International Visitors Programme
As part of the MINOR | Rethinking the Narrative programme, and also as part of the Nieuwe Instituut’s International Visitors Programme, the Office for Metropolitan Information (OMI) hosted two architecture studios in August 2022. Atelier Fanelsa (Niklas Fanelsa) from Berlin and the Polish agency Centrala (Simone De lacobis and Gosia Kuciewicz) each gave a lecture as well as participating in a workshop and an expert meeting.
The focus was on alternative ways of looking at and working on urban development. The different approaches of the two agencies provide the basis for a new way of working, off the beaten track and away from existing principles. Fanelsa researches and works in the countryside of Gerswalde, Germany, exploring themes such as community spirit, craftsmanship and local production methods, and what these mean for contemporary society. Centrala explores the impact and significance of climate on urban development. Their work demonstrates the continuity and breadth of their approach, with light, wind and water forming logical parts of their design practice.