3. Laboratory-talk curated by Winy Maas, (Landscape)Architect, Urban Planner and Co-Founder of MVRDV, Rotterdam, with:
Ronald Stive, Director Advisory Group Maritime, Royal Haskoning, Rotterdam and Dubai
Jaap Wiedenhoff, Director Arup BV, Amsterdam
Prof. Jörn Walter, Chief Urban Planner, Ministry for Urban Development and Environment, Hamburg
Ton Matton, Architect, Matton Office, Wendorf/Rotterdam
Moderation:
Winy Maas, (Landscape)Architect, Urban Planner and Co-Founder of MVRDV, Rotterdam
Welcome:
Kristin Feireiss, Aedes Berlin
Ferdinand Dorsman, Counsellor for Press and Culture, The Embassy of the Netherlands in Berlin
Floods, water shortage and rising sea levels - the third laboratory talk broaches the issue of urban development on the waterfront i.e. amphibic living, and the theme of water with regard to the consequences of climate change and globalization. The handling of water equals the question of survival, not just in the Netherlands: what kind of preventive measures with sustainable benefits should be developed? What solutions can architecture and urban development provide for an environmentally friendly future? What visions does 'constructing on sea level' create?
