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.
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
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)
School’s Out! #39 with Barbara Stok. A lecture, drinks, bites and a short movie
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.
a debate evening, organised by Amateur Cities about alternative forms of home ownership. Thursday, March 28, 19:30 - 21:00.
School’s Out! #40. Drinks, bites, a lecture by Donna van Milligen Bielke and a short movie selected by Jord den Hollander
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.
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.
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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Book presentation of 'Autonoom: 100% Carel Weeber' on the life and work of architect Carel Weeber, including a film program
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.
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
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)
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
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
The first in a series of three evenings about geopolitics, climate migration and the potentialities of space, taking place on Tuesday 08 October.
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.
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.
A hands on workshop on the expressive potential of concrete, involving formwork, pouring and polishing. 1, 2, 9 & 16 November 2024.
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
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.
School's Out! #46 with curator Sofía Hernández Chong Cuy - the former director of Kunstinstituut Melly in Rotterdam. A lecture, drinks and a short movie. Friday 29 November 2024, 19:00 - 22:00.
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.
The third in a series of three evenings about geopolitics, climate migration and the potentialities of space. New Date: Monday 10 February 2025