The Other Building Site - part two
Nomination Building of the Year 2020
september 2020
We are overjoyed with our nomination as the building of the year 2020. The expansion of the Rietveld Academie is nominated as one of the top ten new buildings of the year in The Netherlands according to the association for Dutch architects. The jury consits of chairman Nellie Kroes and Ronald Schleurholts, Rob van Kalmthout, Saartje van de Made, Jolijn Valk and Emile Spek.
Composting Vararesti
juli 2020
The Fluck van Eesteren & Van Lohuizen_foundation awarded Studio Paulien Bremmer with a grant for ‘Composting Vacaresti’, a proposed research into the transformation of Lacul Vacaresti in Bucharest, Romania. This research looks at the transformation of the abandonned concrete reservoir, which was started in Ceausescu's times, into the nowaday's rich, diverse, and protected nature.
Publication GRA in German Magazine Detail
april 2020
The Rietveld Academie is beautifully covered in an eight page publication on the making and detailing of the building in the April issue of the German magazine Detail
A Perfect Day
april 2020
Drawing exposition A Perfect Day is from 05.03.2020-15.03.2020 on shown at Westergasfabriek in Amsterdam. With work from o.a. Guy Vording, John Körmeling, Kamagurka, Koos Busters, Miriam Elia, Olga Scholten, Paul Faassen and Rogier Roeters. The completely circular exhibition design is done by Studio Paulien Bremmer.
Moving Images of Expansion Rietveld Academie and Sandberg Instituut
december 2019
Filmmaker John Treffer shot very nice images scanning the interior of the expansion with his drone camera.
See the images here
Dezeen Publishes Expansion Rietveldacademie + Sandberg instituut
see publication here
Architectuur Lokaal Publishes Expansion Rietveld Academie + Sandberg Instituut
Nice article on the expansion_by Vincent Kompier, interviewing Paulien Bremmer on the background ideasand the design and building process of the expansion. Architectuur Lokaal is an independent foundation and magazine that focuses on providing solutions for spatial issues in the Netherlands.
See article: Inventiviteit en daadkracht bij ruimtelijke opgaven, October 2019, Architectuur Lokaal.
Daily Newspaper de Volkskrant Reviews Expansion Rietveld Academie and Sandberg Instituut
Very nice! The expansion of the Rietveld is reviewed in the daily newspaper de Volkskrant with one page and received a very good evaluation as an adventurous building built on radical ideas for _ 'open' education environments.
See article: De uitbreiding van de Rietveld Academie en het Sandberg Instituut is een kleurrijk leerlandschap.
Volkskrant, October 13, 2019.
Start of Academic School Year Goes with Publications on Expansion Rietveld Academie and Sandberg Instituut
The expansion received quite diverse publications o.a.:
see Divisare
see Baunetz
see Architectuur.nl
see Archdaily
see World Architecture
see Design Boom
see Architectenweb
Architecture Relay #6 Visits Expansion Rietveld Academie
At the 18th of September Paulien Bremmer gives a lecture and a guided tour on the new expansion of the Rietveld Academie and Sandberg Instituut. The tour is organised by the Amsterdam Architecture Centre ARCAM in the context of de Archi-Estafette, which is an architure relay visiting one recently delivered building at a time all across Amsterdam.