Please join cultureNOW, the Lower Manhattan Historical Association, Center for Architecture, Consulate-General of the Netherlands in New York for a hybrid symposium about strategies for facing the urban challenges of the 21st century: mobility, resiliency, cultural heritage, water, housing. Architects from Amsterdam and other major cities in the Netherlands are global leaders in addressing these issues and will be invited to present their ideas in this program.

Moderator:

• Rutger Huiberts, Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates

Introduction and Keynote:

• Ben Gilmartin AIA, 2025 AIANY President, Partner at Diller Scofidio + Renfro

Speakers:

• Francine Houben, Mecanoo

• Winka Dubbeldam, Stuart Weitzman School of Design, University of Pennsylvania

• Margaret Rietveld, Rietveld Architects

• Florian Idenburg, SO – IL

• Frans van Vuure, Director/Senior Architect, UNStudio

Invited Speakers:

• Rem Koolhaas or Shohei Shigematsu, OMA

• Winy Maas, MVRDV

• Wiel Arets, Wiel Arets Architects

• Piet Oudolf, Piet Oudolf

Price: Free

Reservation: Link TBD

-This program was supported, in part, by public funding from the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council
-This program was funded in part by Humanities New York with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities
-The program is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.
-This program is supported in part by the Consulate-General of the Netherlands in New York.