Rise and Shine Rise and Shine

Het Nieuwe Instituut organised the Dutch entries for the São Paulo, Shenzhen and Venice architecture biennales: three opportunities to showcase Dutch architecture and to address spatial issues. The Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism/Architecture in Shenzhen runned from 4 December 2015 until 28 February 2016. The ten Dutch presentations were explored in a public events programme consisting of an installation and a symposium.

The installation Rise & Shine gave the Dutch participants an opportunity to speak. The DDG (Design Displacement Group) team will document, interview and respond to the biennale participants and send out live broadcasts. The symposium created a dialogue between Dutch and Chinese experts in architecture and urbanism and allow them to share their theories and practical experience.

The Dutch participants were AP + E (Architecture Practice + Experimentation), Iwan Baan, Crimson Architectural Historians, Droog Design (Mark van der Net, Jan Rothuizen, Ester van der Wiel, Imme van der Haak, Fanny Hofstra and the Design Academy Eindhoven), INTI (International New Town Institute), Land+Civilization Compositions, Rezone, Rob Voerman, Studio Makkink & Bey, and Superuse Studios.

Rise & Shine was initiated by Het Nieuwe Instituut and the Consulate General of the Netherlands in Guangzhou and is organised by Bureau Europa, the Design Displacement Group and the Institute of Relevant Studies.

Do you Hear the People Sing? Informal lunch lecture by Michelle Provoost
Hosted by: Crimson Architectural Historians
Content: Michelle Provoost of Crimson Architectural Historians will elaborate on their panoramic drawing Do You Hear the People Sing? that is composed of scenes of riots and protests, fused with their spatial environments.
Location: second Floor of main exhibition hall, Former Dacheng Flour Factory, Shenzhen
Language: English

Learning from Da Lang Hosted by: International New Town Institute (INTI)
Content: How does social innovation strengthen the city's urban potential? How could multiple stakeholders collaboratively play a role in future developments of Shenzhen?
Introduction: Michelle Provoost (INTI)
Keynote: Linda Vlassenrood (INTI)
Respondents: Tat Lam (CEO of Shanzhai City) and Sacha Glasl (Space & Matter)
Moderator: Christine de Baan
Location: Aformal Academy, panorama deck, Former Dacheng Flour Factory, Shenzhen

Do you Hear the People Sing? Informal lunch lecture by Michelle Provoost
Hosted by: Crimson Architectural Historians
Content: Michelle Provoost of Crimson Architectural Historians will elaborate on their panoramic drawing Do You Hear the People Sing? that is composed of scenes of riots and protests, fused with their spatial environments.
Location: second Floor of main exhibition hall, Former Dacheng Flour Factory, Shenzhen
Language: English

Learning from Da Lang Hosted by: International New Town Institute (INTI)
Content: How does social innovation strengthen the city's urban potential? How could multiple stakeholders collaboratively play a role in future developments of Shenzhen?
Introduction: Michelle Provoost (INTI)
Keynote: Linda Vlassenrood (INTI)
Respondents: Tat Lam (CEO of Shanzhai City) and Sacha Glasl (Space & Matter)
Moderator: Christine de Baan
Location: Aformal Academy, panorama deck, Former Dacheng Flour Factory, Shenzhen

Scholastic Symposium Hosted by: Aformal Academy, Former Dacheng Flour Factory, Shenzhen
Guests at roundtable: Erik Rietveld (RAAAF), Rupali Gupte (School of Environment and Architecture), Juan Du (Hong Kong University), Liam Young (Unknown Fields Division)
Moderator: Merve Bedir and Jason Hilgefort (L+CC, directors of Aformal Academy)
Content:Just like our cities, the notion of education is undergoing a massive transformation. Invited (spatial) designers, who are also involved in education in different contexts, will debate on the future of architecture and urbanism education and learning. This symposium will set the framework for the upcoming three months of Aformal Academy: Relearning the City.
Location: Auditorium, Former Dacheng Flour Factory, Shenzhen
Language: English

China’s Turn Keynote: Stijn Kemper, Powerhouse Company Beijing
Respondents:
Alex Qian - Vanke Shenzhen (TBC)
Zhaohui Wu - Cadreg Beijing (TBC)
Moderator: Saskia van Stein
Content: Exploring issues ranging from economic growth, national debt and demographics to housing, pollution and urban development, this research presents a portrait of China: the problems it faces, the potential for crisis and why the country is at a crucial point. It tells the Chinese story of a shifting world order, and how architecture and urbanism contribute to its structural problems.
Location: Auditorium, Former Dacheng Flour Factory, Shenzhen
Language: English

Urban Safari: Taking the Da Lang way home. Hosted by: International New Town Institute (INTI)
Content: Road trip to Da Lang factory - hotel and back, Marie Ann O'Donnell (Shenzhen Based Ethnographer) will lecture in the bus on the longer-term research on the planning history of Shenzhen and an introduction by Ekim Tan (Play the City).
Location: Bus leaves from the entrance of Former Dacheng Flour Factory, Shenzhen
Urban safari is free, but please register via www.rise-shine.world
Language: English

Little Babylon Speakers: Tessa Peters and Rolf van Boxmeer in Shenzhen and ONL Architects life streamed from The Netherlands
Hosted by: Rezone
Content: The pavilion Little Babylon is an inflatable 'data-parasite' communicating with the audience in an interactive way as a dynamic, audio-visual show. Open atelier - live stream with ONL architects in the Netherlands to talk about this subject with ONL architects. There will also be opportunities to test ideas live on the pavilion.
Location: Open atelier in Main venue at Little Babylon.
Language: English

Guangming New Town 2.0 Hosted by International New Town Institute (INTI), Guangming New Town and City of Almere
Content: The International New Town Institute (INTI) has been invited by Guangming New Town to advise them for several years on the quality and feasibility of large-scale spatial projects, and their green ambitions in particular.
During this event some provocative scenarios for Guangming New Town will be presented.
Speakers:
- Linda Vlassenrood (INTI)
- Pieter Schengenga (H+N+S landscape architects)
- Simone Eijsink (City of Almere)
- Markus Appenzeller (MLA+)
- Representatives Guangming New Town
Moderator: Tiffany Tsui

Language: English

China’s Turn Keynote: Stijn Kemper, Powerhouse Company Beijing
Respondents:
Alex Qian - Vanke Shenzhen (TBC)
Zhaohui Wu - Cadreg Beijing (TBC)
Moderator: Saskia van Stein
Content: Exploring issues ranging from economic growth, national debt and demographics to housing, pollution and urban development, this research presents a portrait of China: the problems it faces, the potential for crisis and why the country is at a crucial point. It tells the Chinese story of a shifting world order, and how architecture and urbanism contribute to its structural problems.
Location: Auditorium, Former Dacheng Flour Factory, Shenzhen
Language: English