HOUSING: How can public space be better designed in the future?
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COMMUNAL KITCHEN + IN-DEPTH STORIES
CAFÉ DE CEUVEL | Biweekly on Mondays | Jan: 12, 26 | Feb: 9, 23 | Mar: 9, 23 | Apr: 6, 20
Drop-in at 18:00 | 18:30 communal meal | 19:30 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 influence 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 experiments, encounters, culture, entrepreneurship, and social initiatives for everyone.
What programs, ideas, and area developments emerge when we create and preserve space to test the city of tomorrow on a small scale?
Program 23/03
Theme: Living
Main Question: The future of living in a popular city like Amsterdam
Program 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 Work What can we expect from the future work landscape? 09/03 Public Space How can public space be better designed in the future? 23/03 Housing How will the city continue to shape how we will live in the future? 06/04 Free Space What is the importance of creative hubs in Amsterdam? 20/04 Ceuvel Workshop Designing the zoning plan based on the themesSpeakers
Speakers
Toon Maassen
is the former owner of Café de Ceuvel and co-initiator of Wooncooperatie de Warren. He will speak about the future of living: how can we remove housing from the market so that homes can remain affordable forever? Toon will make a case for the (housing) cooperative, discussing the legal, economic, and social challenges and opportunities involved.
Evert Bartlema
is director of !WOON, the organization that advocates for the position of tenants and housing seekers in Amsterdam. He previously worked at Ymere, Rochdale, De Alliantie, and the municipality. With his broad experience, he is committed to an affordable, inclusive city where residents have a strong voice, with attention to vulnerable Amsterdammers. At the Volkskeuken, he will discuss the challenges currently faced by Amsterdam tenants and housing seekers, and his thoughts on how to make the housing market more equitable.
About the Volkskeuken
Café De Ceuvel is organizing a series of evenings around ‘Amsterdam in Development’ for the second year, featuring a warm meal followed by an in-depth program. As a sustainable breeding ground, De Ceuvel aims to make it accessible to everyone, and you are welcome to join just for the meal or for the full program.
The Theme and De Ceuvel
In this series, we explore how Amsterdam can grow sustainably by viewing projects as places that contribute to an inclusive and resilient future, with breeding grounds like De Ceuvel playing a key role.
“How can Amsterdam remain a city where breeding grounds can continue to function as permanent testing grounds in a world that is constantly changing?”
Illustration: Tes Miedema