independent school for the city
CALENDAR  2024
Jan 18
The Polder of Babel 2024

A Community of Learning, specifically developed for employees of the Municipality of Rotterdam (departments SO, MO and Urban Management) taking place on 18 January, 27 February 2024, 21 March 2024 and 11 April 2024.

Jan 18
Bloody Architecture

A conversation about menstruation and menopause in relation to architecture, organised with Affect lab. Thursday 18 January 19:00 - 21:00 (Doors open at 18:30). Tickets available for 5 euro here

Jan 26
School's Out! #38 - XL Edition with Jacob van Rijs

Friday 26 January. A festive start of 2024 with drinks, snacks, dj's, and a talk by Jacob van Rijs (MVRDV), DJ Steve Balearics, DJ Zena- Rae and a special performance by Elisa and Seré. Tickets available for 5 euro. Friday 26 January 2024, 20:00 – Late (Doors open at 19:00)

Feb 23
School's Out! #39 with Barbara Stok

School’s Out! #39 with Barbara Stok. A lecture, drinks, bites and a short movie

Mar 14
International Symposium: Never Demolish !?

Symposium about the pros and cons of a total demolition moratorium, with Peter van Assche, Wouter Deen, Sanne van Manen, Dimitri Minten, Ludwig Engel and Kristiaan Borret. Thursday 14 March 2024, 13:00 - 17:30.

Mar 28
Alternatieven voor eigenaarschap

a debate evening, organised by Amateur Cities about alternative forms of home ownership. Thursday, March 28, 19:30 - 21:00.

Mar 29
School's Out! #40 with Donna van Milligen Bielke

School’s Out! #40. Drinks, bites, a lecture by Donna van Milligen Bielke and a short movie selected by Jord den Hollander

Apr 01
This is Tomorrow

A unique 12-week education programme on contemporary urbanism, dealing with the Anthropocene, Superdiversity and Right to the City, taking place from 01 April till 21 June 2024. Application closed.

Apr 15
Right to the city

Studio with Loom: practice for cultural transformation, exploring to what extent city dwellers can contribute to shaping their urban surroundings in this day and age. Taking place from 15 April – 03 May 2024.

Apr 19
School's Out! #41 with Camiel van Winkel

School’s Out! #41 - A conversation between Lara Schrijver and art historian and author Camiel van Winkel about his latest publication Lichaam en Steen: Over film (Body and Stone: About film).

May 06
The +2,5 Degree City Studio

Workshop with Dirk Sijmons and Herman Kossmann, exploring the predicted effects of a 2,5°C temperature rise on the Netherlands. Taking place from 06 – 24 May 2024.

May 07
Reporting space time and everyday life Film Club

Documentary and debate of the screening "Future Made in Holland" on the legacy of past spatial and engineering projects and the future perspectives these empower in citizens. Part of Reporting space, time and everyday life in the Delta organized by TUDelft Climate Action Film Club. Tuesday 7 May 2024, 19:00 - 21:00. Tickets can be reserved here for free.

May 27
Superdiversity Studio

Workshop with Crimson, photographer Florian Braakman and the Niteshop by Concrete Blossom, aimed at getting a deeper understanding of the Superdiverse makeup of the population. Taking place from 27 May – 14 June 2024.

May 31
School's Out! #42 with Rohan Shivkumar

School’s Out! #42 with architect, urban designer and filmmaker Rohan Shivkumar about the intertwined histories of image making and the evolution of the city of Mumbai. Drinks, bites, fines and a lecture with film fragments.

Jun 11
The Imperfect City

Public event (in Dutch) with Violette Schönberger and Jeroen van Dam, around Violette Schönberger's book Paradijs van Imperfectie. Tuesday 11 June 2024, 19:00 - 20:30.

Jun 28
School's Out! #43 with Wouter Vanstiphout on Carel Weeber

Book presentation of 'Autonoom: 100% Carel Weeber' on the life and work of architect Carel Weeber, including a film program

Sep 06
Film & Architecture Studio 2024 - The Material World

A renowned course focused on understanding the city through the language of film led by architect, curator and filmmaker Jord den Hollander, taking place between 06 and 14 September 2024.

Sep 19
Mapping Informality, Engaging Creativity

A public lecture by Omar Nagati and Omar Khaled of the Cairo-based office CLUSTER. Thursday 19 September 17:00 – 18:30 (Doors open at 16:30). Free entrance, but registration is required. Register here

 

Sep 20
School's Out! #44 with Florian Idenburg

School's Out! #44 with Florian Idenburg, co-founder of SO – IL, New-York based architecture office. A lecture, drinks, bites and a short movie. Friday 20 September 2024 , 19:00 - 22:00. (Doors open at 18:30)

 

Sep 30
After Summerschool - This is Tomorrow

A public lecture by Mike Emmerik and Wouter Vanstiphout on the Independent School for the City, as part of the After Summer School Curriculum for Change by Nieuwe Instituut. Tickets 3 Euro, get them here. Language: English

Oct 01
Logistics, Labor, and the Struggle Against Amazon

A public lecture by Charmaine Chua in collaboration with the DIGIPORTS research team at Erasmus University. Tuesday 1 October, 19:00 - 20:30 (Doors open at 18:30). Free entrance, but registration is required. Register here

Oct 08
Back to School with… Lena Knappers & Bram van Ooijen #1

The first in a series of three evenings about geopolitics, climate migration and the potentialities of space, taking place on Tuesday 08 October.

Oct 17
Closer - The City of Proximity

An afternoon about proximity, the 15-minute city and the urbanisation of station areas, organised in collaboration with De Zwarte Hond, bringing together examples from Paris and the Netherlands. Thursday 17 October, 16:30 – 18:30 (Doors open at 16:00). Tickets available for 5 euro here.

Oct 25
School's Out! #45 with Pedro Gadanho

School's Out! #45 with architect, author and curator Pedro Gadanho. A lecture, drinks, bites and a short movie. Friday 25 October 2024, 19:00 - 22:00. (Doors open at 18:00). Tickets available for 5 Euro here.

Nov 01
The expressive potential of Concrete with Studio Ossidiana

A hands on workshop on the expressive potential of concrete, involving formwork, pouring and polishing. 1, 2,  9 & 16  November 2024.

 

Nov 05
Back to School with… Lena Knappers & Bram van Ooijen #2

The second in a series of three evenings about geopolitics, climate migration and the potentialities of space, taking place on Tuesday 05 November. Tickets are available for 17,50 euro and include a simple dinner. Get them here

 

Nov 15
Fables of the Reconstruction

A seminar of 3 afternoon sessions about the rebuilding of destroyed cities, taking place on Friday 15, 22 & 29 November 2024. With Wouter Vanstiphout, Michelle Provoost, Julie Lawson, Palii Anastasiia, Oleksandra Naryzhna, Merve Bedir, Alexander d' Hooghe and Jan Willem Petersen.

 

Nov 29
School's Out! #46 with Sofía Hernández Chong Cuy

School's Out! #46 with curator Sofía Hernández Chong Cuy. A lecture, drinks, bites and a short movie. Friday 29 November 2024, 19:00 - 22:00. (Doors open at 18:00). Tickets available for 5 Euro here.

Dec 03
Back to School with… Lena Knappers & Bram van Ooijen

A series of three evening lectures about climate change, environmental justice and migration. Tuesday 08 October, 05 November and 03 December. Tickets for the separate events are 17,50 euro and include a simple dinner.

Dec 03
Back to School with… Lena Knappers & Bram van Ooijen #3

The third in a series of three evenings about geopolitics, climate migration and the potentialities of space, taking place on Tuesday 03 December. Tickets costs 17,50 euro and include a simple dinner. Get them here

 

Mar 14
Into the Woods

A one-week studio exploring strategies for radical greening our cities by creating a micro forest, with Peter Veenstra of LOLA Landscape Architects and ecologist Ronald Buiting. Taking place between 14 - 23 March 2025.

 

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