The heart of the 4th IABR exhibition Open City: Designing Coexistence – 'The Forum' in the NAI – will also be the arena of an interdisciplinary programme of activities for twelve weeks.From the end of September onwards, a series of activities will take place every week from Wednesday to Sunday in the The Forum: lectures, films, workshops, presentations, performances, debates, viewings, guided tours and excursions, music and literature.

Each activity is connected to a theme. This is either one of the sub-themes of Open City (Maakbaarheid, Refuge, Reciprocity, Community, Squat and Collective) or a theme connected with Open City.

Events


Sun 29 Nov | IDFA Film
Bogotá Change (repeat). See 25 Nov
The Hood, NAI - 12:00 hrs - day ticket/PP
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Sun 29 Nov | Biennale bicycle excursions
Bicycle excursions in combination with a visit to a biennale exhibition. 010 - 4332231/
www.rotterdam-archiguides.nl - 12:00 hrs - € 25 incl. guide, bicycle hiring, access to 4th IABR, and a drink.

Wed 2 Dec | IDFA Film
Welcome Europa (France, 2006, 90 min.). An equally disconcerting and candid portrait of young illegal aliens trying to build a new life in Europe without losing their dignity. Director: Bruno Ulmer
The Hood, NAI - 15:00 hrs - day ticket/PP
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Thurs 3 Dec | Open City Lecture and debate
Lecture by Saskia Sassen (USA)
Auditorium, NAI - 20:00 hrs - € 5/3/PP - English

Fri 4 Dec | IABR Open Podium
Every Friday afternoon, a local 'cultural ambassador' appears as host or hostess of a performance, presentation or discussion relating to the theme of the week, this week Migration. Cultural ambassador is V2_, Institute for the Unstable Media.
Forum, NAI - 17:00 hrs - free
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Sat 5 Dec | VPRO Film
Screening of the VPRO Metropolis documentary New to the City. A co-production of the VPRO and the 4th International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam (IABR).
The Hood, NAI - 12:00 hrs - day ticket/PP
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Sat 5 Dec | Open City Talk & Tour
Tour & Talk given by co-curator of the 4th IABR, Tim Rieniets, about the migration theme in the exhibition. After the tour, participants will be allowed to visit the entire exhibit Open City: Designing Coexistence.
The Hood, NAI - 14:00 hrs - day ticket/PP + € 2,50
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Sun 6 Dec | IDFA Film
Welcome Europa (repeat). See 2 Dec
The Hood, NAI - 12:00 hrs - day ticket/PP
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Sun 6 Dec | Incidental Event
Kosmopolis Rotterdam collected stories from grandmothers from Rotterdam, and it was these stories that artist and theater-maker Saskia Meulendijks used as the basis of her work Peptide, portretten van oma's (portraits of grandmothers). A performance of Peptide will be shown at the Netherlands Architecture Institute (NAi), where the main exhibit of the 4th International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam is being held.
The Hood, NAI - 15:00 hrs - day ticket/PP
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Wed 9 Dec | IDFA Film
The Power of Speech (Chile, 2009, 75 min.). A humorous but critical look at the modernization of the Chilean public transport system, a process that does not have the predicted miraculous outcomes for all concerned. Director: Francisco Hervé
The Hood, NAI - 15:00 hrs - day ticket/PP
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Thurs 10 Dec | Open City Lecture and debate
Lecture as part of the 4th International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam (IABR). The lecture is devoted to the theme Access.
Auditorium, NAI - 20:00 hrs - € 5/3/PP - English

Fri 11 Dec | Expert meeting
Expert Meeting within the context of the 4th International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam (IABR) on the theme Access. The expert meeting takes place under the management of architect Miguel Robles-Duran.
The Hood, NAI - start: 9:00 hrs - entree n.k.y. - English

Fri 11 Dec | IABR Open Podium
Every Friday afternoon, a local 'cultural ambassador' appears as host or hostess of a performance, presentation or discussion relating to the theme of the week, this week Access.
Forum, NAI - 17:00 hrs - free

Sat 12 Dec | VPRO Film
Screening of the VPRO Metropolis documentary Staying Alive in Jo'burg directed by Rob Schröder. A co-production of the VPRO and the 4th International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam (IABR).
The Hood, NAI - 12:00 hrs - day ticket/PP

Sun 13 Dec | IDFA Film
The Power of Speech (repeat). See 9 Dec
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Sun 13 Dec | Incidental Event
Screening of the film Leegstand zonder Zorgen ('Vacant Buildings without Worry') by Abel Heijkamp, which follows the activities of anti-squatting organizations and takes a look at the other side of anti-squatting measures: living without rent control.
The Hood, NAI - 15:00 hrs - day ticket/PP

Wed 16 Dec | IDFA Film
Garbage Dreams (USA, 2009, 79 min.). The Zabbaleen people have collected and processed Cairo's garbage for generations, but they are now facing competition from professional trash collectors. Director: Mai Iskander
The Hood, NAI - 15:00 hrs - day ticket/PP
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Thurs 17 Dec | Open City Lecture and debate
Lecture by journalist and writer Robert Neuwirth (US) on the theme Squat and 'squatter communities'.
Auditorium, NAI - 20:00 hrs - € 5/3/PP - English

Fri 18 Dec | IABR Open Podium
Every Friday afternoon, a local 'cultural ambassador' appears as host or hostess of a performance, presentation or discussion relating to the theme of the week, this week Squat.
Forum, NAI - 17:00 hrs - free

Sat 19 Dec | VPRO Film
Screening of a VPRO documentary, a co-production of the VPRO and the 4th International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam (IABR).
The Hood, NAI - 12:00 hrs - day ticket/PP

Sat 19 Dec | Open City Talk & Tour
Tour and introduction by Jörg Stollman (DE), sub-curator of the 'Squat' exhibit of the 4th International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam (IABR). After the tour, participants will be allowed to visit the entire exhibit Open City: Designing Coexistence.
The Hood, NAI - 14:00 hrs - day ticket/PP + € 2,50
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Sun 20 Dec | IDFA Film
Garbage Dreams (repeat). See 16 Dec
The Hood, NAI - 12:00 hrs - day ticket/PP
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Prices
Day ticket 4th IABR: € 10 or € 7 (discount)
Passe partout (PP) 4th IABR: € 25

The Open City Event Program, a co-production of the IABR and the NAI, includes thematic lectures, a film programme of the IDFA, expertise workshops, an Open Podium, guided tours with the curators, weekend activities, and individual activities.