Powerhouse Company x MARGREETH OLSTHOORN x Nieuwe Instituut
As part of the programme around Watercities Rotterdam. By Kunlé Adeyemi, the Nieuwe Instituut hosts an evening on floating architecture, including a screening of the film, House of Adaptation, about Powerhouse Company’s innovative Floating Office Rotterdam (FOR) building. In conversation with Powerhouse Company architect Nanne de Ru and FOR resident Mike Girling of the Global Center on Adaptation (GCA), we explore how to build and design strategically in the face of today’s rapidly changing climate. Professor Carola Hein will moderate the talk. Closing the evening, MARGREETH OLSTHOORN presents SHOP SHOW Water Stories, a show on the terrace next to the floating pavilions, with music courtesy of Kris Berry.
24 August 2023 18:00 - 21:00
House of Adaptation
Why build a floating building in the middle of Rotterdam, and what does it have to say about climate politics? The documentary film House of Adaption, by filmmakers Onur Can Tepe and Marcel IJzerman, answers these questions. It also takes us inside the offices of Global Center on Adaptation, which, when searching for a place for its headquarters, was gifted – by the City of Rotterdam – a building that will float as the sea level rises. This building, named Floating Office Rotterdam, is designed by Powerhouse Company.
MARGREETH OLSTHOORN – SHOP SHOW
MARGREETH OLSTHOORN, is a well-known fashion brand in Rotterdam situated on Kop van Zuid. Here one can find and cherish designer pieces, carefully curated by Margreeth herself from high-end to super exclusive.
For the event on 24 August, MARGREETH OLSTHOORN in collaboration with performing artist Kris Berry, will host a SHOP SHOW designer collection around the ponds and water pavilions of the Nieuwe Instituut. Anyone is free to join for this part of the programme. No registration is needed.
Programme
- 20:00-21:15hr: Screening of the film House of Adaptation, followed by Q&A with Nanne de Ru (Powerhouse Company) and FOR resident Mike Girling (GCA)
- 21:15-21:30hr: Drinks and option to visit the exhibition Water Cities Rotterdam. By Kunlé Adeyemi
- 21:30-22:00hr: SHOP SHOW by MARGREETH OLSTHOORN in collaboration with musician Kris Berry on the terrace next to the floating pavilions (open for anyone to join)
- 22:00-23:00hr: Drinks at Het Nieuwe Café
Attendees are also welcome to visit the exhibition Water Cities Rotterdam. By Kunlé Adeyemi prior to the event, as we offer free museum entrance on Thursdays from 17:00-21:00hr.
The performance by MARGREETH OLSTHOORN and Kris Berry is free for anyone to join. No registration is needed.
Language: English | Location: Nieuwe Instituut | Tickets: 10,-/5,-/0,-
TicketsWater Cities Public Programme
For the exhibition Water Cities Rotterdam. By Kunlé Adeyemi, Nieuwe Instituut organises an extensive public programme with activities linked to themes explored in the exhibition and on the floating pavilions in the ponds around the institute, from Sunday morning yoga to documentaries, and from talk shows to live radio.