[IMC-Editorial] PRESS RELEASE: DUTCH WAVE IN ARKIMEET

[Arkitera Architecture Center]

DUTCH WAVE IN ARKIMEET

ARKIMEET conference series organized by Arkitera Architecture Center is strengthening its position in the international architectural agenda and now hosts Contemporary Dutch Architecture.

ARKIMEET conferences started off with a mission of providing the needed international discussion platform for Turkish architectural and design community. The discussion platform not only plays an important role in the contemporary Turkish architecture, but also carries Istanbul to international architectural agenda as well.

ARKIMEET 2003 enabled the meeting of thousands of architects, academicians and student with the visions of the internationally acclaimed architects. The visits of world-renowned architects started with Wolf Prix, co-founder of Coop Himmelb(l)au. The series continued with the conferences of Dominique Perrault and Massimiliano Fuksas.

ARKIMEET conferences are now heading off with a new series in 2004 which is likely to attract quite a lot of attention in Turkish architectural community. The binding theme of the 2004 conferences is “Contemporary Dutch Architecture” which is recognised as on of the most important focal points of today’s contemporary architecture.  

In this respect, the founder-architects of the architectural offices, UN Studio, West8, Neutlings and Riedijk and Mecanoo which are regarded to be among the best representitives of today’s Dutch architecture as well as to be followed with interest internationally, are invited to Istanbul to give lectures in the context of ARKIMEET 2004.

ARKIMEET 2004 Program:

March 16, 2004	UN Studio	Ben van Berkel	Harbiye Cultural Center	19:00     
March 22, 2004	West 8	Adriaan Geuze    	ITU Macka G Auditorium	19:00     
April 06, 2004	Neutlings Riedijk 	W. Jan Neutlings  	Harbiye Cultural Center	19:00     
April 13, 2004	Mecanoo	Francine Houben	Harbiye Cultural Center	19:00     


It is also possible to reach further information on ARKIMEET conferences and the schedule for the upcoming meetings from the website, www.arkimeet.com.

 
UN Studio

UN Studio, founded in 1998 by Ben van Berkel and Caroline Bos, has various national and international projects in its portfolio. The Erasmus Bridge, that has become the symbol of Rotterdam city, played a great role in the growth of UN Studio’s international reputation. 

West 8

West 8 is founded by Adriaan Geuze, who is a landscape architect initially, and his four partners. Urban planning of Borneo-Sporenburg and Expo 2002 Yverdon-les-Bains exhibition site are among the recent projects of West 8. Adriaan Geuze who have worked with important architects such as Zaha Hadid and Richard Rogers, is also the curator of the next Rotterdam Architecture Biennale, 2005. 

Neutlings Riedijk

The projects of Neutlings Riedijk, founded by Willem Jan Neutelings and Michiel Riedijk in 1990, are mostly sculptural buildings which later turn out to be the icons of the cities in which they are placed. Wijnhaven and Müllerpier urban settlements, Y-Tower in Borneo-Sporenburg, Amsterdam and Bruges Concert Hall are among the significant projects of Neutlings Riedijk architecture office. 

Mecanoo

Mecanoo, founded by Francine Houben, Henk Döll, Chris de Weijer, Roelf Steenhuis and Erick van Egeraat in 1984, is an office with three partners at the moment, after Steenhuis (1989) and van Egeraat (1995) left. Delft Technical University Library, St. Mary of Angels Chapel and Herdenkingsplein settlement are among the significant projects of the office. Francine Houben had been the curator of the 1st of Rotterdam Architecture Biennale.
 
Arkitera Architecture Center

Arkitera Architecture Center has been established in 2000 in Istanbul, Turkey. This independent initiative aims to develop the architectural culture in Turkey and raise awareness to the quality of the built environment by means of organizing exhibitions, symposiums, lectures, workshops, radio programs and discussion panels. The Center’s key advantage lies in the effective use of internet by which over 20.000 architects, architectural students and related professionals in the design industry follow its official publication Arkitera.com. The potential synergy within this large community is directed to the events of which the center organizes.

http://www.arkitera.net/


Press Room for ARKIMEET:
http://www.arkimeet.com/pressrelease.php


For further information:

Pinar Gokbayrak
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Arkitera Architecture Center 

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