Back to School with…Office Winhov #2
SESSION #2: REPURPOSING POST65 SCHOOL BUILDINGS
The second out of three Back to School with... series evenings curated by Office Winhov on repurposing Post65 school buildings, with Inez Tan & Uri Gilad (Office Winhov), Wilma Kempinga, Daniëlle Huls and Teun van de Meulen. Taking place on Tuesday 14 April 2026, 18:00 - 22:00
A package for all three evenings is available for 45 euro. Tickets for the separate evenings are 17,50 euro. All tickets include a simple dinner prior to the event.
For this edition of Back to School with..., the Independent School for the City has invited Office Winhov to curate a lecture series on the transformation of public and cultural buildings designed and constructed between 1965 and 1990. Now approximately fifty years old, many of these structures no longer meet contemporary standards for sustainability and comfort. At the same time, the dismantling of the welfare state has eroded the financial foundations that once supported the social programme in these buildings. Also, many post65 buildings were built light-framed, using materials and structures that are often more difficult to restore and sustain. This combination of factors often motivates municipalities or building owners nowadays to demolition them and make way for something new. Yet from both a sustainability perspective as well as a cultural-historical point of view, there are strong arguments for preserving these buildings and giving them a second life.
The series will both look at the challenges of repurposing post65 architecture as well as their cultural value. It will investigate how these buildings, through careful design, can once again become icons of a renewed social infrastructure, responding to the social and cultural needs of today.
REPURPOSING POST65 SCHOOL BUILDINGS
The second evening addresses the large number of school buildings that were constructed across the Netherlands in the Post65 period. These buildings are not unique; they are often nondescript and were built relatively cheaply. As a result, they often no longer meet the requirements of today. During this evening, we will therefore explore how these buildings could be make future proof through careful design. With Uri Gilad, Inez Tan, Wilma Kempinga, Daniëlle Huls and Teun van de Meulen.
Session #2 - Tuesday 14 April 2026
18:00 – 19:00 Doors open and dinner served
19:00 – 19:10 Welcome by Independent School for the City
19:10 – 19:25 Introduction by Inez Tan and Uri Gilad of Office Winhov
19:25 – 19:55 Presentation by Wilma Kempinga about Mevrouw Meijer
19:55 – 20:25 Presentation by Daniëlle Huls (Kettinghuls) about the design for IKC DE Zevensprong in Best
20:25 – 20:40 Presentation by Teun van de Meulen about Rotterdam context
20:40 - 21:00 Conversation with speakers and audience