Two years after the Symposium Women in Architecture and the publication Women in Architecture, the theme will be continued. As part of the Rotterdam Year of Women 2025, nai010 uitgevers, Nieuwe Instituut and AIR are organizing a new symposium on Friday, June 27, during Rotterdam Architecture Month.

This edition will focus on current developments and future perspectives. Focusing on research, archiving, visibility and practice, we will explore actions and strategies to strengthen the position of women in architecture in lectures, panel discussions, tours and workshops.

About the Symposium

Catherine Koekoek opens the program with a lecture in which she underscores the need to permanently put the position of women in architecture on the agenda. Two panel discussions will then take place, led by moderator Dore van Duivenbode. The first panel The Practice reflects on contemporary practice and the status quo with Liesbeth van der Pol, Oana Radeş, Inez Tan and Bethel Lemma-Sanders. The second panel The Narrative focuses on the visibility of women: how can new forms of research, representation and archiving contribute to a more inclusive architectural narrative? with Sofie de Caigny, Merel Pit, Sofie van Brunschot and Mark Minkjan. Various workshops and tours will be held in the afternoon.

Program

13.00 – 13.30h Walk-in program
13.30 – 13.40h Short introduction by moderator Dore van Duivenbode
13.40 – 14.00u Introduction lecture by Catherine Koekoek
14.00 – 14.25u Panel discussion The Practice with Liesbeth van der Pol, Oana Radeş, Inez Tan and Bethel Lemma-Sanders
14.25 – 14.50u Panel discussion The Narrative with a.o. Sofie de Caigny, Merel Pit, Sofie van Brunschot and Mark Minkjan
14.50 – 15.05u Break
15.10 – 16.50u Tours and workshops:
– Women in Architecture timeline workshop with Neuwe Instituut & TU Delft
– Space for Girls in Schiemond with Hogeschool Inholland & TU Delft
– Buildings by Women Tour with Gebouwen door Vrouwen
16.50 – 17.00h Closure program
17.00 – 18.00 Drink

Tickets

Regular € 15,- |Student € 7,50. Order your ticket here.

Please note: this program is in Dutch.