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    The City on the Political Agenda

    29 Sep 2009

    by Michelle Wilderom

    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

    Photo: Michelle Wilderom

    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...

    Calendar

    Archive

    [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

    VPRO

    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

    Kristian Koreman - ZUS

    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

    VPRO

    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. ...

    Villa VPRO – Bureau Buitenland: Detroit

    24 Sep 2009

    Detroit, stad in vrije val from VPRO Eeuw van de Stad on Vimeo (in Dutch) Once the...

    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

    photo by Michelle Wilderom

    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

    Photo by Michelle Wilderom

    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

    Thomas Schellings Model

    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

    Archiguides

    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

    Shuddhabrata Sengupta - Foto: bbc2009.no

    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

    photo by George Brugmans

    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

    photo Maakbaarheid

    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

    ConnyJanssenDanst_RUIS_Besim

    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

    Archiguides

    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

    Mère et fille drap rue

    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

    jane jacobs

    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

    Mère et fille drap rue

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

    Biennale Cycling Tours

    01 Nov 2009

    Archiguides

    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

    In for motion

    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

    Mark_Shepard

    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

    logo Portscapes

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

    IDFA Film – .In for Motion

    08 Nov 2009

    In for motion

    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

    Archiguides

    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

    House of the Knights

    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

    photo by Michelle Wilderom

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

    Open City Talk & Tour

    14 Nov 2009

    photo by Michelle Wilderom

    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

    Borgate

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

    Biennale Cycling Tours

    15 Nov 2009

    Archiguides

    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

    photo by Michelle Wilderom

    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

    Archiguides

    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

    photo by Michelle Wilderom

    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

    photo: knowbotic research

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

    Open City Talk & Tour

    05 Dec 2009

    photo by Michelle Wilderom

    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

    VPRO

    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

    photo KCAP

    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

    photo by Rob Schreuder

    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...

    Open City Debate - Squat Politics

    13 Dec 2009

    The Bill seeking to prohibit squatting that was recently proposed before Dutch Parliament seems...

    Incidental Film - Carefree Vacant Property

    13 Dec 2009

    The documentary ‘Leegstand zonder Zorgen’ [Carefree Vacant Property] by Abel...

    IDFA Film – Garbage Dreams

    16 Dec 2009

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

    Open City Lecture and Debate
    Robert Neuwirth

    17 Dec 2009

    Lecture by journalist and writer Robert Neuwirth (US) on the theme Squat and 'squatter communities'...

    Open Podium

    18 Dec 2009

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

    Next Exit Confusion Square. Open Cities: Rotterdam - Addis Ababa

    19 Dec 2009

    This workshop wants to explore how everyday life is facilitated and shaped within and by the city...

    Open City Talk & Tour

    19 Dec 2009

    photo: Michelle Wilderom

    Guided tour and introduction by Jörg Stollman (DE), sub-curator of the Squat exhibition of the 4th...

    IDFA Film – Garbage Dreams

    20 Dec 2009

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

    Lecture Saskia Sassen

    07 Jan 2010

    The closing lecture of the American sociologist and economist Saskia Sassen of coming Thursday, 7...


    Notes

    Archive

    Impressions 4th IABR 24 Sep 2009 - 10 Jan 2010

    © Megin Zondervan

    Projects for the Open City

    by Ralf Pasel

    From 11 January to 12 February, a selection of projects created for Parallel Cases//IABR@RDM will...

    Talk & Tour with Jörg Stollmann (Squat)

    photo by Daniëlle van Wingerden

    Theater Performance - Peptide - 6 Dec

    Photo's of Open City: Designing Coexistence Exhibition

    © Michelle Wilderom

    Some Events To Come ( > 17 Nov)

    Open Weekend Parallel Cases

    Review Sentient City Workshop on Institute of Network Cultures

    Pecha Kucha Night at 4th IABR

    091106PechaKuchaNight/IABR

    Pecha Kucha Night was part of the 4th International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam (IABR). The...

    Open Podium - Presentation Workshop and Exhibition - The Sentient City Survival Kit

    091106OpenPodium/IABR

    Connectivity The Mobile City organized a series of events that took place at the 4th...

    Opening T-Visionarium in the Zuiderkerk, Amsterdam

    Open City Debate - Design & Politics

    photo by Michelle Wilderom

    Opening The Making of Vrijstaat Amsterdam

    ©VARCHETYPISCH, Anika Ohlerich

    A New Political Landscape

    It was good old Marx who taught us that the basis is what determines the superstructure of society....

    Open City Talk & Tour

    Open City Talk and Tour by Daniel D'Oca from Interboro Partners, subcurators of Community, followed...