Launch of Volume 70: Worldglimpsing at Athenaeum, Amsterdam
Calling all dreamers, glimpsers, and anyone curious! Join Archis and the Nieuwe Instituut for the launch of Volume 70: Worldglimpsing at Athenaeum Boekhandel, Amsterdam. Hear contributors read from the worlds they’ve built, then try your hand at roleplaying with the Dobbelgangers in a session of Dungeons & Dragons. Drinks and snacks to follow.
18 November 2026 16:00 - 18:00
Worldglimpsing
“How can we create a new world without exploring and deepening our ability to imagine one?”
Guest-edited by James Taylor-Foster, Volume 70 is the prequel to Worldglimpsing: Roleplay and the Design of Alternate Realities, the upcoming exhibition at the Nieuwe Instituut. Bringing together voices from within and beyond the show, the new issue maps its worlds, reveals how they are designed, and invites you inside. In an age of generative AI, as the boundaries between real and imagined worlds blur, Worldglimpsing asks us to rediscover our identities and play with them anew.
Programme
- 17:00 Doors open
- 17:30 Introduction by Stephan Petermann
- 17:45 Selected Reading Session
- 18:00 Dobbelgangers’ workshop on Roleplay
- 18:30 Drinks and snacks
Language: English | Location: Athenaeum Boekhandel, Amsterdam | Free or 17,50 with a physical copy of Volume 70
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Volume is a bi-annual magazine for architecture and design and is a collaboration between Archis and Nieuwe Instituut. The magazine is a cross-pollinator between the in-depth editorial content of Volume and the research and programmes of the Nieuwe Instituut, while maintaining its editorial independence.