Five days of making the city better, together at WeMakeThe.City 2018
The first edition of WeMakeThe.
This photo report gives you an impression of the more than 250 special programmes that took place last week. See below a selection of programmes that show the diverse valuable initiatives that work together to make this city. Join us on a journey through the universe of WeMakeThe.City 2018.
Co-creatie event: Regio Amsterdam 2025 – 2050
The Wednesday at WeMakeThe.City started at Pakhuis de Zwijger with a co-creation session of the Amsterdam region 2025-2050. Citizens and inhabitants came together to design the future of the metropolitan region. What is valuable and what do we want to keep? What do we want to
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Foto: Vincent van Kleef
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Foto: Vincent van Kleef
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Foto: Vincent van Kleef
Living Lab North Tour
The Living Lab North Tour took visitors on a tour to see the latest developments in Amsterdam-Noord, starting at Ferrotopia at NDSM-wharf, the tour went to MX3D, Circular Buiksloterham
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A’DAM Toren.
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Ferrotopia.
Foto: Ernst van Deursen.
We Make M-ODE x Bas Kosters Studio
Bas Kosters Studio created a whole new fashion line from plastic waste in just three days. The results were presented in a fashion show on the terrain of the Westergasfabriek.
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Foto: Vincent van Kleef
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Bas Kosters en Victoria Koblenko
Foto’s: Vincent van Kleef
Opening Night: Setting the Urban Agenda
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Gershwin Bonevacia
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Egbert Fransen
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Udo Kock
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Toni L. Griffin
Foto: Maarten Nauw
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Kate Raworth
Foto: Maarten Nauw
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Aisha Bin-Bishr
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Foto: Maarten Nauw
Speakers Event
On Thursday night we hosted a special event in
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Foto: Esther van der Heijde
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Marleen Stikker
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Foto: Esther van der Heijde
Amsterdam Innovation Tour
Amsterdam Smart City and the City of Amsterdam launched the new, innovative mobile app Innovation Tour Amsterdam and took us on a tour see the results. The app guides you past all of the innovative developments taking place in the city, sharing interesting facts.
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Foto: Jurre Rompa
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Foto: Jurre Rompa
Pay Attention Please!
On Friday the art manifestation Pay Attention Please! celebrated the launch of the Get Lost Art Route with a speech by the recently elected alderman Touria Meliani. For this project, eleven leading art institutes in Amsterdam joined forces to show the richness of the city’s public space.
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Shamiro van der Geld
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Touria Meliani
Foto: Jurre Rompa
Wasteland – Kadir van Lohuizen
On Friday Night we opened the remarkable art installation Wasteland made by Kadir van Lohuizen. The artist captured the waste stream of five metropolitan areas including his hometown Amsterdam. The results are now to be seen on the pier next to Eye in Amsterdam-Noord. The exhibition will be on view until September.
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Kadir van Lohuizen
Foto: Iris Duvekot
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Foto: Iris Duvekot
Close to Reality
The exhibition Close to Reality shows 50 scaled models of the different districts. From regional scale to actual buildings. And from concepts to final designs of urban spaces and architecture. The exhibition at Zuiderkerk shows the tremendous efforts required in arriving at a final design and creates an opportunity for the audience to imagine and discuss the challenges of (current and future) city planning.
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Foto: Maarten Nauw
We Feed The City
On Saturday and Sunday, the food festival We Feed the City took over the yard of KIT (the Royal Tropical Institute). You could pass by to taste delicious and sustainably produced delights from local tastemakers.
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Foto: Maarten Nauw
CryptoFood Dinner at Ferrotopia
The architectural art installation, Ferrotopia by Joep van Lieshout hosted a 2-day performative food spectacle. Joep van Lieshout and chef Derk Jan Woolrink experimented with the food of the future.
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Foto: Vincent van Kleef
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Foto: Vincent van Kleef
The
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Foto: Jurre Rompa
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Foto: Jurre Rompa
WOW Fashion Inside Out
On Sunday, WOW transformed Bos en Lommerplein into one big, futuristic fashion spectacle. Visitors could stop by to upcycle old clothes and fabrics into tote bags. Additionally, you could participate in workshops with big fashion talents.
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Foto: Vincent van Kleef
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Foto: Vincent van Kleef
Smart & Electronic Mobility Expo
On Gustav Mahlerplein on the Zuidas, visitors could take a good look at the transportation of the future. The Solar Car by NUON and TU Delft – since five years the uncontested winner of the solar race – was only one of the many technological innovations on view. Other impressive vehicles included the electric Jaguar oldtimer and the tiny house on wheels.
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Foto: Jordi Huisman
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Foto: Jurre Rompa
WeMakeThe.City together
The images above only show the tip of the iceberg. During the festival, the inventiveness and collective power of the people living in the city was underlined by the positive spirit of the participating initiatives, companies, partners, entrepreneurs and citizens. A big thank you to everyone who participated, showed up and helped us think of a better future for our cities. See you next year!
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Sites of Memory – Changing Portaits
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Sites of Memory – Changing Portaits
Foto: Alisa Moshkunova
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The Maker Market
Foto: Vincent van Kleef