Nature of Hope Exhibition

The exhibition takes place at the Nieuwe Instituut and shows in over 70 ways how to spark hope, inspiration, and discussion about the ways in which we can all contribute to and positively influence positive change in our environment. The selection of architectural practices on show represents a broader movement toward transformative, practice-based, approaches in architecture and design. Visitors will explore different approaches and examples from various conditions and contexts worldwide, providing insight into the multifaceted ways in which architecture contributes to the awareness and, in some cases, restoration of biodiversity and the natural environment.

The Nieuwe Instituut (NI) in Rotterdam is the national museum for architecture, design, and digital culture. The IABR thus returns to the place where it took its first cultural steps 20 years ago. The IABR and the Nieuwe Instituut share a common agenda and both want the design disciplines to play a key role in interpreting and furthering the development of pressing social challenges.

Practice Place

The exhibition at the Nieuwe Instituut also includes a Practice Place. Designed by Théo Demans and Clemence Seilles, this soft assembly space invites the architectural community in the broadest sense to come together around transforming practice. Over the course of seven Assemblies – from soil and water to working conditions, and from bioregional building to new value models  – we will bring together practitioners who collectively hold the key to transformation. You are warmly invited to join us. These day-long workshops will be documented in a Live Archive designed by meta office, will inspire a podcast series in collaboration with De Architect, and will ultimately lead to the forging of a New Narrative that will be festively presented on the closing weekend of the biennale.

Participants

Participants include: 9gradenarchitectuur; Architectuur MAKEN; Civic Architects; ORGA architect; Popma ter Steege Architecten (PTSA); RO&AD; Space&Matter; Studio Nauta, Mulder Zonderland & Joost Emmerik; De Twee Snoeken; Zones Urbaines Sensibles (ZUS); De Zwarte Hond; Aki Inomata

Sustainability in the Biennale

IABR strives for an agenda-setting and stimulating position in the national and international architecture debate. Since the first edition in 2003, the IABR has therefore focused on the value of design research. The pursuit of a healthy and fair ecosystem for the IABR is always central. The IABR is also critical of the footprint of its own activities. In order to gain insight into this, a CO2 footprint measurement is carried out at each edition by New Economy. The aim is to improve our performance at a subsequent edition and to reduce, avoid or store CO2 when designing it.