DUTCH WAVE IN ARKIMEET
ARKIMEET conference series organized by Arkitera Architecture Center is
strengthening its position in the international architectural agenda and now
hosts Contemporary Dutch Architecture.
ARKIMEET conferences started off with a mission of providing the needed
international discussion platform for Turkish architectural and design
community. The discussion platform not only plays an important role in the
contemporary Turkish architecture, but also carries Istanbul to
international architectural agenda as well.
ARKIMEET 2003 enabled the meeting of thousands of architects, academicians
and student with the visions of the internationally acclaimed architects.
The visits of world-renowned architects started with Wolf Prix, co-founder
of Coop Himmelb(l)au. The series continued with the conferences of Dominique
Perrault and Massimiliano Fuksas.
ARKIMEET conferences are now heading off with a new series in 2004 which is
likely to attract quite a lot of attention in Turkish architectural
community. The binding theme of the 2004 conferences is "Contemporary Dutch
Architecture" which is recognised as on of the most important focal points
of today's contemporary architecture.
In this respect, the founder-architects of the architectural offices, UN
Studio, West8, Neutlings and Riedijk and Mecanoo which are regarded to be
among the best representitives of today's Dutch architecture as well as to
be followed with interest internationally, are invited to Istanbul to give
lectures in the context of ARKIMEET 2004.
ARKIMEET 2004 Program:
March 16, 2004 UN Studio Ben van Berkel Harbiye Cultural Center 19:00
March 22, 2004 West 8 Adriaan Geuze ITU Macka G Auditorium 19:00
April 06, 2004 Neutlings Riedijk W. Jan Neutlings Harbiye Cultural Center
19:00
April 13, 2004 Mecanoo Francine Houben Harbiye Cultural Center 19:00
It is also possible to reach further information on ARKIMEET conferences and
the schedule for the upcoming meetings from the website, www.arkimeet.com.
UN Studio
UN Studio, founded in 1998 by Ben van Berkel and Caroline Bos, has various
national and international projects in its portfolio. The Erasmus Bridge,
that has become the symbol of Rotterdam city, played a great role in the
growth of UN Studio's international reputation.
West 8
West 8 is founded by Adriaan Geuze, who is a landscape architect initially,
and his four partners. Urban planning of Borneo-Sporenburg and Expo 2002
Yverdon-les-Bains exhibition site are among the recent projects of West 8.
Adriaan Geuze who have worked with important architects such as Zaha Hadid
and Richard Rogers, is also the curator of the next Rotterdam Architecture
Biennale, 2005.
Neutlings Riedijk
The projects of Neutlings Riedijk, founded by Willem Jan Neutelings and
Michiel Riedijk in 1990, are mostly sculptural buildings which later turn
out to be the icons of the cities in which they are placed. Wijnhaven and
Müllerpier urban settlements, Y-Tower in Borneo-Sporenburg, Amsterdam and
Bruges Concert Hall are among the significant projects of Neutlings Riedijk
architecture office.
Mecanoo
Mecanoo, founded by Francine Houben, Henk Döll, Chris de Weijer, Roelf
Steenhuis and Erick van Egeraat in 1984, is an office with three partners at
the moment, after Steenhuis (1989) and van Egeraat (1995) left. Delft
Technical University Library, St. Mary of Angels Chapel and Herdenkingsplein
settlement are among the significant projects of the office. Francine Houben
had been the curator of the 1st of Rotterdam Architecture Biennale.
Arkitera Architecture Center
Arkitera Architecture Center has been established in 2000 in Istanbul,
Turkey. This independent initiative aims to develop the architectural
culture in Turkey and raise awareness to the quality of the built
environment by means of organizing exhibitions, symposiums, lectures,
workshops, radio programs and discussion panels. The Center's key advantage
lies in the effective use of internet by which over 20.000 architects,
architectural students and related professionals in the design industry
follow its official publication Arkitera.com. The potential synergy within
this large community is directed to the events of which the center
organizes.
http://www.arkitera.net/
Press Room for ARKIMEET:
http://www.arkimeet.com/pressrelease.php
For further information:
Pinar Gokbayrak
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Arkitera Architecture Center
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