The Mayor and Aldermen of Rotterdam have earmarked 2007 as the city’s Year of Architecture. Rotterdam 2007 City of Architecture is a wide-ranging festival that focuses on outstanding buildings and urban sites in Rotterdam. The festival comprises special exhibitions, events and “Sites & Stories”, an audio tour around the high points of over a hundred years of modern architecture.

For information on Rotterdam 2007 City of Architecture: www.rotterdam2007.nl

For more tourist information: www.rotterdam.info

PROGRAMME ROTTERDAM 2007 CITY OF ARCHITECTURE

Sites & Stories – until 22 September 2007
The Sites & Stories soundwalk, full of lively recordings, takes visitors to forty selected buildings that represent a hundred years of modern architecture

International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam – Kunsthal Rotterdam – until 2 September 2007
An ever increasing proportion of the world’s population lives in urban surroundings. The forces and players that shape the world’s 21st-century cities forms the subject matter of the 3rd International Architecture Biennale of Rotterdam.

Le Corbusier, the art of architecture – NAI – until 2 September 2007
As a key figure in twentieth century architecture, Le Corbusier had a major influence on the cultural life of his time. This exhibition offers a comprehensive introduction to and new views into the world of Le Corbusier.

Architecture Day – Various locations – 23 June 2007
The opening of the National Architecture Day (Dag van de Architectuur) will take place in Rotterdam this year.

City in Bloom, Schouwburgplein – until 24 June 2007
Landscape architect Adriaan Geuze designed a spectacular flower sculpture for his 'own' Schouwburgplein.

Architecture@night, along the river Maas – until 24 June 2007
International top designers will be making Rotterdam by night more beautiful.

Conny Janssen Danst - Van Nelle Design Factory – 28 June until 7 July 2007
An abandoned factory is the setting for the dance performance ‘City on Location’ by Conny Janssen Danst (Conny Janssen is Dancing) and the Rotterdam Conservatory.

Art Landscape Maas Tunnel – 27 June until 22 August 2007
The Maas Tunnel, the first Dutch tunnel for cars, cyclists and pedestrians of its kind, will be transformed into an interactive landscape with sensors responding to movements and sounds of visitors.

Brick: the exhibition – Groot Handelsgebouw – until 1 July 2007
An exhibition full of exciting, innovative and inspiring bricks.

The Talk of the Town – Various locations – until 1 July 2007
A theatrical ByCycle tour through the city of Rotterdam.

WiMBY! – Boijmans Museum and Hoogvliet – until 15 July 2007
WIMBY! is dedicated to a better, prettier and livelier future for the Rotterdam district of Hoogvliet. This grand festival will showcase the projects that have come to fruition in the last seven years.

FollyDock – Heijplaat – until 30 August 2007
FollyDock is a competition for artists, designers and architects. The task was to design an original folly – a whimsical or functionless structure. The results of the competition were built in the Rotterdam dockland area of Heijplaat.

Rotterdam ArchiGuides – until 22 September 2007
Discover the city the Dutch way: by bike!

Architecture Adventure Spido – until 30 September 2007
An original and unique way to explore the architecture of Rotterdam is by taking a boat trip.

Reviewing Rotterdam – 11 October 2007
3 Critics, 25 Buildings. Three international critics, each from a different cultural background, will give their unvarnished opinion on over twenty buildings and locations in Rotterdam.

Codex Delfshaven – until 31 December 2007
This interactive city walk takes you through a self-willed part of Rotterdam: Delfshaven.

City Information Centre (CIC) – until 31 December 2007
The large model of the city centre of Rotterdam at the CIC featuring all existing buildings and future plans is the ideal starting point for exploring the city.

Holland's Architecture Institute

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