Crimson Historians & Urbanists

28/02/2022

In January 2022, Crimson Historians & Urbanists completed an area oriented cultural-historical exploration with a transformation framework to the First Dutch Cement Industry factory site in Maastricht, commissioned by Atelier Rijksbouwmeester, the Cultural Heritage Agency, the Province of Limburg and the Municipality of Maastricht. The marl extraction and cement production on the factory site recently came to a definitive end, possibly opening up a new perspective for the site.

https://www.crimsonweb.org/fabriekscomplex-eerste-nederlandse-cement-industrie-te-maastricht/

In January 2022, Crimson Historians & Urbanists completed an area-oriented cultural-historical exploration with a transformation framework to the First Dutch Cement Industry factory site in Maastricht, commissioned by Atelier Rijksbouwmeester, the Cultural Heritage Agency, the Province of Limburg an...

12/11/2021

Michelle Provoost was part of the Last Lecture series at the Dag van de Stad (Day of the City) last week in Heerlen – a yearly event for over 1000 urban professionals and policymakers, organized by the national government together with various municipalities, and knowledge institutes. In her talk, Michelle looked back at the past years of Laissez-faire politics and called on everyone in the audience who is part of a local, provincial or national government, to make the most of their own position and to pave the way for change. To take action 'from within', and to adjust or stretch the rules to maximize support for those who have the ideas that we so desperately need to shape our future.

https://youtu.be/kBynxJCxLPA

Architectuurhistoricus en winnaar van de Grote Maaskantprijs Michelle Provoost gaf een Last Lecture op de Dag van de Stad 2021. Ze vertelde over haar onderzo...

02/09/2021

We are currently looking for outstanding allround to join our team for a period of 4-6 months, for 3-4 days per week, starting in October or November 2021.

As an intern you get the opportunity to work on a variety of commissioned and self-initiated projects within one of our organisations: the International New Town Institute or the Independent School for the City. You will collaborate on our research projects, assist in the development and organization of (digital) public events and educational activities and you will help writing articles, social media posts and newsletters. A corona-proof workplace is available for you in Rotterdam. You will receive a financial compensation.

Please check our websites to learn more about our recent projects:
www.crimsonweb.org
www.schoolforthecity.nl
www.newtowninstitute.org

Requirements:
- Master student in the field of architecture, urban design, architectural history, geography or international development studies.
- You need to be flexible, hands-on and all-round
- You are part of a team, but you need to be able to work independently.
- Excellent Dutch and/or English speaking and writing skills
- You are able to work at our office in Rotterdam at least once a week.

In case you are interested please send us an email (crimson@crimsonweb.org) together with your resume. The deadline for applications is Monday 13 September. We are looking forward to hearing from you!

25/06/2021

Morgen vindt Open Bureaudag plaats als onderdeel van de Rotterdam Architectuur Maand en openen wij onze deuren voor het publiek! Er zullen fragmenten getoond worden in samenwerking met het Architecture Film Festival Rotterdam van de afgelopen studio's, workshops en cursussen die plaatsvonden in Independent School for the City, het postdoctorale onderwijsplatform geïnitieerd door ZUS en ons. Daarnaast zitten er nog andere architectenbureaus in ons Maaskant gebouw gehuisvest en openen wij allen onze deuren, dus kom vooral langs!

Je kunt je nog aanmelden voor een tijdslot via deze website: https://rotterdamarchitectuurmaand.nl/programma/item/open-bureaudag-independent-school-for-the-city/

Op de Open Bureaudag opent de Independent School for the City haar deuren voor het publiek! We zijn gevestigd in het door Huig Maaskant ontworpen pand aan de Delftsestraat 33.

20/06/2021

On the 25th of May, the city council of Purmerend approved the masterplan for Waterlandkwartier – the area around the city's main train station. Crimson served as an external expert to the planning team consisting of BURA Urbanism and LOLA landscape architects. We advised the team on the cultural-historical characteristics of the area and how the original design principles and ideas of this New Town from the 1960s and 70s, could inspire the future development of the city.

More info here: https://www.purmerend.nl/ontwikkeling-waterlandkwartier-voorheen-stationsgebied

15/04/2021

Next Thursday Mike Emmerik will contribute to one of the panels at SICK Festival hosted by SICK! in Manchester and Kunstinstituut Melly in Rotterdam

Over two days the conference will present six-panel discussions examining the different ways we can be affected by our environment. Mike will be part of the second panel about Freedom of Movement. The panel will be moderated by Ruth Gould, and will involve Stefan White, Aidan Moesby, and Nynke Feenstra as participants. The event will take place on Thursday 22nd April, at 18:30-19:30 CET.

The discussion is one of six, making up a two-day conference as part of the MINDSCAPES project. MINDSCAPES is a programme of cooperation, collaboration, and creation between cultural organisations in Manchester and The Netherlands, exploring the impact that the places we live have on our mental health and wellbeing.

Today we’re excited to announce the full programme for MINDSCAPES, exploring how the world around us affects mental health and how we feel about our lives. Mon 19 April – Fri 16 May.
Created with artists and organisations in The Netherlands and Manchester we’ll be presenting works by Merel Smitt, Jan Rothuizen, Yonatan Collier, Theater Degasten, Elten Kiene & Sjaan Flikweert

Join us for public artworks, online games, poetry on the streets and an interactive phone app as well as a series of events, workshops and panels.

And it’s all FREE.

We’ll also be presenting a series of online talks, film screenings and a 2-day conference, delivered with partners in Manchester and The Netherlands.

Created by SICK! Festival with Brighter Sound, youngidentitymcr and Design Manchesterin the UK, and Kunstinstituut Melly and Theater Zuidplein in the Netherlands, MINDSCAPES is delivered with a host of fantastic community organisations in Manchester.

MINDSCAPES is developed with the Embassy of the Netherlands in the United Kingdom and funded by DutchCulture centre for international cooperation

FIND OUT MORE: http://bit.ly/minprog

07/04/2021

On Friday 26 March, Michelle Provoost received the prestigious Rotterdam Maaskant Prize for her contribution to architectural and urban thinking, combining reflection with action and for engaging others with the fate of the city through her own, original vision.

For the occasion, Gabrielle Provaas and Rob Schröder made a documentary, following her in various settings. From the lecture hall of the Independent School for the City, she talks about her love for Hugh Maaskant, and how the building in which the school resides - also a Maaskant - can be preserved. Provoost also takes the viewer to the satellite town of Hoogvliet, where she worked with Crimson on Wimby! - a unique urban transformation project full of experimentation in architecture, urban planning, culture and education.

The 20 minute documentary has English subtitles.

This is "Michelle Provoost" by Gabrielle Provaas on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

06/01/2021

We are extremely proud of our own Simone Rots who today defended her doctoral thesis “The Squatted New Town - Modern Movement meets Self-organisation in Venezuela” at Delft University of Technology. Simone, you’ve done such a great job! ❤️

22/12/2020

Last week, the WRR (The Netherlands Scientific Council for Government Policy) published their report “Living together in diversity” - stating that the current Dutch migration policy which is based on the assumption that migration is a temporary phenomenon, is outdated. “We really need to adjust the image that migration ends, and we have to accept that The Netherlands is an immigration country” according to the WRR.

From 2016 till 2019 Crimson worked on a self-initiated research project titled a City of Comings and Goings, which explored the spatial impact of migration on Western European cities, starting from the premise that migration is a structural and permanent factor of (European) cities, which means that they will become increasingly characterized by temporal stays and dynamic lifestyles.

Our research resulted in an exhibition at the Central Pavilion of the Venice Architecture Biennale 2018 and a book with essays, a catalogue of projects and a manifesto-like introductory essay, that demonstrates how planning and architectural design can play a crucial role in making the Western European city into a resilient and exciting City of Comings and Goings.

More info on a City of Comings and Goings here: https://www.crimsonweb.org/spip.php?mot24

In the book ‘City of Comings and Goings’ Crimson brings together a cast of European cities that are marked by migration represented through authoratitive essays by local scholars.

04/12/2020

Last week, the municipality of Rotterdam approved RED Company's and Powerhouse Company's masterplan for the transformation of the Codrico factory site at the Rijnhaven into a living-work-leisure area. Beside Powerhouse Architects, the design team consists of Mecanoo, SHoP Architects and DELVA Landscape Architecture Urbanism.

Part of this masterplan is the transformation of the monumental CO-OP flour factory. Crimson Historians and Urbanists carried out the architectural-historical research that underpins the design for the redevelopment of the factory into housing and more by Office Winhov.

More info here:
https://www.designboom.com/architecture/powerhouse-company-masterplan-rotterdam-rijnhaven-shop-mecanoo-12-02-2020/

02/12/2020

Tomorrow 19.00 Michelle Provoost will be part of a double bill online lecture with Bonaventure Soh Bejeng Ndikung, organised for , talking about the exhibitions of Crimson. Hosted and moderated by Lukas Feireiss
https://livingthecity.eu/programm/ #
Independent School for the City, International New Town Institute

Program

12/11/2020

Volgende week donderdag, 19 november, is Annuska Pronkhorst samen met Kees van Oorschot, procesmanager van het Rotterdam Central District (RCD), en ontwerper Kristian Koreman (ZUS) te gast in ONAIR en zullen ze de plannen van het Schiekadeblok toelichten. Annuska zal de plannen van Coöperatie Delftsestraat presenteren, Kees van Oorschot zal een beeld schetsen van de ontwikkelingen in het Rotterdam Central District en Kristian Koreman gaat praten over het nieuwe voorstel voor het Schieblock dat ZUS samen met Lingotto ontwikkelt. De lezing is live te volgen via YouTube en Facebook.
https://stadmakerscongres.nl/congresprogramma/on-air-schiekadeblok/

In deze editie van ON AIR spreken Kees van Oorschot, procesmanager van het Rotterdam Central District (RCD)…

12/10/2020

Alert: Final Tickets!
Although these last few weeks have been turbulent with the new Corona measures, we are very happy to co-organize the International New Town Day 2020 | Taking Back Housing! online symposium this Friday. We have a great line-up of interesting speakers to discuss alternative housing models. It is going to be an interesting and insightful day full of ideas, discussions and inspiration. If you haven’t bought a ticket yet, make sure to do so! We hope to welcome you all online this Friday at 10:00am!

With contributions by:
Gerard Roemers (Wooncoöperatie De Warren), Laura Weeber (Urbannerdam), Arie Lengkeek & Ninke Happel & Peter Kuenzli (Het Rotterdams Woongenootschap), Marije Raap & Maarten van Poelgeest (Gemeente Amsterdam), Piet Vollaard (Stad in de Maak - City in the Making), Marc Koehler (Marc Koehler Architects), Jacqueline Tellinga, Han van de Wetering ( Zurich), Lina Hurlin (Mietshäuser-Syndikat) and Annet Akkerma (Gemeente Rotterdam)

02/09/2020

The nominations for the Housing Project of the Year have been published. Annuska Pronkhorst is a member of the Jury: https://architectenweb.nl/nieuws/artikel.aspx?ID=48036

Uit de meer dan veertig ingezonden woningbouwprojecten heeft een onafhankelijke jury er vijf genomineerd voor de Architectenweb Award 'Woongebouw van het Jaar 2020'.

03/08/2020

Vanaf deze zomer zal de Delftsestraat een metamorfose ondergaan, onder leiding van onze ‘buurman’ Jasper van Lammeren van LG Architecten. Jasper kreeg de opdracht van de Gemeente Rotterdam een plan te maken voor de tijdelijke herinrichting van de Delftsestraat, vooruitlopend op de verwachte grote gebiedsontwikkeling van het Schiekadeblok. De Delftsestraat zal in fases getransformeerd worden van verkeersruimte tot aantrekkelijke verblijfsruimte en aansluitend zal de karakteristieke wederopbouwarchitectuur in de straat in de spotlight worden gezet. Onderdeel van de plannen is onder meer het vergroenen van de straat door middel van het plaatsen van bomen en planten en het markeren van de entrees van de individuele kantoorpanden door middel van nieuwe signage. Het pand waarin Crimson Historians and Urbanists en Independent School for the City zijn gevestigd heeft de naam Maaskant gekregen, refererend aan de architect van het gebouw Hugh Maaskant.

Benieuwd naar plannen van Crimson, Het Industriegebouw en Volkshotel voor de transformatie van de panden aan de Delftsestraat, lees hier een artikel dat in mei 2020 verscheen op Vers Beton. https://versbeton.nl/2020/05/cooperatie-van-architectuurhistorici-en-investeerders-staat-op-voor-schiekadeblok/

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