The International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam (IABR) is a bi-annual international event bringing together international knowledge and experience in various design disciplines (
architecture
Architecture is the art and technique of designing and building, as distinguished from the skills associated with construction. It is both the process and the product of sketching, conceiving, planning, designing, and construction, constructi ...
,
urban planning
Urban planning (also called city planning in some contexts) is the process of developing and designing land use and the built environment, including air, water, and the infrastructure passing into and out of urban areas, such as transportatio ...
, and
landscape architecture
Landscape architecture is the design of outdoor areas, landmarks, and structures to achieve environmental, social-behavioural, or aesthetic outcomes. It involves the systematic design and general engineering of various structures for constructio ...
), and presenting this knowledge and experience to a broader audience.
Unlike other events such as the
Venice Biennale of Architecture
The Venice Biennale of Architecture ( Italian: ''Mostra di Architettura di Venezia'') is an international exhibition showcasing architectural works from around the world, held in Venice, Italy, every other year.
Originally held in even-numbered ...
, the IABR is a thematically designed research biennale; each edition addresses a pressing issue, from the perspective of current (Dutch) practices within an international context, and always with a focus on the future of the city.
The IABR implements its agenda by means of international research projects, exhibitions, master classes, workshops, conferences, lectures, debates, essays, a website, blogs, a catalogue, book, brochures, film, DVD, etc. Since the fourth edition, in 2009, the IABR has increasingly combined its research projects with concrete urban planning assignments. Particularly in the cities of Rotterdam, Istanbul and São Paulo, the biennale is actively involved in the actual development of the city.
Editions
* 2003 – Mobility: A Room with a View, curator
(Mecanoo)
* 2005 – The Flood, curator
Adriaan Geuze
West 8 is an urban planning and landscape architecture firm founded by Adriaan Geuze and Paul van Beek in Rotterdam, Netherlands in 1987. It is known for its contemporary designs and innovative solutions to urban planning problems using lighting, m ...
(West8)
* 2007 – Power: Producing the Contemporary City, curator
Berlage instituut, Vedran Mimica
* 2009 – Open City: Designing Coexistence, curator
Kees Christiaanse
Kees Christiaanse (born 1953, Amsterdam) is an architect and urban planner from the Netherlands. After working with Rem Koolhaas, he started two firms, KCAP (Kees Christiaanse Architects & Planners, in Rotterdam) in 1989 and Architects and Planner ...
(KCAP, ETH Zürich)
* 2012 – Making City, curator team Joachim Declerck,
Henk Ovink
Henk Ovink (born 8 November 1967, in Doetinchem, Netherlands) is a Dutch water advocate and flood expert. From March 2015 until August 2023, he served as special envoy for International Water Affairs appointed by the Cabinet of the Netherlands
...
, ZUS (Kristian Koreman, Elma van Boxel), Asu Aksoy, MMBB/Fernando de Mello Franco and George Brugmans
* 2014 – Urban by Nature, curator Dirk Sijmons (H+N+S, TU-Delft)
* 2016 – The Next Economy, chief curator
Maarten Hajer
Maarten Allard Hajer (born 8 August 1962) is a Dutch political scientist and regional planner. Since 1 October 2015, Hajer has been Faculty Professor of Urban Futures at Utrecht University, where he leads the Urban Futures Studio.
He was a Prof ...
(University of Amsterdam, PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency)
* 2018 – The Missing Link, curator team
Floris Alkemade, Leo van Broeck and Joachim Declerck
* 2020–2021 – Down to Earth, chief curator George Brugmans, co-curators Thijs van Spaandonk, Rianne Makkink and Jurgen Bey
External links
Internationale Architectuur Biennale RotterdamInterview with IABR–Director George Brugmans on ArchinectReview of the 5th IABR: Making City on Urbanista.orgLandscape Architecture Magazine on IABR–2014–URBAN BY NATURE–UNCUBE Magazine on IABR–2014–URBAN BY NATURE–
Architecture festivals
Events in Rotterdam
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