The floating festival hub consists of three enormous push barges temporarily docked at the historic Maassilo in the Maashaven. These barges are typically used for transporting raw materials such as salt, sand, and ores. However, during the Architecture Month, these iconic vessels will be transformed and made accessible to the public.
2023
Architectuur Instituut Rotterdam
programme
The Rotterdam Architecture Month this year is made possible in part by the Municipality of Rotterdam, Rotterdam Festivals, Creative Industries Stimulus Fund, Rotterdam Partners, AIR - Architecture Institute Rotterdam, Job Dura Foundation, Port of Rotterda
in cooperation with
Rotterdam Festivals
Stimuleringsfonds Creatieve Industrie
Rotterdam Partners
AIR - Architectuur Instituut Rotterdam
Stichting Job Dura Fonds
Havenbedrijf Rotterdam
de Maassilo
Dutch Steigers en Eurobarges
Stimuleringsfonds Creatieve Industrie
Rotterdam Partners
AIR - Architectuur Instituut Rotterdam
Stichting Job Dura Fonds
Havenbedrijf Rotterdam
de Maassilo
Dutch Steigers en Eurobarges
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A Park, Urban Sports, and an Exhibition
One of the barges will serve as a floating city park, offering a vibrant space for lectures, debates, concerts, and other events. Another barge will be dedicated entirely to urban sports, such as freerunning and calisthenics. The third barge will host an exhibition about the Maas as Rotterdam's Central Park. The concept and design are developed by the Rotterdam-based architecture firm Studio Marco Vermeulen. The urban sports barge is being realized in collaboration with freerunner Onur Eren.
Theme: Wet City
This year’s theme for the Rotterdam Architecture Month is Wet City. Rotterdam, a port city on two banks, is surrounded by and immersed in water. How can we invigorate and green the Maas and its shores to create the most beautiful and largest city park in the Netherlands? The floating festival hub brings together complex challenges related to water and climate, resulting in concrete urban solutions. An outdoor exhibition will showcase innovative solutions currently being implemented in the city, as well as actionable ideas for making the city more resilient to the impacts of climate change.
Summer on South and Nelson Mandela Park
With the floating festival hub, the Rotterdam Architecture Month aims to bridge various developments around the Maashaven, including the Nelson Mandela Park. This new city park within the Maashaven is currently under development and is expected to be about ten football fields in size.
Essentially, the floating festival hub serves as a testing ground; by collaborating and sharing knowledge now, energy and a network can be established to support the further development of the Nelson Mandela Park. Additionally, the Rotterdam Architecture Month is part of the Summer on South event, which runs throughout the summer and highlights what the southern part of the city has to offer.
This year’s theme for the Rotterdam Architecture Month is Wet City. Rotterdam, a port city on two banks, is surrounded by and immersed in water. How can we invigorate and green the Maas and its shores to create the most beautiful and largest city park in the Netherlands? The floating festival hub brings together complex challenges related to water and climate, resulting in concrete urban solutions. An outdoor exhibition will showcase innovative solutions currently being implemented in the city, as well as actionable ideas for making the city more resilient to the impacts of climate change.
Summer on South and Nelson Mandela Park
With the floating festival hub, the Rotterdam Architecture Month aims to bridge various developments around the Maashaven, including the Nelson Mandela Park. This new city park within the Maashaven is currently under development and is expected to be about ten football fields in size.
Essentially, the floating festival hub serves as a testing ground; by collaborating and sharing knowledge now, energy and a network can be established to support the further development of the Nelson Mandela Park. Additionally, the Rotterdam Architecture Month is part of the Summer on South event, which runs throughout the summer and highlights what the southern part of the city has to offer.
