On Thurs­day, 11 Oct 2007, the AIR (Archi­tec­ture Insti­tute Rot­ter­dam) hosts a con­fer­ence about the state of Rotterdam’s archi­tec­ture in an inter­na­tional con­text. Three young pan­elists have been invited to review 25 build­ings of the city.

Jaime Salazar :

Why can’t Rot­ter­dam return to the fore­front in apply­ing imag­i­na­tion to design and pro­duc­tion, and lay the ground work for a truly sus­tain­able architecture?

Ange­lika Schnell:

No doubt Rotterdam’s wish is to be shame­less, modern, rad­i­cal and met­ro­pol­i­tan – the ‘city of archi­tec­ture’. But the real­ity is more modest, yet more complex.”

Michael Speaks :

Lloyd Quar­ter is the result of an approach to city devel­op­ment that treats archi­tec­ture and the city more like prod­ucts than producers.”

The Dutch Flyer after the break. Admis­sion for the con­fer­ence (13:00-18:00, De Doelen, Jur­ri­aanse Zaal, Kruis­plein 30, 3012 CC Rot­ter­dam) is 175€, and a more friendly 20€ for stu­dents.