UPCOMING COURSES

The destruction of cultural heritage such as ancient buildings, works of art and books are deliberately targeted by the military forces. Sometimes they are looted and appropriated as trophies; at other times they are destroyed to demoralise the enemy. And sometimes they are erased in a concerted effort to wipe the existence of an entire people from history, concealing genocide and legitimising colonisation.

During this symposium, organised in collaboration with the Spatial Justice for Palestine Network (SJ4PN, NL) and the Ukraine - Netherlands Urban Network (UNUN), we will discuss together with Wouter Vanstiphout, Nama’a Qudah, Arna Mačkić, Ankie Petersen, and others, how to acknowledge the erasure, how to help document and collect it, how to protect threatened heritage and how platforms for the stricken people can facilitate sharing heritage and their right to exist with the world.

In this compact workshop we will continue our research on the effects of climate change on daily life, architecture and the built environment. The focus will be on low-tech solutions to improve the indoor climate of buildings, responding to rising temperatures, extreme weather phenomena and increasing energy costs, in both warm and cool environments. During this workshop we’ll be bringing together insights from both the Netherlands and Cairo where we worked together with Cluster, AP+E and Rene Boer on DYI solutions for cooling, and we’ll explore what lowtech solutions mean for the Dutch context where both heating and cooling are an issue. Expect expert meetings, lectures, project visits and a case study.

A hands-on, two-day workshop exploring how the act of making can serve as a form of resistance and offers an alternative to overconsumption and mass production. Taking place on Friday 12 and Saturday 13 December 2025. More info will follow soon