Amsterdam
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Designing with Water in Amsterdam: An Interactive Exhibition on Urban Climate Resilience

Discover how Amsterdam addresses water challenges and shapes its future through innovative urban planning solutions.

This engaging exhibition in Amsterdam invites visitors to explore the city's complex relationship with water. Understand how its vital water system is managed, facing increasing demands from housing and climate change. Engage with interactive installations to test design parameters and visualize water as a fundamental 'fluid building block' for a sustainable urban environment. Learn about pioneering projects and future-proof strategies.

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Exhibition summary

This interactive exhibition, 'Vloeibare bouwsteen – Ontwerpen met water in Amsterdam,' explores how Amsterdam's water system is managed and how future challenges like housing demand and climate change will impact it. Visitors can engage with design choices and understand water's role as a fluid building block for a climate-resilient city.

Curatorial context

The exhibition 'Vloeibare bouwsteen – Ontwerpen met water in Amsterdam' delves into the critical role of Amsterdam's water system, which manages water levels and quality in one of the Netherlands' most densely populated areas. Faced with increasing demands from housing needs and climate change, the system is nearing its capacity, necessitating difficult choices and opening opportunities for innovative water management. The exhibition invites visitors to actively participate by adjusting design parameters and observing their effects on the urban environment, illustrating how water serves as a literal 'fluid building block' for a climate-resilient city. Through interactive installations, models, data visualizations, and art, it showcases life in Amsterdam with, on, in, at, and under water, examining various urban areas and their unique water challenges. Visitors can test different scenarios, explore projects like IJboulevard and SchoonSchip, and discover the intricacies of water management in a simulated control room.

Admission and ticket notes

Entry prices for 2022 are €4.00 for adults and €2.00 for students. Entry is free for children aged 0-18 years and for accompanying visitors with a disability. Tickets can be purchased via the provided link.

Vloeibare bouwsteen – Ontwerpen met water in Amsterdam key exhibition facts

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Venue
Amsterdam Centre for Architecture (ARCAM)
Current status
Completed
Exhibition schedule
Jul 9, 2022 – Nov 27, 2022
Artist line / attribution
Features work by Marco Barotti ('Clams'), Thijs de Zeeuw ('Palingpark'), and contributions from numerous partners including 3D.Amsterdam, AdamNet, Amsterdam Rainproof, Amsterdam Time Machine, Barcode architects, Beelen CS, D66, Ossip van Duivenbode, Gemeente Amsterdam – Ruimte en Duurzaamheid, Het Nieuwe Instituut, Hogeschool van Amsterdam, IABR – Atelier Dordrecht, Ranjith Jayasena, Sjoukje Kloostra, Folkert Meijer, Jolein Melis, Metropoolregio Amsterdam – Resilience by Design, OBA, One Architecture, Other Spheres, Anna Peschier, ROM Klimaatadaptatie, Ruben Snitselaar, Space&Matter, Studio KU+, De Toren van Klinker, Waternet, Waterstudio.NL, VenhoevenCS, and ZJA.
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