21.05.2013 IABR organizes panel discussion in Berlin The IABR produced one of the panel discussions of the Berlin based AEDES symposium Smart Cit...

01.05.2013 IABR–2014–CALL FOR PROJECTS The sixth edition of the International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam,...

24.01.2013 George Brugmans reflects on 5th IABR on Archinect In a long interview with Orhan Ayyüce IABR’s director and chair of the curator team of the...

17.12.2012 5th IABR closed; 132,600 visitors The festive closure of the exhibition Making City Istanbul, on 12 December in Istanbul, marks the...

16.12.2012 Istanbul at the crossroads The recent announcement of a series of huge infrastructural projects to be parachuted onto the...

15.11.2012 One of the curators of the 5th IABR appointed Secretary of Urban Development of São Paulo One of the first decisions of the newly elected mayor of São Paulo, Fernando Haddad, was to...

28.10.2012 Making Douala in Gent, Belgium MAKING DOUALA 2007-2013, part of the 5th IABR: Making City, travels to Gent, Belgium. The...

27.09.2012 Making City Istanbul Making City Istanbul is the last exhibition of the 5th IABR: Making City. The exhibition is part of...

26.09.2012 GUATEMALA CITY’S POSCONFLICTO LABORATORY GOES PUBLIC On Wednesday September 19th, Guatemala City’s Productive Housing Program was presented to...

18.09.2012 DakAkker Schieblock wins the jury’s selection for Green Building Award 2012 The winners of the first Green Building Awards are announced on Thursday 13 September. The rooftop...

21.08.2012 Focus on the City on Cultura24 Inspired by ‘Making City’ of the 5th IABR, Cultura24, the digital theme channel of the...

20.08.2012 A party to celebrate the close of the 5th IABR in Rotterdam On Saturday 18 August, the 5th IABR: Making City went out with a bang at

16.08.2012 Last chance to visit IABR Test Site Rotterdam On Saturday 18 August, Rotterdam ArchiGuides, ZUS and Hollywood Music Hall bring the 5th IABR:...

15.08.2012 Succesful Urban Meetings Series The Urban Meetings have come to a close; the last session was held on 14 August, at the IABR Test...

06.08.2012 Athletic and musical Rotterdammers claim the Test Site. Last Saturday’s Urban Boot Camp was proof positive that the Luchtsingel isn’t just...

29.07.2012 A TRANS Berlin opens at RiverClub Gallery On the evening of Saturday 28 July, the exhibition A TRANS Berlin opened at RiverClub Gallery, part...

14.07.2012 Luchtsingel over the Schiekade On Friday 13 July, phase two of the Luchtsingel was officially opened: with balloons – and...

10.07.2012 Celebratory opening of the Luchtsingel over Schiekade on Friday 13 July The completion of phase two of the Luchtsingel connecting the Schiekade with Pompenburg officially...

03.07.2012 The Luchtsingel spans the Schiekade The second section of the Luchtsingel is installed on the night of 2 and 3 July. This part of the...

01.07.2012 Test Site Rotterdam continues to evolve Two new projects have recently arrived at Test Site Rotterdam. With the opening of the Milk Bar in...

21.06.2012 A weekend packed with architecture and great food The Dutch national Day of Architecture, or Dag van de Architectuur is dedicated to 'architecture...

20.06.2012 Exhibition Test Site São Paulo Now Open The exhibition Making City São Paulo: 'São Paulo: da cidade informal aos novos bairros' opened on...

13.06.2012 Landscape architect Dirk Sijmons appointed curator of 6th IABR Dirk Sijmons, renowned landscape architect and former Governmental Advisor on Landscape, has been...

06.06.2012 The Schieblock roof garden welcomes new residents Since this week, the Schieblock roof garden is home to two bee hives, constructed out of reclaimed...

29.05.2012 Biergarten Rotterdam – putting the pop up economy through its paces Biergarten Rotterdam opened to great success on Saturday 26 May. Biergarten Rotterdam is part of...

25.05.2012 Mayor of Arnavutköy (Istanbul) in Rotterdam to talk about ‘growth-crazy cities’ The megalopolis of Istanbul stands for the dilemma facing rapidly expanding cities throughout the...

22.05.2012 Last chance to visit ‘Making Douala 2007-2013’ in Rotterdam The exhibition ‘Making Douala 2007-2013’ in Rotterdam is coming to an end. But you can...

19.05.2012 Winners of the VPRO Droomstad Prize On Saturday 19 May the VPRO Droomstad award ceremony took place at the Dépendance (Schieblock,...

15.05.2012 Biergarten Rotterdam kicks off on 26 May Biergarten Rotterdam – the city’s sunny terrace (Schiestraat 18) –  gets off to...

14.05.2012 Guided Tour 5th IABR: MAKING CITY On Saturday 19 May, you can join in with a guided tour of the IABR’s main exhibition...

09.05.2012 5th IABR: Making City in the media from Rotterdam to India From Rotterdam to India, Taiwan and Brazil, the 5th IABR: Making City was in the news all over the...

02.05.2012 Kick off Friday Afternoon Café (Vrijdagmiddagkaffee) The first Vrijdagmiddagkaffee (Friday Afternoon Café) happened last Friday at the Dépendance on...

28.04.2012 Lookback at ‘The City Forever’ (VPRO) In ‘The City Forever’ the VPRO broadcaster, in collaboration with the 5th IABR: Making...

25.04.2012 Get ideas about the city of tomorrow with the IABR Tours Discover new ways of urban development and book an inspiring journey of discovery through Rotterdam...

24.04.2012 Successful opening weekend for 5th IABR: Making City The opening weekend of the 5th IABR: Making City attracted over 7,000 visitors from at home and...

23.04.2012 Animated debate during Urban Summit Over one hundred international ‘city makers’ gathered in Rotterdam on Friday 20 April...

22.04.2012 Who's making city? The architecture festival ‘Making Almere’ – part of the 5th IABR: Making City...

21.04.2012 And the winner is... On Friday 20 April the Smart Cities Biennial Award ceremony took place at the NAI. An international...

20.04.2012 Festive opening of 5th IABR: Making City The 5th IABR: Making City started in festive fashion in Rotterdam amid widespread interest...

19.04.2012 Well-attended press preview Journalists from all corners of the globe gathered in Rotterdam yesterday morning for the press...

17.04.2012 Countdown! At last the waiting is almost over: the official opening of the 5th IABR: Making City takes place...

16.04.2012 Get caught up in urban conflict! The final touches will be added to the exhibitions of the 5th IABR: Making City in the next few...

13.04.2012 'The City Forever' (VPRO) gives a voice to city dwellers How do we find happiness amid all that concrete? In collaboration with the 5th IABR:

12.04.2012 Test Site Rotterdam undergoes metamorphosis Passers-by will surely have noticed that the Test Site Rotterdam (Schieblock and surroundings) is...

11.04.2012 Construction of main exhibition ‘Making City’ in full swing The first outlines of the main exhibition ‘Making City’ are already visible at the...

10.04.2012 Master Class and lecture series on ‘Smart Synergy. The Inverted Metropolis’ In the opening week of the 5th IABR: Making City Stadslab European Urban Design Laboratory will...

08.04.2012 Getting ready for Making Douala 2007-2013 The traveling exhibition Making Douala 2007-2013 is now being installed in the RiverClub Gallery...

04.04.2012 ‘DROOMSTAD’ (VPRO): LOCAL PEOPLE TAKE ACTION IN THEIR CITIES A skate hall in a disused church in Arnhem, a store that hands out free stuff in a disadvantaged...

26.03.2012 The Luchtsingel Now Under Construction Construction work on the Luchtsingel in Rotterdam has officially begun. The first section of the...

12.03.2012 Luchtsingel wins Stadsinitiatief For two weeks, the citizens of Rotterdam have been voting for their favourite Stadsinitiatief. The...

01.03.2012 Luchtsingel Polling Station opens in the Schieblock Rotterdam is in the grip of the Stadsinitiatief – a local council initiative to give everyone...

25.02.2012 Luchtsingel campaign gets going Just a few days to go before all Rotterdammers can vote for their favourite City Initiative....

24.02.2012 Making Almere: who makes the city? Who makes the city of Almere? That’s the central question during the architecture festival...

15.02.2012 Luchtsingel among nominations for Stadsinitiatief Luchtsingel, an element of Test Site Rotterdam, has made it into the Top 5 of the Rotterdam...

08.02.2012 AWJGGRAUaDVVTAT named curator of Belgian Pavilion in Venice On February 8 the Flemish Minister of Culture, Joke Schauvliege, announced that AWJGGRAUaDVVTAT,...

06.02.2012 Breakthrough in the Posconflicto Laboratory, Guatemala Guatemala City Council votes unanimously in favor of the Posconflicto Laboratory. This ...

02.02.2012 Luchtsingel by ZUS and IABR in City Initiative Top 10 How can you make the city more attractive? The Rotterdam city authorities do not want to do it all...

23.01.2012 ZigZagCity: discover secret spots in Rotterdam The new architecture festival ZigZagCity offers an alternative route through the city centre of...

23.12.2011 Parallel Cases follows up with an exhibition on Smart Cities during 5th IABR: Making City International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam (IABR) and Academies of Architecture to continue...

15.12.2011 Mayors of Rotterdam and Istanbul discuss IABR plans On 7 December a Rotterdam delegation led by Mayor Ahmed Aboutaleb travelled to Istanbul for a...

25.11.2011 Succesful start I Make Rotterdam I Make Rotterdam, an initiative from the 5th IABR: Making City and architecture office ZUS, is...

07.11.2011 Deepening Turkish-Dutch collaboration in urban renewal The IABR has been working with an international team since 2009 on a concrete assignment in...

12.10.2011 Call to Rotterdammers: Make Rotterdam On 11 October the 5th IABR and architecture firm ZUS launched the first project of ‘I Make...

29.09.2011 Other ways of ‘Making City’ 35 projects from around the whole world come together in ‘Making City’. Projects...

21.09.2011 Successful start of lecture series Rients Dijkstra (Maxwan) spoke to a full house about the changing relationship between the city and...

05.09.2011 IABR and AIR organize five lectures In partnership with AIR, the architecture centre in Rotterdam, the International Architecture Bie...

20.10.2010 The 5th IABR: Making City Making City: the 5th International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam in São Paulo, Istanbul and...