This tour is in Dutch.

Put on your walking boots and join us to explore serviceourts, the hidden backstreets of the center of Rotterdam. Tour by architect Hedwig van der Linden.

Service courts are the hidden backstreets of the center of Rotterdam. They are part of the post-war city-block where living, working and shopping were interwoven in a new typology. On the scale of the inner city the service courts form a circuit of supply roads and transhipment areas. With the shift from goods to services and new urban logistics, the supply function has become less dominant. This, in combination with the trend to give cars less space, calls for a re-evaluation of the service courts; as a reservoir of public space, for climate adaptation and the development into an attractive, dynamic and small-scale living-working environment. How can these underused spaces, with a total area of 25 soccer fields, be used to in crease the diversity of public spaces, routes and living environments?

Architect Hedwig van der Linden shares her view for Rotterdam the service courts and will take you on a walkshop along these hidden public spaces, starting within the exhibition at Het Nieuwe Instituut.

Practical info

The tour departs from the Festival Heart of the RA Month ’22, Het Nieuwe Instituut. Please gather at the entrance at 14:45. Limited tickets available, so claim your spot by booking a ticket below!