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.
School's Out! #49 - XL edition. A festive opening of the Independent School for the City's new location with Guardian's architecture and design critic Oliver Wainwright, drinks and DJ's. Friday 28 March 2025, 19:00 - Late
A three-week education studio on migration in Rotterdam, exploring the lives of temporary residents of the city with a focus on refugees, seasonal workers, expats and international students. 21 April and 08 May 2025.
A three-week education studio unravelling the global impact of the Rotterdam port through one specific product: the soybean. Highlighting the relation between the production in the Global South and the Dutch meat industry. Following the three steps: research-stories-strategies. 12 - 30 May 2025.
A three-week education studio, looking at public space as a place for protest, with Loom - practice for cultural transformation. 02 - 19 June 2025.
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