Opening Rotterdam Architectuur Maand
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For the fourth time, AIR initiates the Rotterdam Architecture Month (RAM) together with partners Rotterdam Festivals, Rotterdam Partners and Office for Metropolitan Information (OMI). During this month daily programs take place in a temporary center for architecture that will arise in the heart of the city addressing recent and historic layers in Rotterdam architecture. We are proud to announce that Omnam Group provides the main stage of RAM by opening the doors of the iconic Post building at the Coolsingel: POST podium, May 24th – June 16th.
On Friday May 24th the Rotterdam Architecture Month starts with an opening lecture by Eran Chen (ODA architecture). Chen, together with Braaksma & Roos from The Hague, is shaping the transformation of POST. With his lecture he discusses high quality ‘adaptive’ redevelopment of buildings with a wide variety of functions. An important opportunity for the future of inner cities all over the world. He will discuss this with the supervisor of the city centre of Rotterdam, Kees Kaan (Kaan Architects).
The red thread of the program during this years Rotterdam Architecture Month is the search of a ‘layered city’. The City of Rotterdam presents the new architecture policy during the RAM where this theme plays a central role as well. The layered city is divided in three main themes on which the program is build: (i) transformation of monumental heritage (ii) typological regeneration of high rise and (iii) area developments along the Rotterdam city axis Central District – Hart van Zuid.
Program
19.30 hrs – walk in
20.00 hrs – start program
21.30 hrs – end
19.30 hrs – walk in
20.00 hrs – start program
21.30 hrs – end
POST podium:
After years of closed doors, the historic former Post Office at the Coolsingel awaits an extensive renovation led by ODA and Braaksma & Roos. Located in the heart of Rotterdam, POST will incorporate a high-end residential complex, a 5-star-hotel, lifestyle and retail outlets. Once the development is complete, the building will be returned to its former grandeur, so the public can once again enjoy all the elegance of this historic monument, in the form of a vibrant POST Rotterdam experience. Before renovation, the building in his old shape will host the RAM from May 24th – June 16th as POST podium.
Eran Chen:
Eran Chen is the founding principal of ODA. Since establishing the office in 2007 he has become one of the most prolific and influential architects in New York. Eran has gained a reputation for delivering imaginative designs that are radically innovative as well as socially, ecologically, and fiscally responsible. Seeking to reorder architectural priorities by putting people first, Eran challenges conventional perspectives of dwelling with hopes that it will, over time, influence life in our cities. Eran graduated with honors from the Bezalel School of Art and Design in Jerusalem, where he serves on the board. He is a frequent speaker at design and development forums around the world, as well as architecture schools including Columbia University, Clemson University, Syracuse University, Carnegie Mellon School of Architecture, and The Technion Israel Institute of Technology.
Eran Chen is the founding principal of ODA. Since establishing the office in 2007 he has become one of the most prolific and influential architects in New York. Eran has gained a reputation for delivering imaginative designs that are radically innovative as well as socially, ecologically, and fiscally responsible. Seeking to reorder architectural priorities by putting people first, Eran challenges conventional perspectives of dwelling with hopes that it will, over time, influence life in our cities. Eran graduated with honors from the Bezalel School of Art and Design in Jerusalem, where he serves on the board. He is a frequent speaker at design and development forums around the world, as well as architecture schools including Columbia University, Clemson University, Syracuse University, Carnegie Mellon School of Architecture, and The Technion Israel Institute of Technology.
Kees Kaan:
Kees Kaan founded KAAN Architecten in 2014 together with partners Vincent Panhuysen and Dikkie Scipio. Kaan graduated in architecture at Delft University of Technology in 1987. He is currently chair of the department of Complex Projects at the faculty of Architecture at Delft University of Technology. His research focuses on large complex projects that characterize rapid global urbanization. Kaan is an international lecturer and sits on various juries and boards, both in the Netherlands and abroad. Numerous books and exhibitions have been dedicated to his body of work.
Kees Kaan founded KAAN Architecten in 2014 together with partners Vincent Panhuysen and Dikkie Scipio. Kaan graduated in architecture at Delft University of Technology in 1987. He is currently chair of the department of Complex Projects at the faculty of Architecture at Delft University of Technology. His research focuses on large complex projects that characterize rapid global urbanization. Kaan is an international lecturer and sits on various juries and boards, both in the Netherlands and abroad. Numerous books and exhibitions have been dedicated to his body of work.
Omnam Group:
Omnam is a pioneering and diverse global real estate group with an incisive vision to source and develop distinctive real estate icons. Creating highly-polished, design-led projects that push the boundaries of innovation and construction and deliver significant added value to investors and local communities. Omnam constantly seek out and unearth unique development opportunities like POST Rotterdam and manage all aspects of the process and conversion: from identification and inception through to conceptualization, delivery and completion.
Omnam is a pioneering and diverse global real estate group with an incisive vision to source and develop distinctive real estate icons. Creating highly-polished, design-led projects that push the boundaries of innovation and construction and deliver significant added value to investors and local communities. Omnam constantly seek out and unearth unique development opportunities like POST Rotterdam and manage all aspects of the process and conversion: from identification and inception through to conceptualization, delivery and completion.
Beeld: ODA // Braaksma & Roos
