Learning from Europan14 ‘Productive Amsterdam’

Europan NL and AIR are presenting the launch of the Europan14 ‘Productive Amsterdam’ book. In conversation with EuropanNL board, the City of Amsterdam, jury members, editors and competition winners, the program reflects on what could be learned from more then two years of research and design into new urban typologies for productive mix-use neighborhoods.

The E14 Productive Amsterdam book presents the winning, runner-up and other noteworthy competition-proposals for the five high priority sites, that were selected for Europan14: H-buurt, Papavierdriehoek, Piarcoplein, Sluisbuurt and Transformatorweg.
The book holds articles by among others Eric van der Kooij and William Stockman (City of Amsterdam); journalist Joost Zonneveld; strategic planning specialist Zef Hemel; Kristiaan Borret (Bouwmeester / Maître Architecte at Brussels Capital Region) and the Europan15 jury members Joost Beunderman (00, London) and Mattijs van Ruijven (Head of urban design, City of Rotterdam). These contributors highlight the challenges and opportunities related to the design and development of productive neighborhoods in Amsterdam and connect similar cases in Rotterdam, Brussels and London. The book offers strategies for the political and financial conditions required to foster the productive mix-use urban areas of the future and highlight the talented designers that might help shape them.

Program
By presenting the book to Sabine Lebesque, team leader of the Amsterdam spatial quality team, the EuropanNL board will reflect on the Productive Amsterdam learnings and its winning-entries. The City of Amsterdam will share their practice in researching the future of new urban typologies. Kristiaan Borret will share his exemplary practice in thinking, planning and building a productive Brussels. In conversation with among others Europan14 board members Mattijs van Ruijven (head of urban design, City of Rotterdam) and Ruurd Gietema (KCAP (t.b.c.)) we will reflect on the way E14 Amsterdam informs the E15 Rotterdam challenge.

19.30 Doors open at Kantine Walhalla
20.00 Welcome and introduction to the program by Olof van de Wal, EuropanNL chairman
20.05 Presenting the Europan14 Productive Amsterdam book
20.10 Browsing the book, showcasing proposals
20.30 Learning from Europan14, conversations on typologies and strategy for mix-use neighborhoods
21.00 Feed forward: how Rotterdam might learn from Amsterdam

Location
Kantine Walhalla
Veerlaan 11
3072 AN Rotterdam

This event is free of charge, reservation is required. Get your ticket through the ticketlink below.