland: Jakarta

01 Oct 2009

Jakarta has been blighted by permanent traffic jams and spatial-planning incompetence....

10th N-AERUS Conference

01 Oct 2009

Conference on ‘open cities’ IHS -Making Cities Work The institute for Housing and...

IABR Open Podium
Sara Vrugt

02 Oct 2009

Every Friday afternoon, a local ‘cultural ambassador’ appears at the IABR as host or...

Public Lecture by Kees Christiaanse

02 Oct 2009

Location: Berlage Institute, Botersloot 25, NL 3011 HE  Rotterdam, The Netherlands, T. +31.10...

Open City Talk & Tour
Tim Rieniets

03 Oct 2009

A guided tour of the Forum exhibition by and with an introduction from co-curator Tim Rieniets (CH)...

Sunday afternoon documentary on Amsterdam: Amsterdam Global Village

04 Oct 2009

Amsterdam Global Village (245 mins.) by Johan van der Keuken (1996). Every Sunday afternoon, a...

Biennale Cycling Tours

04 Oct 2009

Together with the 4th IABR, Rotterdam ArchiGuides organizes cycling tours, combined with a visit to...

Film Program Rotterdam Classics
'City For Sale'

04 Oct 2009

The Rotterdam Municipal Archives and film theater Lantaren/Venster present, in the series...

IDFA Film
'Megacities'

04 Oct 2009

The IDFA (International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam) is the world’s biggest festival...

Destination AMS

05 Oct 2009

Lecture by The Free State of Amsterdam curator Zef Hemel on the future of the city. The evening...

Lars Lerup in conversation with Xaveer de Geyter

05 Oct 2009

Location: Berlage Institute, Botersloot 25, NL 3011 HE  Rotterdam, The Netherlands, T. +31.10...

Student Design Contest Finals

06 Oct 2009

Presentation and judging of entries for the student design contest on the future of the city....

Public Lecture by Elma van Boxel and Kristian Koreman, ZUS [Zones Urbaines Sensibles]

06 Oct 2009

Location: Berlage Institute, Botersloot 25, NL 3011 HE  Rotterdam, The Netherlands, T. +31.10...

Het Nieuwe Diep: Vrijstraat (Free Street)

07 Oct 2009

Urban development firm ZUS talks to guests about its designs for a new water park between the...

IDFA Film
'The Show Must Go On'

07 Oct 2009

The IDFA (International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam) is the world's biggest festival for...

Lars Lerup in conversation with Michelle Provoost

07 Oct 2009

Location: Berlage Institute, Botersloot 25, NL 3011 HE  Rotterdam, The Netherlands, T. +31.10...

Amstel Discussion

08 Oct 2009

Oost-Watergraafsmeer Precinct talks to guests about the future of the Amstel River and its banks...

Villa VPRO – Bureau Buitenland: Istanbul

08 Oct 2009

The invasion of large numbers of conservative and religious people from the countryside into...

Open City Lecture and Debate: Lars Lerup
"One Million Acres and No Zoning"

08 Oct 2009

Lars Lerup: Open City and the American Suburb Lecture by Lars Lerup (US), architect, author and...

IABR Open Podium
Speedism

09 Oct 2009

Every Friday afternoon, a local ‘cultural ambassador’ appears as host or hostess of a...

Northern Banks of the IJ: Experiments at Noorderveld

09 Oct 2009

Urhahn Urban Design talks to guests about its design for the Vliegenbos and environs area in...

Foaming at the Edge

09 Oct 2009

Presentation by Lars Lerup (US) of the Biennale Master Class ‘Foaming at the Edge’...

Open City Talk & Tour
Interboro

10 Oct 2009

A guided tour by and with an introduction by Daniel D'Oca partner of Interboro (US),...

Incidental Event
documentary "Cities of Preferences"

10 Oct 2009

By Mathan Ratinam, Toni Schade and Andrea Zalewski, Moving Image Lab at Columbia (MILC) Cities...

Sunday afternoon documentary: De stad was van ons [The City was Ours]

11 Oct 2009

De stad was van ons [The City was Ours] (110 minutes) by Joost Seelen (1996). Every Sunday...

IDFA Film
'The Show Must Go On'

11 Oct 2009

The IDFA (International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam) is the world's biggest festival for...

Biennale Cycling Tours

11 Oct 2009

In cooperation with the 4th International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam (IABR), Rotterdam...

Amsterdam as Limited-traffic Zone?

12 Oct 2009

A discussion on Amsterdam as a limited-traffic zone. Is a street more attractive without cars, and...

The CDA in The Free State of Amsterdam

13 Oct 2009

The CDAs vision on the future of Amsterdam. Stories, ideas, observations. The evening program...

Opening YOUR CITY,
Young people are making Rotterdam Zuid

13 Oct 2009

On Tuesday 13 October 2009 Your City: Young people are making Rotterdam Zuid an initiative of...

IDFA Film
Repetition and Optical Vacuum

14 Oct 2009

The IDFA (International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam) is the world's biggest festival for...

Philosophers in the The Free State of Amsterdam

14 Oct 2009

An evening on philosophy as an urban phenomenon. What are philosophers perceptions of the city? How...

Open City Lecture and Debate:
Shuddhabrata Sengupta

15 Oct 2009

On Thursday 15 October, the Open City Lecture and Debate are devoted to "Fear", one of...

Kop Amstelscheg: Landscape of freedom

15 Oct 2009

MUST stedebouw talks to guests about its design for the Amstelscheg area. The evening program...

IABR Open Podium - Rotterdam (In)tolerant

16 Oct 2009

Associated projects: For Security Reasons Debate in cooperation with Showroom MAMA as part of the...

Sloterplas: Land of plenty

16 Oct 2009

B+B Urban Development and Landscape Architecture talks to guests about its design for the...

Theatre Tehran - Wunderbaum

17 Oct 2009

Enjoy the presentation Theatre Tehran and get subsequent access to the exhibition Open City:...

Theatre Tehran - Wunderbaum

18 Oct 2009

Enjoy the presentation 'Theatre Tehran' and get subsequent access to the exhibition Open City:...

IDFA Film
'Repetition' and 'Optical Vacuum'

18 Oct 2009

The IDFA (International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam) is the world's biggest festival for...

Biennale Cycling Tours

18 Oct 2009

The theme of this week's cyle tour is "Parallel Cases." In cooperation with the 4th...

Sunday Afternoon Documentary

18 Oct 2009

Hoe Nikita een Paard Kreeg [How Nikita Got a Horse] (23 minutes) by Anneke de Lind van Wijngaarden...

The PvdA in The Free State of Amsterdam

20 Oct 2009

The PvdAs vision on the future of Amsterdam. Stories, ideas, observations. The evening program...

IDFA Film – Our Street

21 Oct 2009

At the request of the IABR, the IDFA - International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam - compiled...

Western Banks of the IJ and Harbour: Transience as Strategy

21 Oct 2009

Rietveld Landscape I Atelier de Lyon talks to guests about its design for the Westelijk Havengebied...

The Homeless in the Free State of Amsterdam

22 Oct 2009

Discussions with the homeless on Amsterdam. How do they use the city, and what is their perception...

Open City Debate – VROM presents: Design and Politics #1

22 Oct 2009

This debate deals with the confrontation between designer and administrator.  Felix Rottenberg...

Woonstad Debate – Who makes the city?

23 Oct 2009

A debate within the framework of the 4th IABR and organized by Woonstad Rotterdam city corporation,...

Open Podium – Working together to create the city of tomorrow

23 Oct 2009

Every friday afternoon a local "cultural ambassador" acts as a host or hostess for a...

The Oostelijke Eilanden: Endangered Freedom

23 Oct 2009

Bureau Karres en Brands landscape architects talks to guests about its design for the Oostelijke...

Open City Talk & Tour – Crimson Architectural Historians

24 Oct 2009

A guided tour by and with an introduction from Crimson Architectural Historians, sub-curator of the...

Conny Janssen Danst

24 Oct 2009

Conny Janssen Danst dancers will surprise visitors to the NAi with short dance performances. They...

VPRO Film – Amsterdam Makeover 2040

24 Oct 2009

Amsterdam is an old lady, but she is set on having a metropolitan make over. After all, cities have...

IDFA Film
'Our Street'

25 Oct 2009

At the request of the IABR, the IDFA - International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam - compiled...

Sunday Afternoon Documentary:
Radio Danielle and Johnny Meijer

25 Oct 2009

Radio Danielle (27 minutes) (1987) and Johnny Meijer (50 minutes) (1993) by John Appel. Every...

Biennale Cycling Tours

25 Oct 2009

In cooperation with the 4th International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam (IABR), Rotterdam...

Expats in The Free State of Amsterdam

26 Oct 2009

A conversation with Amsterdam expats. What is their perception of the city? What do they want from...

Film and Discussion in the Free State of Amsterdam

27 Oct 2009

The debate planned for this evening has been cancelled. Instead of the debate: Film and d...

Duivendrechtse Veld: From District to Free City

28 Oct 2009

Studioklok talks to guests about its design for the Zuidoost area and Amstel I, II and III. ...

IDFA Film – Petition - The Court of Complainants

28 Oct 2009

The IDFA (International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam) is the world’s biggest festival...

Amsterdam City Streets Night

29 Oct 2009

Consumers, businesses and shopping street manager Nel de Jager on the future of typical Amsterdam...

Open City Lecture and Debate:
Roberta Brandes Gratz

29 Oct 2009

Lecture by author, journalist and activist Roberta Brandes Gratz (US) about the works of author and...

The Significance of Jane Jacobs for a Living City

30 Oct 2009

Trancity is organizing a "lecture marathon" about the core themes in the work of...

IABR Open Podium

30 Oct 2009

Every Friday afternoon, a local "cultural ambassador" appears as host or hostess of a...

Nieuwe Meer: Awareness

30 Oct 2009

Gller Gller architecture urbanism talks to guests about its design for the Nieuwe Meer and environs...

Jane Jacobs Tour - Bike & Film

31 Oct 2009

Rotterdam North is a true "Jane Jacobs neighborhood": corner stores, artists' studios, a...

Sunday afternoon documentary: IDFA 2009 Preview

01 Nov 2009

IDFA 2009 Preview Every Sunday afternoon, a documentary will be shown on Amsterdam. The program...

IDFA Film
'Petition – The Court of Complainants'

01 Nov 2009

The IDFA (International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam) is the world’s biggest festival...

Biennale Cycling Tours

01 Nov 2009

In cooperation with the 4th International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam (IABR), Rotterdam...

Incidental Event – Jane Jacobs, An afternoon of readings

01 Nov 2009

Nearly 50 years after the publication of the first edition of Jane Jacobs' impassioned plea for the...

D66 in the The Free State of Amsterdam

02 Nov 2009

The D66s vision on the future of Amsterdam. Stories, ideas, observations. The evening program...

GroenLinks in The Free State of Amsterdam

03 Nov 2009

The GroenLinks vision on the future of Amsterdam. Stories, ideas, observations. The evening...

IDFA Film – .In for Motion

04 Nov 2009

At the request of the 4th International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam (IABR), the IDFA has...

Gaasperplas: Water Free State

04 Nov 2009

Urban development firm Alle Hosper talks to guests about her design for the Gaasperdam, Gein and...

T-Visionarium Open City

04 Nov 2009

T_Visionarium Open City is a digital audiovisual archive comprising approximately thirty hours of...

Open City Lecture and Debate – Mark Shepard

05 Nov 2009

Lecture by media architect and researcher Mark Shepard within the context of the Open City...

Build in the Grasslands or Densify?

05 Nov 2009

Mid October 2009, the alderman for Amsterdam spatial planning, Maarten van Poelgeest, presented the...

IABR Open Podium

06 Nov 2009

Every Friday afternoon, a local "cultural ambassador" appears as host or hostess of a...

Incidental Event – Pecha Kucha Night Rotterdam vol 22

06 Nov 2009

Pecha Kucha Night will also be part of the 4th International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam (IABR)...

Young people in The Free State of Amsterdam

06 Nov 2009

What are young peoples perceptions of the city? What would they like to change? How do they view...

Open Podium – Sentient City Survival Kit

06 Nov 2009

At the 4th IABR, The Mobile City presents an exhibition of Mark Shepard’s Sentient City...

Expert Meeting – Sentient City Workshop

06 Nov 2009

Computing has left the desktop and spills out onto the sidewalks, streets and public spaces of the...

Open City Lecture and Debate – Young Architect Day

07 Nov 2009

"Young Architect Day" organized by BNA and NAI, within the context of the Open City Event...

Pass Travels around the Portscapes Art Projects on the Maasvlakte, Rotterdam

08 Nov 2009

On Sunday 8 November SKOR and the Rotterdam Port Authority are organizing a tour, Pass travels,...

IDFA Film – .In for Motion

08 Nov 2009

At the request of the 4th International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam (IABR), the IDFA has...

The Free State of Amsterdam. A look back

08 Nov 2009

A conversation with all of the participants and parties involved in the exhibition about the six...

Sunday afternoon documentary: Kruispost

08 Nov 2009

Kruispost (85 minutes) by Maria Mok and Meral Uslu (2007). Every Sunday afternoon, a documenta...

Biennale Cycling Tours

08 Nov 2009

In cooperation with the 4th International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam (IABR), Rotterdam...

Film Program Rotterdam Classics – A View From Afar, Rotterdam As An International Model City

08 Nov 2009

The Rotterdam Municipal Archives and film theater Lantaren/Venster present, in the series Rotterdam...

IDFA Film – Borgate and House of the Knights

11 Nov 2009

At the request of the 4th International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam (IABR), the IDFA has...

Open City Lecture – Howard Saunders – The Power of the Consumer

11 Nov 2009

Lecture in the Open City Event Program given by Howard Saunders, Creative Director of Echochamber,...

Open City Lecture and Debate – Collective

12 Nov 2009

Housing for the millions 2.0 Towards a new concept of mass housing Theme of this Open City...

Open Podium

13 Nov 2009

This week's cultural ambassador is magazine Volume.   Housing After the Credit Crisis....

Open City Talk & Tour

14 Nov 2009

Starting out with an introduction and explanation from Bart Goldhoorn, sub-curator of Collective, a...

IDFA Film
'Borgate' and 'House of the Knights'

15 Nov 2009

At the request of the 4th International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam (IABR), the IDFA has...

Biennale Cycling Tours

15 Nov 2009

In cooperation with the 4th International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam (IABR), Rotterdam...

IDFA Film – Transit Dubai

18 Nov 2009

At the request of the 4th International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam (IABR), the IDFA has...

Presentation of Beyond #2 – Values and Symptoms

19 Nov 2009

Feast in a War Zone. A Palestinian Diary “Values and Symptoms” is the second...

Open City Lecture and Debate – Eyal Weizman

19 Nov 2009

The theme of Weizman's (London, Tel Aviv) recent projects such as Decolonizing Architecture is the...

Open City Expert Meeting – Diwan conference

20 Nov 2009

Diwan conference held in connection with the sub-exhibit Refuge of the 4th International...

Open Podium

20 Nov 2009

A Lighthouse for Lampedusa Every Friday afternoon during the Open City Event Program, a local...

VPRO Film – I am Gurgaon: The new city in India

21 Nov 2009

Screening of the VPRO Tegenlicht documentary I am Gurgaon: The new city in India directed by Marije...

Open City Talk & Tour

21 Nov 2009

Starting out with an introduction from Philipp Misselwitz (Germany), sub-curator of the Refuge...

IDFA Film – Transit Dubai

22 Nov 2009

At the request of the 4th International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam (IABR), the IDFA has...

Biennale Cycling Tours

22 Nov 2009

In cooperation with the 4th International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam (IABR), Rotterdam...

Open City Lecture and Debate - AbdouMalig Simone

26 Nov 2009

The urbanist AbdouMaliq Simone will examine the informal developments that can arise within the...

Incidental Event
Gerard Mosterd Dance

28 Nov 2009

Modern dance performance given within the context of the 4th International Architecture Bie...

Open City Talk & Tour

28 Nov 2009

Starting out with an introduction from Stephen Cairns (GB), sub-curator of the 'Reciprocity'...

Incidental Event - Delta Dua

29 Nov 2009

Folk music from the Mollucas, live by Wim Lohy and Dwight Muskita (who played with a.o...

IDFA Film – Bogotá Change

29 Nov 2009

At the request of the 4th International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam (IABR), the IDFA has...

Biennale Cycling Tours

29 Nov 2009

In cooperation with the 4th International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam (IABR), Rotterdam...

IDFA Film – Welcome Europa

02 Dec 2009

The IDFA (International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam) is the world's biggest festival for...

Rotterdam Global Urban Summit 2009

03 Dec 2009

A conference on urban area development and sustainability The City of Rotterdam is centre stage...

IABR Open Podium

04 Dec 2009

Every Friday afternoon, a local 'cultural ambassador' appears as host or hostess of a performance,...

Open City Talk & Tour

05 Dec 2009

Tour & Talk given by co-curator of the 4th IABR, Tim Rieniets, about the migration theme...

VPRO Film – New to the City

05 Dec 2009

Screening of the VPRO Metropolis documentary New to the City. A co-production of the VPRO and the...

Film Program Rotterdam Classics – Rotterdam Metropolis

06 Dec 2009

The Rotterdam Municipal Archives and film theater Lantaren/Venster present, in the series Rotterdam...

IDFA Film – Welcome Europa

06 Dec 2009

The IDFA (International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam) is the world's biggest festival for...

Theater Performance – Peptide

06 Dec 2009

Kosmopolis Rotterdam collected stories from grandmothers from Rotterdam, and it was these stories...

Lecture - Segregation: A Social Problem?

09 Dec 2009

Wim Blauw (MSc. Sociology, 1971, Ph.D. Economics, 1986) was till 2003 Associate Professor of...

Walk – Tarwewijk (The Other City)

09 Dec 2009

Walking Through Urban Fragments. A Rapid passage for the recognition of the neighborhood fragments...

Workshop and Film (The Other City)

09 Dec 2009

MFZ is the second edition of an interdisciplinary workshop researching and creating awareness on...

IDFA Film

09 Dec 2009

The IDFA (International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam) is the world's biggest festival for...

Walk – Tarwewijk (The Other City)

10 Dec 2009

A rapid passage for the recognition of the alarming empty housing and commercial stock in the...

Open City Lecture and Debate

10 Dec 2009

Lecture by Erik Swyngedouw with an introduction on this week's theme Segregation. The lecture...

Film: Moving in Free Zones #2 and Film ZUID

11 Dec 2009

MFZ is the second edition of an interdisciplinary workshop researching and creating awareness on...

Segregation - The Other City: Exposing Tarwewijk

11 Dec 2009

“Urban restructuring through creative destruction, violently segregates, as nearly always has...

Round Tour Parallel Cases

11 Dec 2009

Ralf Pasel, curator of the 4th IABR's exhibition Parallel Cases at the RDM Campus will give a round...

Open City Expert Meeting

11 Dec 2009

 “Urban restructuring through ‘creative destruction’, violently segregates,...

Open Podium

11 Dec 2009

Every Friday afternoon, a local 'cultural ambassador' appears as host or hostess of a performance,...

Urban Planning: Profession or Vacuum

12 Dec 2009

AIR, in co-operation with KCAP Architects & Planners, organises a symposium on the state of...

VPRO Film
'Staying Alive in Jo'burg'

12 Dec 2009

Screening of the VPRO Metropolis documentary Staying Alive in Jo'burg directed by Rob Schröder. A...

Squatting designed The Netherlands

13 Dec 2009

As an essential parameter of the ‘Open city’, Dutch legislation reserves a place for...