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Saskia van Stein

Saskia van Stein (she/her) is the artistic and managing Director of the International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam (IABR). Currently, Van Stein also holds the position of co-head of department of the MA program The Critical Inquiry Lab at the Design Academy, Eindhoven. Prior to this, she was the artistic and managing Director of Bureau Europa, platform for architecture and design, Maastricht, 2013–2019. Van Stein’s curatorial practice started at the Netherlands Architecture Institute (now Nieuwe Instituut) in Rotterdam, 2002–2012, where her first steps were made by programming exhibitions at the intersection of architecture culture, political and human sciences, design, and fine arts.  Over the span of her career, her deep-seated interest in the discourse surrounding the politics of representation developed into experimentation with different exhibition formats, modes of display, and methods of knowledge production, as well as moderating and participating in numerous discursive events. She has often spearheaded topics and themes, in and outside of the confined walls of the institutional realm of the museum, questioning cultural production and the designed environment itself.

Vivian Ammerlaan

Vivian Ammerlaan (1994) has been working as office manager at the IABR since 2019. Besides handling secretarial tasks, she supports in financial management and productions. She also works as a visual artist. Since studying at the Art Academy AKV St. Joost in Breda, she has been developing her practice, using photographic techniques, video and installations to find ways to give image to landscape and nature.

Noortje Weenink

Noortje Weenink has been working at the IABR since 2021 and was co-curator of IABR 2024: ‘Nature of Hope’. She is also active as a spatial designer, writer, guest lecturer (TU Delft, Amsterdam Academy of Architecture) and climate activist. Noortje Weenink led, together with Irene Feria Prados and Wouter Stroet, the design studio ‘Queer(ing) Space’ at the Amsterdam Academy of Architecture. In her professional and daily life, she investigates how disruptive practices can be used for social and climate justice. At Studio Ossidiana, she worked on the winning Prix de Rome project ‘Amsterdam Allegories’.

Johanna Fuhler

Johanna Fuhler works as a producer and project manager in the cultural sector. She has been involved with IABR on and off since 2020. For IABR 2024: 'Nature of Hope' she started working as a program assistant and she is also project leader for Panorama Ukraine. Because she wants to contribute to possible solutions for urgent climate issues and sustainable urban development, she feels right at home at IABR. She is also a producer for various (film) festivals, such as Cinekid Festival and International Film Festival Rotterdam.

Elisabeth Kuijt

Elisabeth Kuijt is an experienced content and communications specialist with a broad background in marketing, digital communication, and content migrations. As a Marketing and Communications Specialist at the International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam (IABR), she is responsible for newsletters and the website. She contributed to the Nature of Hope biennale and is currently focused on communication for Archiprix and the IABR.In addition to her role at IABR, she works as a Communications Advisor at the Koninklijke Bibliotheek (KB) and as a Content Specialist at Vandemoortele. With her sharp focus on content strategy and optimization, Elisabeth ensures that organizations convey their message clearly and effectively.

Yonca Özbilge

Yonca Özbilge works as a content and executive programmer for the culture sector and creative industries.Since 2013, she has been working on the development and implementation of the program of the Architecture Biennale Rotterdam. In addition, Yonca was previously the program coordinator of the four-year strategic government program Dutch Design Fashion Architecture (DutchDFA). Through research, exhibitions, and events, she has documented the language, culture, and niches of big cities for various cultural organizations and museums. From 2008 to 2012, she was a member of the Rotterdamse Raad van Kunst &amp; Cultuur (Rotterdam Council of Arts &amp; Culture).Yonca enjoys using culture, design, and multiperspectivity to engage in projects that contribute to a conscious, sustainable, and socially equitable society.

Nienke Rothuizen

Nienke developed the marketing and communication strategy for the 10th and 11th editions of the biennale. Nienke is an experienced strategic communications advisor with a substantive focus on climate, sustainability, diversity &amp; inclusion, architecture, urban development and energy transition. She recently completed the Corporate Social Responsibility course at Erasmus University Rotterdam. After studying Communication Science in Groningen, she first worked at an agency and then as a freelancer for clients such as housing association Ymere, Waag Futurelab, the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (campus development), EBN Energy Management Netherlands, waste and energy company AEB Amsterdam, the Sonsbeek Exhibition and Schiphol Group. With her foundation Pearl she is involved in projects in her motherland Lebanon and homeland Turkey.

Lena de Rouw

Lena de Rouw is a strategic designer with a profound dedication to energy-related issues. Her work focuses on the crucial role that designers play in shaping the future energy system, the impact of energy on urban planning, and the complex interpersonal relationships among individuals within this context. This work serves as her means to advocate for a just energy transition.

Sabine van der Vooren

Sabine van der Vooren is a photographer and filmmaker, known for her distinctive approach to capturing movement, emotion, and story through both commercial and personal projects. Her work blends artistic expression with a sharp technical eye, drawing inspiration from dance, architecture and human connection. In addition to her creative work, Sabine manages the social media platforms for IABR, copywriting and curating content that highlights the intersection of art, architecture, and sustainability. She works with diverse clients such as Nieuwe Instituut, Conny Janssen Danst, Nederlands Dans Theater, and SKVR to produce photographic and cinematic works that evoke depth and resonance.

The IABR is an organization with a small team. In the run-up to a biennale edition, said team is expanded by a dedicated group of freelancers. The IABR is more than a biannual architecture event; the organization continuously stimulates debate on various platforms and also initiates and produces long-term research-by-design projects. The IABR is committed to deepening the collaborative research process and translating its results into practice.Would you like to send us an open application? Please send an email with your CV and a short letter of motivation to: <a href="mailto:kantoor@iabr.nl">kantoor@iabr.nl</a>.