All Things Urban

Decades before recycling waste became a design mantra, artists Louis le Roy and Krijn Giezen were already putting the adage ‘Waste = Material’ into practice. On Sunday 22 January 2023, you can take part in a unique day-long field club excursion to three of their magna opera: Louis le Roy’s forever growing Ecokathedraal in Mildam and Heerenveen, and Krijn Giezen’s botanical sound barrier in Rhoon. Join us for this intensive excursion filled with animated explanations and inspiring conversations about art, waste and landscapes. Architectural historian and Le Roy expert Piet Vollaard, artist and former Krijn Giezen student Arnoud Holleman and Ecokathedraal ‘groundskeeper’ Peter Wouda will meet us on site to elaborate on the making and context of these never-ending designs. Reserve your spot by clicking via a link below for €25, including lunch and transport. Departure from the Independent School for the City in Rotterdam (Delftsestraat 33) at 11:00, returning to the same place at around 19:00.

The Independent School for the City is a playground for all urban thinkers, do-ers and designers – based in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. It brings together critical and experimental ideas in the field of urban research, design, strategy and activism. Through a range of diverse activities, urban professionals can discuss and develop ideas to tackle the challenges facing the modern city. The School is an initiative of Crimson Historians and Urbanists and ZUS and is rooted in their practices of combining a critical and activist approach to the city with affecting real change through architectural and planning projects. It is founded on a strong belief in an incremental instead of a tabula rasa approach to city planning which blurs the line.