12/01 COMMUNITY CUISINE
COMMUNITY KITCHEN + IN-DEPTH STORIES
CAFÉ DE CEUVEL | Biweekly on Mondays | Jan: 12, 26 | Feb: 9, 23 | Mar: 9, 23 | Apr: 6, 20 |
Doors open at 18:00 | 18:30 shared dinner | 20:00 in-depth stories
Price: Free, donations welcome
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About the theme: Amsterdam in development
In this series, we explore why urban development is crucial for a changing city like Amsterdam. Developments affect both places and the people who live and work there. Accessible, free, and affordable spaces are essential to keep neighborhoods vibrant and strengthen the city, as well as for experimentation, encounters, culture, entrepreneurship, and social initiatives for everyone.
What programs, ideas, and area developments arise when we create and preserve space to experiment with the city of tomorrow on a small scale?
Programme 12/01
Theme: Historical Perspective
Main question: How has Amsterdam developed over the past 100 years? (since 1945)
Programme overview
Date Theme Main question 12/01 Historical Perspective How has Amsterdam developed over the past 100 years? (since 1945) 26/01 Where are we now? What are the current plans in and around Amsterdam, and what does the future look like? (Up to 2050) 09/02 Ceuvel Case Zoning plan, wishes, and vision 23/02 Housing How will the city continue to shape how we will live in the future? 09/03 Work What can we expect from the future work landscape? 23/03 Public Space How can public space be better designed in the future? 06/04 Free Space What is the importance of creative hubs in Amsterdam? 20/04 Mobility and Technology How will we move around in the smart city of the future? 04/05 Ceuvel Workshop Designing the zoning plan based on the themesSpeakers
Marcel van Engelen
The first speaker is Marcel van Engelen, historian and author of the book ‘The City: Amsterdam’. In his contribution, he outlines a concise history of Amsterdam’s development over the past century, with special attention to the economic and social changes that have shaped the city.
Image credit: Judith van IJkenLaura Lubbers
Laura Lubbers joins Alice Roegholt, founder of Museum Het Schip and former squatter. Laura interviews Alice about the city’s developments since the 1980s and how squatting and community involvement influenced urban development.
About the Community Kitchen
Café De Ceuvel organizes for the second year a series of evenings around ‘Amsterdam in development,’ with a warm meal followed by an in-depth program. As a sustainable creative hub, De Ceuvel aims to make it accessible for everyone. You are welcome to join for just the meal or the full program.
The theme and De Ceuvel
This series explores how Amsterdam can grow sustainably by seeing projects as places that contribute to an inclusive and resilient future, with creative hubs like De Ceuvel playing a key role.
“How can Amsterdam remain a city where creative hubs can continue to function as permanent testing grounds in a constantly changing world?”
Illustration: Tes Miedema