2018 - 8th edition
THE MISSING LINK
The 8th Architecture Biennale Rotterdam focused on the spatial transformations needed to address the impending climate crisis. The Biennale explored how the design field can contribute to achieving the international objectives of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Paris Climate Agreement.
The 8th edition raised the question of how to achieve effective spatial transformations. What prevents us from making the necessary changes, what is the missing link? This question was made concrete by looking at the Rotterdam M4H area and the North-Western European Rhine-Meuse-Scheldt Delta. This IABR paid special attention to the energy transition and to the social impact of spatial transformations.
The 8th IABR marked the beginning of an ongoing program for two Biennales. In 2018, the program took place partly in Rotterdam and partly in Brussels. The results of the research projects were shown at the 9th Biennale in 2020.
Curators
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Floris Alkemade
Floris Alkemade is an architect and urban designer. He was with Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA) for 18 years, the last eight of which as a partner. Since 2008, Alkemade has led his own firm FAA (Floris Alkemade Architect). Between 2015 and 2021, he served as Chief Government Architect.
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Leo Van Broeck
Leo van Broeck is an architect. He was associated with KU Leuven since 1995, from 2006 as professor of architectural and urban design. In 2007, he founded the architecture firm Bogdan & Van Broeck with Oana Bogdan. From 2016 to 2020, Van Broeck served as Flemish Government Architect.
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Joachim Declerck
Joachim Declerck is an engineer-architect, founder and partner of Architecture Workroom Brussels (AWB)- European think-and-do tank for innovation in architecture, urban and territorial development. He has been a visiting professor at the University of Ghent (BE) since 2014.
