Conference

The Art of Building Cities

Back to the Human Scale

Program

Date: Thursday September 18th, 2025
Location: Keizersgrachtkerk, Keizersgracht 566, Amsterdam

Reception
 9:30 Doors open
10:00 Welcome: Chair VVAB
10:05 Introduction: Hans van der Heijden, Amsterdam

The critical reconstruction of the city
10:15 Keynote Prof. Vittorio Magnago Lampugnani, Milan
10:45 Report from practice: Richard Lavington, London / Matthias Haber, Berlin / Like Bijlsma, Rotterdam
11:45 Discussion: Ellis Woodman with Sjoerd Soeters and Endry van Velzen

Break

Old-new architecture
14:00 Keynote Miroslav Šik, Prague
14:30 Report from practice: Timothy Smith, London / Alexander Pols, The Hague / Silvia Malcovati, Berlin
15:40 Discussion: Ellis Woodman with Peter Drijver and Bernard Hulsman

Break

Observations and conclusions
16:30 Discussion: Ellis Woodman, with Guy Courtois, Paris
17:30 Closure: Chair INTBAU

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