RIGHT TO THE CITY
STUDIOS
Lifehouse: Community Led Property Development
A studio with Stad in de Maak, working on an actual case study. Taking place on 19, 20, 26 & 27 June 2026.
My Own Public Housing
A 3-day studio with Inara Nevskaya and Jurrien van Duijkeren of Common Practice, on functional, flexible and desirable urban floorplans. 06, 07 & 13 March 2026
International Workshop Cairo
Empowering the Informal City - Climate Justice in Cairo's Self-Built Neighbourhoods. 15 - 18 September 2025
Right to the city
Studio with Loom: practice for cultural transformation, exploring how city dwellers can shape their urban surroundings. 15 April – 03 May 2024.
The Polder of Babel 2024
A Community of Learning, specifically developed for employees of the Municipality of Rotterdam. 18 January, 27 February 2024, 21 March 2024 and 11 April 2024.
Summer School Let's Be R€al!
A two-week summer school exploring new strategies for collective affordable housing with architect Alfredo Brillembourg of Urban-Think Tank Design Partners, experience designer Tessa Steenkamp and Crimson Historians & Urbanists, that took place from 19 - 30 July 2021 in Rotterdam.
Crime as Part of a Global Network
A one-week studio exploring the physical and urban dimension of crime in Rotterdam taking place from 03 - 10 March 2021
Summer School: Against the Smooth City
A one-week Summer School researching contemporary urban smoothness together with René Boer and Mark Minkjan of Failed Architecture, taking place from 03 - 07 August 2020.
EVENTS
Film screening Born in Flames
Film screening of Lizzie Borden’s post-punk feminist cult classic Born in Flames (1983), organised in collaboration with Archined and Lara Schrijver. Sunday 08 March 2026, 16:00-18:00.
Lecture: Laboratory of Insurrectionary Imagination
A public lecture by Isa Fremeaux and Jay Jordan of the Laboratory of Insurrectionary Imagination about their work in between performance and pedagogy, protest and poetics. Thursday 19 June, 19:00 - 21:00. Doors open at 18:30
Will We Bleed in Outer Space?
A conversation with architect Thaïs Zuchetti and former NASA space gynaecologist Varsha Jain, exploring the design of living and working environments for menstruators beyond Earth. Organised in collaboration and curated by affect lab. Wednesday 23 April 2025, 18:30 - 22:00. Tickets are available for 5 euro here.
Back to School with… Andrea Prins
A series of three evening lectures about social housing, curated by architect and writer Andrea Prins. Taking place on 28 January, 18 February and 04 March 2025.
School's Out! #47 with Adam Greenfield
School's Out! #47 with writer and urbanist Adam Greenfield. A talk about his latest book "Lifehouse: Taking Care of Ourselves in a World on Fire", drinks and a short movie. Friday 31 January 2025, 19:00 - 22:00
School's Out! #46 with Sofía Hernández Chong Cuy
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.
Mapping Informality, Engaging Creativity
A public lecture by Omar Nagati of the Cairo-based office CLUSTER. Thursday 19 September 17:00 – 18:30.
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.
Alternatieven voor eigenaarschap
a debate evening, organised by Amateur Cities about alternative forms of home ownership. Thursday, March 28, 19:30 - 21:00.
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
OUTPUT
Never Demolish
A report of the international symposium Never Demolish!? Organised in Spring 2024, together with the International New town institute
