Reimagining Future African Cities at the Nieuwe Instituut in Rotterdam

On the 14th of October AAMatters will participate in an afternoon dedicated to critical exploration and (re)imagining the future of African cities. The event kicks-off with panel discussions featuring mentors and practitioners from the Building Beyond Programme, followed by an hour long presentation by AAMatters in which we will explore the practicalities and challenges of mapping as a tool of integrated urban development together with Ali Khamis from the planning department in Zanzibar and concludes with a talk by Rem Koolhas revisiting his numerous encounters with the city of Lagos. The programme accompanies the exhibition Water Cities Rotterdam by Kunle Adeyemi and there will be opportunities to view the exhibition between the talks and presentations.

The event is ticketed, part 1 and 2 are free. You can sign up for any of the parts here

Programme overview:

14:00 – 16:00 hr: Part I: Building Beyond Prescribed Futures

16:00 – 17:00 hr: Part II: Foundations for Future African Cities

17:00 – 18:00 hr: Network drinks and Detour through Water Cities Rotterdam

18:00 – 19:30 hr: Part III: Revisiting Lagos with Rem Koolhaas

19:30 hr: Network drinks and Detour through Water Cities Rotterdam

22:00 hr: End of evening

For more information on the individual parts see: Reimagining Future African Cities

The event is organised by the Nieuwe Instituut, together with the Prince Claus Fund and the Creative Industries Fund NL and AAMatters.

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