13.07.12

Friday Afternoon Café (film) - Test Site Rotterdam

Location: De Dépendance (Schieblock), Test Site Rotterdam

Making City Film Café with Victor Vroegindeweij

FILM
Urbanized (by Gary Hustwit) is a feature-length documentary about the design of cities, which looks at the issues and strategies behind urban design and features some of the world’s foremost architects, planners, policymakers, builders, and thinkers. Over half the world’s population now lives in an urban area, and 75% will call a city home by 2050. But while some cities are experiencing explosive growth, others are shrinking. The challenges of balancing housing, mobility, public space, civic engagement, economic development, and environmental policy are fast becoming universal concerns. Yet much of the dialogue on these issues is disconnected from the public domain.

Time: 18.00 – 19.00 (doors open at 17.00)
Language: English
Entry: Free

The Friday Afternoon Cafés are held every Friday from 27 April until 17 August.

Input for the Friday Afternoon Cafés is provided by AIR, the municipality of Rotterdam, EDBR/Rotterdamse Nieuwe, the Netherlands Architecture Fund, ArchiNed, de Cultuurscouts, VPRO and Rotterdam’s best DJs.