After an open call, the IABR selected over twenty projects from at home and abroad that outline positive future scenarios for living in the city. From April 2012 on, these projects will be presented to the public in the main exhibition of Making City at the Netherlands Architecture Institute in Rotterdam.
> Overview of the projects (PDF)
The IABR produced one of the panel discussions of the Berlin based AEDES symposium Smart Cit...
IABR–2014–CALL FOR PROJECTS
01.05.2013
The sixth
edition of the International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam,...
George Brugmans reflects on 5th IABR on Archinect
24.01.2013
In a long interview with Orhan Ayyüce
IABR’s director and chair of the curator team of the...
5th IABR closed; 132,600 visitors
17.12.2012
The festive closure of
the exhibition Making City Istanbul,
on 12 December in Istanbul, marks the...
Istanbul at the crossroads
16.12.2012
The
recent announcement of a series of huge infrastructural projects to be
parachuted onto the...
One of the curators of the 5th IABR appointed Secretary of Urban Development of São Paulo
15.11.2012
One of the first decisions of the newly elected mayor of São Paulo, Fernando Haddad, was to...
Making Douala in Gent, Belgium
28.10.2012
MAKING DOUALA 2007-2013, part of the 5th
IABR: Making City, travels to Gent, Belgium. The...
Making City Istanbul
27.09.2012
Making City Istanbul is the last exhibition of the 5th IABR: Making City. The exhibition is part of...
GUATEMALA CITY’S POSCONFLICTO LABORATORY GOES PUBLIC
26.09.2012
On Wednesday September 19th, Guatemala City’s Productive Housing Program was presented to...
DakAkker Schieblock wins the jury’s selection for Green Building Award 2012
18.09.2012
The winners of the first Green Building Awards are announced on Thursday 13 September. The rooftop...
Focus on the City on Cultura24
21.08.2012
Inspired by ‘Making City’ of the 5th IABR, Cultura24, the digital theme channel of the...
A party to celebrate the close of the 5th IABR in Rotterdam
20.08.2012
On Saturday 18 August, the 5th IABR: Making City went out with a bang at
Last chance to visit IABR Test Site Rotterdam
16.08.2012
On Saturday 18 August, Rotterdam ArchiGuides, ZUS and Hollywood Music Hall bring the 5th IABR:...
Succesful Urban Meetings Series
15.08.2012
The Urban Meetings have come to a close; the last session was held on 14 August, at the IABR Test...
Athletic and musical Rotterdammers claim the Test Site.
06.08.2012
Last Saturday’s Urban Boot Camp was proof positive that the Luchtsingel isn’t just...
A TRANS Berlin opens at RiverClub Gallery
29.07.2012
On the evening of Saturday 28 July, the exhibition A TRANS Berlin opened at RiverClub Gallery, part...
Luchtsingel over the Schiekade
14.07.2012
On Friday 13 July, phase two of the Luchtsingel was officially opened: with balloons – and...
Celebratory opening of the Luchtsingel over Schiekade on Friday 13 July
10.07.2012
The completion of phase two of the Luchtsingel connecting the Schiekade with Pompenburg officially...
The Luchtsingel spans the Schiekade
03.07.2012
The second section of the Luchtsingel is installed on the night of 2 and 3 July. This part of the...
Test Site Rotterdam continues to evolve
01.07.2012
Two new projects have recently arrived at Test Site Rotterdam. With the opening of the Milk Bar in...
A weekend packed with architecture and great food
21.06.2012
The Dutch national Day of Architecture, or Dag van de Architectuur is dedicated to 'architecture...
Exhibition Test Site São Paulo Now Open
20.06.2012
The exhibition Making City São Paulo: 'São Paulo: da cidade informal aos novos bairros' opened on...
Landscape architect Dirk Sijmons appointed curator of 6th IABR
13.06.2012
Dirk Sijmons, renowned landscape architect and former Governmental Advisor on Landscape, has been...
The Schieblock roof garden welcomes new residents
06.06.2012
Since this week, the Schieblock roof garden is home to two bee hives, constructed out of reclaimed...
Biergarten Rotterdam – putting the pop up economy through its paces
29.05.2012
Biergarten Rotterdam opened to great success on Saturday 26 May. Biergarten Rotterdam is part of...
Mayor of Arnavutköy (Istanbul) in Rotterdam to talk about ‘growth-crazy cities’
25.05.2012
The megalopolis of Istanbul stands for the dilemma facing rapidly expanding cities throughout the...
Last chance to visit ‘Making Douala 2007-2013’ in Rotterdam
22.05.2012
The exhibition ‘Making Douala 2007-2013’ in Rotterdam is coming to an end. But you can...
Winners of the VPRO Droomstad Prize
19.05.2012
On Saturday 19 May the VPRO Droomstad award ceremony took place at the Dépendance (Schieblock,...
Biergarten Rotterdam kicks off on 26 May
15.05.2012
Biergarten Rotterdam – the city’s sunny terrace (Schiestraat 18) – gets off to...
Guided Tour 5th IABR: MAKING CITY
14.05.2012
On Saturday 19 May, you can join in with a guided tour of the IABR’s main exhibition...
5th IABR: Making City in the media from Rotterdam to India
09.05.2012
From Rotterdam to India, Taiwan and Brazil, the 5th IABR: Making City was in the news all over the...
Kick off Friday Afternoon Café (Vrijdagmiddagkaffee)
02.05.2012
The first Vrijdagmiddagkaffee (Friday Afternoon Café) happened last Friday at the Dépendance on...
Lookback at ‘The City Forever’ (VPRO)
28.04.2012
In ‘The City Forever’ the VPRO broadcaster, in collaboration with the 5th IABR: Making...
Get ideas about the city of tomorrow with the IABR Tours
25.04.2012
Discover new ways of urban development and book an inspiring journey of discovery through Rotterdam...
Successful opening weekend for 5th IABR: Making City
24.04.2012
The opening weekend of the 5th IABR: Making City attracted over 7,000 visitors from at home and...
Animated debate during Urban Summit
23.04.2012
Over one hundred international ‘city makers’ gathered in Rotterdam on Friday 20 April...
Who's making city?
22.04.2012
The architecture festival ‘Making Almere’ – part of the 5th IABR: Making City...
And the winner is...
21.04.2012
On Friday 20 April the Smart Cities Biennial Award ceremony took place at the NAI. An international...
Festive opening of 5th IABR: Making City
20.04.2012
The 5th IABR: Making City started in festive fashion in Rotterdam amid widespread interest...
Well-attended press preview
19.04.2012
Journalists from all corners of the globe gathered in Rotterdam yesterday morning for the press...
Countdown!
17.04.2012
At last the waiting is almost over: the official opening of the 5th IABR: Making City takes place...
Get caught up in urban conflict!
16.04.2012
The final touches will be added to the exhibitions of the 5th IABR: Making City in the next few...
'The City Forever' (VPRO) gives a voice to city dwellers
13.04.2012
How do we find happiness amid all that concrete? In collaboration with the 5th IABR:
Test Site Rotterdam undergoes metamorphosis
12.04.2012
Passers-by will surely have noticed that the Test Site Rotterdam (Schieblock and surroundings) is...
Construction of main exhibition ‘Making City’ in full swing
11.04.2012
The first outlines of the main exhibition ‘Making City’ are already visible at the...
Master Class and lecture series on ‘Smart Synergy. The Inverted Metropolis’
10.04.2012
In the opening week of the 5th IABR: Making City Stadslab European Urban Design Laboratory will...
Getting ready for Making Douala 2007-2013
08.04.2012
The traveling exhibition Making Douala 2007-2013 is now being installed in the RiverClub Gallery...
‘DROOMSTAD’ (VPRO): LOCAL PEOPLE TAKE ACTION IN THEIR CITIES
04.04.2012
A skate hall in a disused church in Arnhem, a store that hands out free stuff in a disadvantaged...
The Luchtsingel Now Under Construction
26.03.2012
Construction work on the Luchtsingel in Rotterdam has officially begun. The first section of the...
Luchtsingel wins Stadsinitiatief
12.03.2012
For two weeks, the citizens of Rotterdam have been voting for their favourite Stadsinitiatief. The...
Luchtsingel Polling Station opens in the Schieblock
01.03.2012
Rotterdam is in the grip of the Stadsinitiatief – a local council initiative to give everyone...
Luchtsingel campaign gets going
25.02.2012
Just a few days to go before all Rotterdammers can vote for their favourite City Initiative....
Making Almere: who makes the city?
24.02.2012
Who makes the city of Almere? That’s the central question during the architecture festival...
Luchtsingel among nominations for Stadsinitiatief
15.02.2012
Luchtsingel, an element of Test Site Rotterdam, has made it into the Top 5 of the Rotterdam...
AWJGGRAUaDVVTAT named curator of Belgian Pavilion in Venice
08.02.2012
On February 8 the Flemish Minister of Culture, Joke Schauvliege, announced that AWJGGRAUaDVVTAT,...
Breakthrough in the Posconflicto Laboratory, Guatemala
06.02.2012
Guatemala City Council votes unanimously in favor of the Posconflicto Laboratory. This ...
Luchtsingel by ZUS and IABR in City Initiative Top 10
02.02.2012
How can you make the city more attractive? The Rotterdam city authorities do not want to do it all...
ZigZagCity: discover secret spots in Rotterdam
23.01.2012
The new architecture festival ZigZagCity offers an alternative route through the city centre of...
Parallel Cases follows up with an exhibition on Smart Cities during 5th IABR: Making City
23.12.2011
International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam (IABR) and Academies of Architecture to continue...
Mayors of Rotterdam and Istanbul discuss IABR plans
15.12.2011
On 7 December a Rotterdam delegation led by Mayor Ahmed Aboutaleb travelled to Istanbul for a...
Succesful start I Make Rotterdam
25.11.2011
I Make Rotterdam, an initiative from the 5th IABR: Making City and architecture office ZUS, is...
Deepening Turkish-Dutch collaboration in urban renewal
07.11.2011
The IABR has been working with an international team since 2009 on a concrete assignment in...
Call to Rotterdammers: Make Rotterdam
12.10.2011
On 11 October the 5th IABR and architecture firm ZUS launched the first project of ‘I Make...
Other ways of ‘Making City’
29.09.2011
35 projects from around the whole world come together in ‘Making City’.
Projects...
Successful start of lecture series
21.09.2011
Rients Dijkstra (Maxwan) spoke to a full house about the changing relationship between the city and...
IABR and AIR organize five lectures
05.09.2011
In partnership with AIR, the architecture centre in Rotterdam, the International Architecture Bie...
The 5th IABR: Making City
20.10.2010
Making City: the 5th International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam in São Paulo, Istanbul and...
