We have exciting news! IABR 2026 SYSTEMS OF SUPPORT is to be held at the former Hunter Douglas site 📣
The International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam is organizing IABR 2026 SYSTEMS OF SUPPORT at the Hunter Douglas site in Rotterdam-Feijenoord.
With this edition, the IABR explores how this former factory can be the site to research and build shared values. Which systemic changes are needed to make a neighbourhood fairer, more socially and ecologically sustainable, and economically just? And how does one ensure that transformation actually works for current and future residents, entrepreneurs, and users?
Read the whole article at iabr.nl #linkinbio
#IABR #IABR2026 #SYSTEMSOFSUPPORT #HunterDouglas
Images by Sabine van der Vooren
Join us for the Archiprix 2026 Awards Ceremony ✨
On Saturday, June 13th, we celebrate the 26 most promising graduation projects from Dutch master’s programs in Architecture, Urban Design, Interior Architecture, and Landscape Architecture.
Discover bold ideas, fresh perspectives, and the next generation of designers shaping our future during an inspiring afternoon at the Keilezaal, Keilepand, as part of Rotterdam Architecture Month. @rotterdamarchitectuurmaand
📍 Keilezaal, Keilepand, Rotterdam
📅 Saturday, June 13th
🕑 14:00–18:00
The exhibition Archiprix 2026 Open Vision will also be on display near the Keilepand around the days of the ceremony!
Program highlights include:
— Moderation by @marsha_simon_presents Opening by Saskia van Stein @saskiavanstein
— Keynotes by Lieke Jildou de Jong @landscape.collected and @klaskehavik
— Presentation of the awarded projects
— Drinks & conversations with nominees and guests
For more than 40 years, Archiprix has connected emerging talent, academia, the professional field, and the public through outstanding graduation work.
We look forward to welcoming you. Archiprix is produced by IABR. @iabr___
#Archiprix2026 #RotterdamArchitectureMonth #Architecture #urbandesign
What remains after a factory disappears?
For SYSTEMS OF SUPPORT, Bureau LADA reflects on scenography as a spatial practice rooted in embodied memory, social interconnectivity, and spatial justice. Set within the former Hunter Douglas factory in Rotterdam, the project explores how traces of labor, infrastructure, and collective histories continue to shape space even after the machines are gone.
Read more about the scenography and the 12th IABR biennale at iabr.nl #linkinbio
We’re proud to launch our new website: www.iabr.nl 🎉
The International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam (IABR) fosters dialogue on today’s spatial challenges through exhibitions, debates, research and collaboration.
Visit our renewed digital home and discover more about our work and this year’s biennale: SYSTEMS OF SUPPORT.
#IABR #Architecture #Rotterdam #UrbanDesign #systemsofsupport
IABR welcomes four new members to its Supervisory Board as of 24 March 2026: Jantine Kriens (Chair), Youssef Rahman, Floris Alkemade, and Mina Morkoç.
With their combined expertise in governance, design, public values, and societal challenges, they bring fresh perspectives to support IABR’s mission of addressing urgent spatial and social issues through design research.
We also warmly thank departing members Medy van der Laan, Allard Castelein, and Kitty van Dongen for their dedication and commitment over the past years.
Read more about our new members and our organisation at iabr.nl #linkinbio
2e Kitchen Review @ministerievanmaak ! x Gelderland
“Gelderland, en vooral de Veluwe, is de sleutel tot de ruimtelijke toekomst van Nederland.” Met die krachtige boodschap sloot Ivar Branderhorst (Ziegler |Branderhorst) de 2e Kitchen Review af bij Architectuur Centrum Nijmegen.
Sinds september 2025 werken @provinciegelderland , Ministerie van Maak! en vier ontwerpteams aan nieuwe scenario’s rond energie, water, natuur, voedsel en wonen. Op 16 april werden de eerste resultaten gepresenteerd bij @nyma_makersplaats in een energiek speeddate-format met publiek, ontwerpers en bestuurders.
Samen werken aan de ruimtelijke opgave van morgen.
Houd onze kanalen in de gaten voor het vervolg en schrijf je in voor de IABR nieuwsbrief! @iabr___ om als eerste op de hoogte te zijn!
#MinisterieVanMaak #Gelderland #RuimtelijkeOrdening #Ontwerp #Veluwe
📷 @sabinevandervooren
Read the publication by Atelier Delta Rijnmond-Drechtsteden 2100 🌊
What will the Rijnmond-Drechtsteden region look like in 2100? In this publication, the IABR explores possible future scenarios for a climate-resilient delta, with an eye to water safety, the economy, and the living environment. Through design-based research, choices are made visible that help us determine the direction for tomorrow, today.
We would like to thank our atelier masters, Dirk Sijmons and Lodewijk van Nieuwenhuijze. The design research is conducted by De Urbanisten, H+N+S Landscape Architects, and PosadMaxwan. Jelmer Teunissen joins as junior designer and generational challenger, helping shape long-term perspectives for the region. The commissioning core team - the Municipality of Rotterdam, the Municipality of Dordrecht, the Province of South Holland, DPRD, and the Port Authority - is closely involved.
Read or download the publication online at iabr.nl
#IABR #researchatelier #delta
🌍 Figuring Planetary Space: Abandoning Man’s Measure
How has the way we picture space shaped how we design, think, and inhabit the world?
IABR’s Agent of Change - Patricia Reed @a.m._patricia traces how Western spatial models - from Renaissance perspective to the idea of “Man as measure” - have shaped centuries of architectural and philosophical thinking.
The project asks what it means to move beyond these inherited frameworks toward a planetary understanding: one that sees humans not as central observers, but as embedded within complex ecological and cosmic systems.
👉 Read more and download the full research on iabr.nl #linkinbio
#IABR #AgentofChange #planetaryspace #patriciareed
Curator @martina.muzi on IABR 2026 SYSTEMS OF SUPPORT:
Design today is deeply entangled with global crises - shaped by dominant systems and uneven power. At the same time, it’s a dynamic, systemic practice: from local networks in Rotterdam to global, community-led and activist approaches where institutions fall short.
SYSTEMS OF SUPPORT is both urgent and inspirational - rethinking values, methods, and shared responsibility across ecology, education, and practice. It asks: how can design become a support system in itself?
Read the full story at iabr.nl 🔗
#IABR #IABR2026 #SOS #SYSTEMSOFSUPPORT
Video at Paaltjesmuseum, Rotterdam. @sabinevandervooren
Can we design cities that structurally reduce CO₂ emissions? Three new studies published in early 2026 say yes - and the impact of urban design, mobility, and lifestyle is bigger than ever.
On 23 April, Carbon Stories is bringing together leading voices across architecture, policy, and development to tackle this question head-on. Join Martin Sobota (CITYFÖRSTER) and Jurriaan van Stigt (LEVS), alongside policymakers and developers, in a sharp, forward-looking conversation moderated by Geert Maarse.
🗓 23 April 2026
🕢 19:30 – 21:30 (doors open 19:00)
📍 Keilepand, Keilestraat, Rotterdam
Expect insights from the newest 2026 studies, real-world perspectives, and a critical discussion on how we move from knowledge to action.
If you care about the future of our cities — this is where you need to be.
👉 Save your spot. Via iabr.nl/agenda
Carbon Stories is an initiative of GROUP A | CARBONLAB, the International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam, and KeileCollectief, and is supported by the Rotterdam Climate Academy.
#CarbonStories #Rotterdam #UrbanDesign #ClimateAction #Architecture Sustainability
Toekomstmakers aan tafel! 🍽️
🗓️ 16 april 15:00 - 18:00 | @nyma.makersmarkt Nijmegen
Hoe geven we ruimte aan wonen, energie, natuur, voedsel en water — zonder elkaar in de weg te zitten? In opdracht van gedeputeerde Dirk Vreugdenhil werkt het Ministerie van Maak! (@iabr___@zus.office office en @stephanpetermann (MANN) aan nieuwe toekomstscenario’s voor @provinciegelderland
Vier ontwerpteams duiken elk in een regio en thema:
💧 YIMBA! betaande uit @kraftarchitecten@urbansynergy.nl@landlabs en @coalstudio ) - Achterhoek (water)
⚡ @faro_nl & @loflandschap - Rivierengebied (energie)
🌿 Ziegler | Branderhorst stedenbouw en buitenruimte - Veluwe (natuur)
🍎 @lmnl_office & @derive.practice.eu - Betuwe/Bommelerwaard (voedsel)
Wonen loopt als rode draad door alle plannen.
Tijdens de ‘kitchen review’ presenteren zij hun inzichten en strategieën.
Nieuwsgierig? Kom luisteren, kijken en meepraten.
📩 Gratis aanmelden via: [email protected]
#ministerievanmaak #gelderland #nymanijmegen #IABR #provinciegelderland
