Join the Opening Lecture in the Henket pavilion on June 1! As part of the festive opening of the Rotterdam Architecture Month, a lecture will be given by Elma van Boxel (ZUS) on the subject: Rotterdam, Radical Change.

Program

19:30  Walk-in
20:00  Welcome and conversation with initiators of RA Month ’24: Barbara Luns, director of AIR and Pieter Kuster, director of OMI.
20:15  Opening lecture ‘Rotterdam, radically changing course’.
21:00  In conversation with designers of architectural interventions Museum Park: DaF architects, Alexandra Sonnemans, Atelier Tomas Dirrix and Chantal Schoenmakers and Studio Inscape
21.30  End & drinks.

Moderator: Hasna El Maroudi

Rotterdam, Radical Change

The Opening Lecture will be a thought experiment about the future of the city. Designer Elma van Boxel takes you through her view of Rotterdam, as it has developed over the past 20 years. A story about the city as a living ecosystem, for which spatial politics should create the right conditions. The present and future are visualized through the history of the city using inspiring examples and experiments. ‘Rotterdam, radically change the course’ advocates a resilient city that takes the current multiple crisis as a starting point. A city with new cultural capital in which all Rotterdam residents belong and which withstands the changing climate.

About Elma van Boxel

(ZUS, Independent School for the City)

Elma van Boxel is co-founder of ZUS (Zones Urbaines Sensibles), an agency for architecture, urban planning and landscape design. Together with Kristian Koreman she explores the boundaries between these disciplines. Van Boxel has studied at various universities, including Larenstein University and the Academy for Architecture in Rotterdam. As leading architects and urban planners, they are active at an international level, with exhibitions and publications that contribute to contemporary discussions in the field. Their work has been awarded prizes such as the Maaskant Prize for Young Architects and the title Architect of the Year.

Practical information

• Tickets are 5 euros. This includes a drink.
• Due to limited capacity in the Henket pavilion, we advise you not to wait too long to reserve your ticket.
• You can reserve a ticket via the link below.
• Have your ticket scanned at the entrance to the Henket pavilion.
• The Henket pavilion is located in the southern wing of Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, adjacent to the Museum Garden. The entrance can be found on the side of the Museum, located on the Melkkoppad.
  The entrance can be recognized by a large Rotterdam Architecture Month sign.