Spatial.Codes

CABOVERDEVINYL — A Cultural Manifesto Part II “Where we dance our ancestors’ dreams.” From past to present, from sound to feeling — this is more than music. This is heritage, movement, and identity in motion. A story carried through generations, translated onto today’s dancefloor. Video by @nuno.boaventura.miranda Mini doc coming soon. For info or bookings: [email protected]

NA RUINAS (in de ruïnes) A multi disciplinary theatrical concert Gery Mendes - AllthingsAfrica’s Debut production A continuation of Borboletas Season ‘26 - ‘27 Stay tuned for more ~ #art #hiphop #storytelling #caboverde #theatre

Forum 2025-2030 # 1 Ongelijkheid Grafisch Ontwerp: @inedition_

Forum 2025-2030 What Can We Do? Lancering #1 Ongelijkheid 23.01.2026 Het Nieuwe Instituut What Can We Do? We bevinden ons in een tijdsperiode van een opeenstapeling aan crises. Het is nu de tijd van doen. Hoe kunnen we als architecten, stedenbouwkundigen, landschapsarchitecten, reageren op de grote opgaven waar we voor staan? Ieder nummer staat een opgave centraal, en verzamelen we verschillende perspectieven verzamelen op het onderwerp. Het eerste nummer heeft als thema Ongelijkheid. Ons vakmanschap staat centraal. De redactie van deze reeks bestaat uit Inara Nevyaska, Hans Teerds, Frank Hanswijk, Lieke Jildou de Jong en Zico Lopes. Lisa van der Slot is hoofdredacteur. Het grafisch ontwerp wordt gemaakt door InEdition (Eva van der Schans en Noortje Boer). Forum wordt uitgegeven door AetA.

✨ Zico Lopes droomde als kind van de ruimtevaart. Vandaag geeft hij, als architect en vergunningverlener, vorm aan iets dat minstens zo complex is: onze leefomgeving. In onze nieuwste blog vertelt Zico hoe hij creativiteit en regels met elkaar combineert, waarom flexibiliteit de sleutel was in zijn carrière, en zijn visie op de fysieke leefomgeving in Nederland. 📖 Lees het volledige interview: refuerzo.nl/blog 🌐 Ontdek meer over zijn werk bij @spatial_codes Wil jij, net als Zico, jouw creativiteit en visie inzetten voor de fysieke leefomgeving? 👉 Bekijk ons traineeship en ontdek de ruimte om jezelf te ontwikkelen: refuerzo.nl/traineeship

🔥 De straat beweegt, groeit en bouwt verder! Op 14 juli kwamen pioniers, makers en cultuurdragers samen tijdens de Roffa Meet-Up. ✅ Streetfonds gelanceerd door de Gemeente ✅ Kansen vanuit het Cultural Capital Fund (door Gordon Sana) ✅Mogelijkheden voor creatieve ruimtes en ondersteuning via het Nelson Mandela incubator (door Janpier Brands en Indirah Tauwnaar) ✅ Eerste resultaten van het haalbaarheidsonderzoek naar de Street Culture Campus (door Draaijer & Spatial Codes) ✅ Hyped freestyle optreden van MC Excellent als voorproefje op King of the Hill Samen blijven we investeren in de kracht van de community. Dit is pas het begin. 💥

APRIL 10: SISTER CITIES: ALTERNATIVE MEANS OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT Thijs van Spaandonk from Amsterdam and Zico Lopes from Rotterdam present short talks on April 10 at 6pm at MICA Brown Center, hosted by AIA Baltimore. Their talks will focus on how to facilitate community-led development, empower local communities, and encourage collective ownership of public spaces. Thijs Van Spaandonk is member of the Verdedig Noord community organization and Chief Government Advisor of the Built and Rural Environment in the Netherlands; Zico Lopes is an architect and urban designer, and founder of Spatial Codes. The speakers are visiting Baltimore in April as part of a delegation from Amsterdam and Rotterdam for a knowledge exchange about community-centered urban development methodologies and case studies. Professor Cristina Cassandra Murphy from @MorganSAP will be introducing the speakers at this event. NOTE: Students get free admission! AIA 1.0 LU HSW, ASLA 1.0 LA CES HSW AIA, NOMA and ASLA members are eligible for member pricing. Advance registration required. More info & to register: /event/sister-cities-short-talks-alternative-means-of-development-environmental-justice/ This is part of a special spring lecture series hosted by @AIABaltimore called ‘Mirror Image’, exploring similar themes and shared experiences in cities across the globe: /programs-events/spring-lecture-series/ More info about this year’s exchange with Baltimore, Rotterdam, and Amsterdam: /architecture-exchange-2025/ The exchange's April program in Baltimore is supported as part of the @dutchcultureusa program by the Consulate General of the Netherlands in New York. #BaltimoreSisterCities #BaltimoreRotterdam #BaltimoreXRotterdam

APRIL 10 SISTER CITIES: ALTERNATIVE MEANS OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT Thijs van Spaandonk from Amsterdam and Zico Lopes from Rotterdam present short talks on April 10 at 6pm at MICA Brown Center, hosted by AIA Baltimore. Their talks will focus on how to facilitate community-led development, empower local communities, and encourage collective ownership of public spaces. Thijs Van Spaandonk is member of the Verdedig Noord community organization and Chief Government Advisor of the Built and Rural Environment in the Netherlands; Zico Lopes is an architect and urban designer, and founder of Spatial Codes. The speakers are visiting Baltimore in April as part of a delegation from Amsterdam and Rotterdam for a knowledge exchange about community-centered urban development methodologies and case studies. NOTE: Students get free admission! AIA 1.0 LU HSW, ASLA 1.0 LA CES HSW AIA, NOMA and ASLA members are eligible for member pricing. Advance registration required. More info & to register: /event/sister-cities-short-talks-alternative-means-of-development-environmental-justice/ This is part of a special spring lecture series hosted by @aiabaltimore called ‘Mirror Image’, exploring similar themes and shared experiences in cities across the globe: /programs-events/spring-lecture-series/ More info about this year’s exchange with Baltimore, Rotterdam, and Amsterdam: /architecture-exchange-2025/ The exchange's April program in Baltimore is supported as part of the @dutchcultureusa program by the Consulate General of the Netherlands in New York. #BaltimoreSisterCities #BaltimoreRotterdam #BaltimoreXRotterdam

APRIL 10 SISTER CITIES: ALTERNATIVE MEANS OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT Thijs van Spaandonk from Amsterdam and Zico Lopes from Rotterdam present short talks on April 10 at 6pm at MICA Brown Center, hosted by AIA Baltimore. Their talks will focus on how to facilitate community-led development, empower local communities, and encourage collective ownership of public spaces. Thijs Van Spaandonk is member of the Verdedig Noord community organization and Chief Government Advisor of the Built and Rural Environment in the Netherlands; Zico Lopes is an architect and urban designer, and founder of Spatial Codes. The speakers are visiting Baltimore in April as part of a delegation from Amsterdam and Rotterdam for a knowledge exchange about community-centered urban development methodologies and case studies. NOTE: Students get free admission! AIA 1.0 LU HSW, ASLA 1.0 LA CES HSW AIA, NOMA and ASLA members are eligible for member pricing. Advance registration required. More info & to register: /event/sister-cities-short-talks-alternative-means-of-development-environmental-justice/ This is part of a special spring lecture series hosted by @aiabaltimore called ‘Mirror Image’, exploring similar themes and shared experiences in cities across the globe: /programs-events/spring-lecture-series/ More info about this year’s exchange with Baltimore, Rotterdam, and Amsterdam: /architecture-exchange-2025/ The exchange's April program in Baltimore is supported as part of the Dutch Culture USA program by the Consulate General of the Netherlands in New York @dutchcultureusa #BaltimoreSisterCities #BaltimoreRotterdam

De eerste stappen naar een Street Culture Campus in Rotterdam zijn gezet! Samen met de community dachten we na over de toekomst van urban sports, muziek, dans en kunst in de stad. Wat als er een vaste plek komt waar dit allemaal samenkomt? Dit initiatief is nu onderdeel van een haalbaarheidsonderzoek binnen de Urban Sports Agenda. Jouw mening telt! 🗳️ Vul de ENQUÊTE in via de link in bio en help mee richting te geven aan de toekomst van street culture in Rotterdam!

🚀 Street culture verdient een eigen plek in Rotterdam! 🎨🏀🎤 Heb jij ideeën over hoe deze campus eruit moet zien? Jouw input is goud waard! 💡🔥 Vul de enquête in en help mee deze droom werkelijkheid te maken! 🏙️✨ 🔗 De link vind je in de bio!

Building Beyond Cycle 3 | Mentorship For the past 3 years I have had the pleasure of working as a mentor in the Building Beyond Programme initiated by the @princeclausfund and @stimuleringsfonds . Alongside mentors Fatima Bintou Rassoul SY, Hicham Bouzid and Ola Hassanain, it has been truly grounding, nurturing and inspiring to think together with and guide the creative processes and projects of 12 incredible artistic spatial practitioners hailing from various African geographies. Our year long programme this year included two lab weeks, the first in Benin earlier and the second in the Netherlands this past September. I am sharing some snippets from our time together from the lab week. What a group! — it is clear that despite the spiralling and continuous catastrophes we face globally, there are shared urgencies, bits of hope and incredibly creative approaches with which to address, reflect upon, move through and think beyond our spatial conditions in the African continent. Some highlights include: - Our symposium ‘Intersecting Geographies and Technologies’ hosted kindly at @kunstinstituutmelly . - A walking tour unearthing Cape Verdean histories in Rotterdam with Adison dos Reis and Spatial Codes. Truly inspirational! - A deep listening sonic contextualizing exercise offered by Yasmin Abdu Bushra and Jesse Mpango. - A walking tour with Wouter Pocournie sharing the socio-spatial histories of the Biljmeer Estate in Amsterdam. - A generous evening of getting to know other Rotterdam-based practitioners, hosted by @dar_culturalagency . - A workshop that Lesego Bantsheng, Afaina de Jong and myself offered through @matri_archi prompted by a guide we’ve been using lately — on counterpublic practices. Hosted so abundantly always by @tokosandbodegas . Extending massive gratitude to this year’s fellows Yasmin Abdu Bushra, Victor Adéwálé, Oratile Mothoagae, Nneoma Angela Okorie, Michael Tesfaye, Khotso Lamola, Jesse Gerard Mpango, Isabella Asiimwe, Elolo Bosoka, Doha Ibrahim, Chantell Hassan and Akwasi Bediako Afrane. To continuous connections and creative generosity. Photos 2-4 & 6-9 by Victor Adéwálé.