Founded: Rotterdam Metabolists. A partnership of Rotterdam firms that are leading in the field of designing with the metabolism of the city. They represent more than fifty professionals who work daily on groundbreaking projects in the field of urban planning, architecture and design. With their approach they promote systemic cycles of flows (energy, water, matter, waste), urban agriculture, urban organic and resilient sustainable development. The Rotterdam Metabolists are: Van Bergen Kolpa, Doepel Strijkers, Except, Paul de Graaf, Superuse Studios, The Urbanisten and Studio Marco Vermeulen