International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam

IABR organizes panel discussion in Berlin

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:44:00 GMT

21 May 2013

The IABR produced one of the panel discussions of the Berlin based AEDES symposium Smart City: The Next Generation.

The symposium focused on issues very much related to the theme of IABR–2014–URBAN BY NATURE and therefore AEDES invited the IABR to host one of its panels.

Dirk Sijmons, the curator of IABR–2014, discussed key questions like, what...

IABR–2014–CALL FOR PROJECTS

Wed, 1 May 2013 17:40:00 GMT

01 May 2013

The sixth edition of the International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam, IABR–2014–URBAN BY NATURE– calls for best practices from all over the world to support and substantiate the Biennale’s main exhibition’s narrative as conceived by IABR–2014’s curator, landscape architect Dirk Sijmons.

George Brugmans reflects on 5th IABR on Archinect

Thu, 24 Jan 2013 13:47:00 GMT

24 Jan 2013
In a long interview with Orhan Ayyüce IABR’s director and chair of the curator team of the 5th IABR, George Brugmans, reflects on the Making City edition, its strategies and its results, and how it has been made to function as a bridge to future editions.

5th IABR closed; 132,600 visitors

Mon, 17 Dec 2012 14:58:00 GMT

17 Dec 2012

The festive closure of the exhibition Making City Istanbul, on 12 December in Istanbul, marks the official end of the fifth edition of the International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam, the 5th IABR.

The exhibitions and other programmes in the Netherlands, Turkey and Brazil attracted 132,600 visitors. Almost 3 million people watched and listened to the TV and radio programs broadcast...

Istanbul at the crossroads

Sun, 16 Dec 2012 17:19:00 GMT

16 Dec 2012

The recent announcement of a series of huge infrastructural projects to be parachuted onto the northern area of Istanbul – a third airport, a new city for millions on the coast of the Black Sea, a new canal to mitigate the pressure on The Bosporus, and a new highway connecting all these projects to Europe and Asia, which will cross the Bosporus over a new, third bridge – raises questions about the soundness of...

One of the curators of the 5th IABR appointed Secretary of Urban Development of São Paulo

Thu, 15 Nov 2012 11:05:00 GMT

15 Nov 2012
One of the first decisions of the newly elected mayor of São Paulo, Fernando Haddad, was to appoint the architect Fernando de Mello Franco as his Secretary for Urban Development. De Mello Franco is a member of the Curator Team of the 5th IABR: Making City. Fernando de Mello Franco will be responsible for effecting one of Mayor Haddad's main campaign promises,...

Making Douala in Gent, Belgium

Sun, 28 Oct 2012 22:11:00 GMT

28 Oct 2012

MAKING DOUALA 2007-2013, part of the 5th IABR: Making City, travels to Gent, Belgium. The exhibition is open to the public from the 4th of November till the 10th of December at the EntrepotFictief. More information on www.entrepotfictief.be

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Opening exhibition Making City Istanbul

Wed, 10 Oct 2012 19:08:00 GMT
10 Oct 2012
The IABR exhibition 'Making City Istanbul' opens on 13 October 2012 in Istanbul.
The results of the IABR Atelier Istanbul, set up by the IABR and the Municipality of Arnavutköy (Istanbul), were first displayed in the main exhibition of the 5th IABR: Making City. The design research conducted by the offices H+N+S Landscape Architects and 51N4E did not end with this presentation, however. A more elaborate version of the...

Seminar Istanbul

Wed, 10 Oct 2012 15:57:00 GMT

10 Oct 2012

The IABR seminar Making City Istanbul takes place on 15 October as part of the launch program of the Istanbul Design Biennial. During the morning session, which will be opened by mayors Aboutaleb (Rotterdam) and Baltacı (Arnavutköy, Istanbul) and IABR-director George Brugmans, landscape architect Dirk Sijmons (H+N+S and curator of the 6th IABR in 2014) will give a presentation of the strategy and results of the IABR...

Making City Istanbul

Thu, 27 Sep 2012 10:14:00 GMT

27 Sep 2012

Making City Istanbul is the last exhibition of the 5th IABR: Making City. The exhibition is part of Musibet, the main exhibition of the first Istanbul Design Biennial that opens on 10 October at the Istanbul Modern Museum.

Inspired by the IABR’s approach, Turkish architect Emre Arolat, the curator of Musibet, invited the...

GUATEMALA CITY’S POSCONFLICTO LABORATORY GOES PUBLIC

Wed, 26 Sep 2012 16:35:00 GMT

26 Sep 2012

On Wednesday September 19th, Guatemala City’s Productive Housing Program was presented to the public and general media by the Mayor of Guatemala City, Mr. Alvaro Arzú, and the Rector of the Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala, Mr. Estuardo Gálvez, as part of the recently created Metropolitan Housing and Urban Development Agency.

DakAkker Schieblock wins the jury’s selection for Green Building Award 2012

Tue, 18 Sep 2012 15:00:00 GMT

18 Sep 2012

The winners of the first Green Building Awards are announced on Thursday 13 September. The rooftop vegetable garden project DakAkker on the Schieblock was among the prize-winners. Part of the 5th IABR, the DakAkker is an initiative of ZUS [Zones Urbaines Sensibles], and was realised in partnership with the Stadsinitiatief of the Municipality of Rotterdam, Binder Groenprojecten and the Rotterdam Milieucentrum...

Focus on the City on Cultura24

Tue, 21 Aug 2012 21:23:00 GMT

21 Aug 2012

Inspired by ‘Making City’ of the 5th IABR, Cultura24, the digital theme channel of the Dutch public broadcasting channels, will be devoting a week to exploring the world of metropolitan architecture.

It will feature programs covering the urge for high-rise architecture, the...

A party to celebrate the close of the 5th IABR in Rotterdam

Mon, 20 Aug 2012 21:21:00 GMT

20 Aug 2012

On Saturday 18 August, the 5th IABR: Making City went out with a bang at Test Site Rotterdam. Visitors explored their creativity with access to materials left over from the exhibition at the NAI. They rolled up their sleeves and created some amazing stuff, with plenty of breaks for beer and great food in the Biergarten...

Best of Test Site Rotterdam

Sat, 18 Aug 2012 13:26:00 GMT

18 Aug 2012

On Saturday 18 August, Rotterdam ArchiGuides, ZUS and Hollywood Music Hall bring the 5th International Architecture Biennale: Making City to a close. The Biennale is going out with a bang - throwing an all-day party with beer, a barbecue and music by ClublePOP and the Biergarten DJs collective.

During the very last Test Site weekend, come and enjoy a milkshake at the Milkbar, try your hand at carpentry using...

Last chance to visit IABR Test Site Rotterdam

Thu, 16 Aug 2012 18:23:00 GMT

16 Aug 2012

On Saturday 18 August, Rotterdam ArchiGuides, ZUS and Hollywood Music Hall bring the 5th IABR: Making City to a close. The Biennale is going out in style– come and join the fun. There’s sun, beer, good music and great food!

During the 5th IABR: Making City, Test Site Rotterdam was a hive of activity. With the Luchtsingel, the Tourcafé, the...

Succesful Urban Meetings Series

Wed, 15 Aug 2012 18:04:00 GMT

15 Aug 2012

The Urban Meetings have come to a close; the last session was held on 14 August, at the IABR Test Site Rotterdam. In a series of seven public talks moderated by Elma van Boxel and Kristian Koreman (ZUS) a number of people involved in urban issues presented their vision of ‘city making’.

Talks were given (in consecutive order) by the following:

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I am Gurgaon: the new urban India

Residents of the 'gated communities' of the privatised city of Gurgaon talk about...

Lecture and workshop Martin Zebracki

Tue, 7 Aug 2012 09:48:00 GMT

07 Aug 2012

Sculpture International Rotterdam(SIR) invited Martin Zebracki to give a lecture in the Dépendance in Rotterdam on the role of public art, the artist and public space. The lecture is held on Tuesday 7 August and is part of the SIR Summer Programme and the 5th IABR: Making City.

SIR met with Zebracki several times in recent years with respect to his in-depth research into public...

Athletic and musical Rotterdammers claim the Test Site.

Mon, 6 Aug 2012 09:45:00 GMT

06 Aug 2012

Last Saturday’s Urban Boot Camp was proof positive that the Luchtsingel isn’t just a promenade from Rotterdam North to the Centre – it’s far more than that! The intensive urban athletics Boot Camp is usually held in a...

Installation by Ronald Cornelissen

Mon, 6 Aug 2012 09:22:00 GMT

06 Aug 2012

On the occasion of the 5th IABR, Making City, Sculpture International Rotterdam (SIR) is organising a series of activities during the SIR Summer Programme with performances, lectures and guided tours that explore Rotterdam’s fifty works of public art.

Rotterdam artist Ronald Cornelissen is presenting an installation of the sculptures New Sun and New Bank for the Lehman Brothers. In the work, Cornelissen features the city...

Urban Poweryoga / Pilates - Test Site Rotterdam

Sun, 5 Aug 2012 19:50:00 GMT
05 Aug 2012

Getting ready for the 12 km Amsterdam Urbanathlon in September? Then check out the Urban Bootcamp on 4 and 5 August in Rotterdam and really rock this urban race. Can you take on the challenge of sprinting over the Luchtsingel and Hofbogen, clambering over containers and conquer obstacle-packed construction sites? Rotterdam Central District as the ultimate athletics challenge.

Time: 11.00 (start: Schiestraat 18,...

Urban Bootcamp - Test Site Rotterdam

Sat, 4 Aug 2012 19:49:00 GMT
04 Aug 2012

Getting ready for the 12 km Amsterdam Urbanathlon in September? Then check out the Urban Bootcamp on 4 and 5 August in Rotterdam and really rock this urban race. Can you take on the challenge of sprinting over the Luchtsingel and Hofbogen, clambering over containers and conquer obstacle-packed construction sites? Rotterdam Central District as the ultimate athletics challenge.

Time: 11.00 (start: Schiestraat 18,...

A TRANS Berlin opens at RiverClub Gallery

Sun, 29 Jul 2012 13:21:00 GMT

29 Jul 2012

On the evening of Saturday 28 July, the exhibition A TRANS Berlin opened at RiverClub Gallery, part of the Test-Site of the International Architecture Biennale.

A TRANS Berlin is an open platform that was founded in 2006 to showcase the artistic and architectural visions of cultural producers with an affinity for social and urban issues. The platform was the idea of Isolde Nagel, architect and artistic curator, and a recent guest...

Opening exhibition A TRANS Berlin

Sat, 28 Jul 2012 16:15:00 GMT

28 Jul 2012

On saturday, 28th juli at 20.00 opens A TRANS Berlin, the last exhibition at the RiverClub Gallery, part of the test-site of the 5th International Architecture Biennale: Making City.

Beginning in 2006 A trans Berlin has offered a platform to individuals who value artistic-architectonic visions and give attentiveness to social questions. With determination in her search for allies and like-minded individuals and groups, founder and...

IABR Tour

Sun, 22 Jul 2012 16:39:00 GMT

22 Jul 2012

Inspiring guided bike tour of other ways of city making

Get ideas about the city of tomorrow. Book an inspiring tour to explore Rotterdam and discover how policy makers, architects and – most importantly – the people of rotterdam are changing the city. Your guide will take you on a tour of the Biennale exhibitions in the Netherlands Architecture Institute (NAI), the Schieblock, the...

IABR Tour

Sun, 15 Jul 2012 16:38:00 GMT

15 Jul 2012

Inspiring guided bike tour of other ways of city making

Get ideas about the city of tomorrow. Book an inspiring tour to explore Rotterdam and discover how policy makers, architects and – most importantly – the people of rotterdam are changing the city. Your guide will take you on a tour of the Biennale exhibitions in the Netherlands Architecture Institute (NAI), the Schieblock, the...

Luchtsingel over the Schiekade

Sat, 14 Jul 2012 12:56:00 GMT

14 Jul 2012

On Friday 13 July, phase two of the Luchtsingel was officially opened: with balloons – and lots of them – a group dance and live music. And the connection with the Schiekade is complete! Now, you can reach the centre of Rotterdam from the north of the city, avoiding the traffic-filled Hofplein.

The Luchtsingel was devised by ZUS as part of

Opening Luchtsingel

Fri, 13 Jul 2012 19:00:00 GMT

13 Jul 2012

The completion of phase two of the Luchtsingel connecting the Schiekade with Pompenburg officially opens on Friday 13 July at 19.00 with a public performance. Everyone is welcome!

Luchtsingel

Eleven weeks ago, this project won the 1st Stadsinitiatief contest, launching the construction...

Friday Afternoon Café (film) - Test Site Rotterdam

Fri, 13 Jul 2012 18:00:00 GMT

13 Jul 2012

Making City Film Café with Victor Vroegindeweij

FILM

Urbanized (by Gary Hustwit) is a feature-length documentary about the design of cities, which looks at the issues and strategies behind urban design and features some of the world’s foremost architects, planners, policymakers, builders, and thinkers. Over half...

Debate: kWh/m2 – spatial impact of renewable energy

Thu, 12 Jul 2012 19:48:00 GMT

12 Jul 2012

A presentation exploring the social and spatial implications of the transition from fossil fuel to renewable energy sources. Included is work by students on the Master’s programmes of the TU Delft and University of Wageningen and research carried out by H+N+S Architecten.

Time: 15.30 - 17.30 (doors open at 15.00)

Language: English

Entry: Free

Celebratory opening of the Luchtsingel over Schiekade on Friday 13 July

Tue, 10 Jul 2012 13:52:00 GMT

10 Jul 2012

The completion of phase two of the Luchtsingel connecting the Schiekade with Pompenburg officially opens on Friday 13 July at 19.00 with a public performance. Everyone is welcome!

Luchtsingel

Eleven weeks ago, this project won the 1st Stadsinitiatief contest, launching the construction...

IABR Tour

Sun, 8 Jul 2012 16:38:00 GMT

08 Jul 2012

Inspiring guided bike tour of other ways of city making

Get ideas about the city of tomorrow. Book an inspiring tour to explore Rotterdam and discover how policy makers, architects and – most importantly – the people of rotterdam are changing the city. Your guide will take you on a tour of the Biennale exhibitions in the Netherlands Architecture Institute (NAI), the Schieblock, the...

Opening exhibition 'Grand Prix du Sud' - Test Site Rotterdam

Fri, 6 Jul 2012 17:00:00 GMT

06 Jul 2012

On Friday 6 July at 17.00, the exhibition ‘Grand Prix du Sud’ opens at the RiverClub Gallery on Test Site Rotterdam. Everyone’s welcome!

Grand Prix du Sud

The 'Grand Prix du Sud' is a new annual prize for the best urban design idea for Rotterdam-Zuid. The contest is open to everyone. The proposals must present...

The Luchtsingel spans the Schiekade

Tue, 3 Jul 2012 14:23:00 GMT

03 Jul 2012

The second section of the Luchtsingel is installed on the night of 2 and 3 July. This part of the bridge spans the Schiekade and provides pedestrian access to Pompenburg. It’s the latest milestone to be notched up by the winning Stadinitiatief Rotterdam (city initiative project)...

Test Site Rotterdam continues to evolve

Sun, 1 Jul 2012 13:01:00 GMT

01 Jul 2012

Two new projects have recently arrived at Test Site Rotterdam. With the opening of the Milk Bar in the RiverClub Gallery and the opening of the Tour Café in espresso bar Lungo, the area is really starting to buzz.
Milk Bar

The-first-of-its-kind Milk Bar opens its door in the Schieblok area of Rotterdam. This pop-up space will run for the summer, inviting people to enjoy a wide range of...

Opening Tour Café - Test Site Rotterdam

Sat, 30 Jun 2012 19:44:00 GMT

30 Jun 2012

The Tour Café officially opens on Saturday 30 June!

During the Tour de France (from 30 June – 22 July), espresso bar Lungo (Delftseplein 39, Test Site Rotterdam) will be in the grip of artsy cycle-racing mania. The idea was sparked by the 5th IABR: Making City, which invited Rotterdam and Rotterdammers to make the city an even livelier, more dynamic place...