After Summer School: TuesdayAfter Summer School: Tuesday

How are different forms of knowledge in Rotterdam gathered and valued? Dominant forms knowledge don't always truly represent the history and identity of the city. On day two of the After Summer School, we explore new ways of preserving and sharing different forms of knowledge in a diverse and non-hierarchical manner. What happens when we put minority perspectives at the center of shaping the city's present and future?

• By Joran Koster
• Location: Verhalenhuis Belvédère
• Language: Dutch

From a fleeting moment of eye contact to meeting the love of your life, encounters are mysterious and unpredictable. In this workshop, Joran Koster of Verhalenhuis Belvédère explores the theory behind unexpected encounters while you will get to work with storytelling techniques. With an open and curious attitude, participants will share stories with each other and learn to connect with themselves, their surroundings and the city.

• By Vers Beton
• Location: Vers Beton office
• Language: Dutch

In this workshop, several editors from Vers Beton will share their vision of what independent local journalism means, its role and importance, and how Vers Beton relates to the city. Through their editorial principles, you discover the choices they make and how they differentiate themselves from other (local) media.

• By Architectuur MAKEN and International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam (IABR)
• Location: KOER (starting at the building site in Stroomkoningstraat)
• Language: English

This workshop teaches you how to use storytelling and imagination as a design tool. The event is led by Rotterdam-based architecture office Studio Architectuur MAKEN, which focuses on circular, climate-adaptive and nature-inclusive projects. They will share their methods and guide you through a set of exercises on perceiving and relating to our city’s co-inhabitants . Architectuur MAKEN are participants of IABR 2024: Nature of Hope, in connection to one of their projects in Rotterdam Zuid.

• By Niels Spaans
• Location: Nieuwe Instituut
• Language: Dutch

Collections are full of memories and emotions, but how can this emotional value be documented and deepened at the level of a community, a neighbourhood or a city? This course, led by Niels Spaans, explores how the stories behind the materials can reveal greater significance than the objects themselves. Using a variety of methodologies and documentation techniques, you will uncover and share unique, moving narratives that highlight the broader value of the collection.

• By Anne Karin ten Bosch
• Location: Stadspark West
• Starting point: allotmentgarden Tot Nut en Genoegen (Daltonlaan 5, 3041 JB Rotterdam)
• Note: bring ‘working clothes’ that may get wet or dirty, and water and dirt-proof shoes or boots. We’ll also work outside when it rains.
• Language: Dutch

Join scenographer and designer Anne Karin ten Bosch as she navigates the edges of Stadspark West, a ‘fictional’ community park that already exists. These spaces, which exist ‘in-between’ the city, are bearers of urban nature and crucial for well-being in the surrounding cityscape, which is mostly made of concrete and brick. Listening to each other, learning about the meanings of places and engaging in conversations about alternative design approaches can help create meaningful connections and a more just city.

The After Summer School is a Rotterdam-based programme of the New Academy where a wide variety of knowledge producers teach their methods. How can we change the city by looking, listening, writing, archiving, collaborating, activating, researching, designing, and walking differently?

If you have any questions regarding the programme or would like to request a free solidarity ticket for financial reasons, you can contact us through laura.lakam@nieuweinstituut.nl.

*Do you wish to attend the programme as a whole, or a large number of classes throughout the week? You can apply for a discount for the full programme through the same email address above.