In a video interview by the IFHP, the International Federation for Housing and Planning, Anne Loes Nillesen explains how Rotterdam handles future floodrisk and climate change.
Visit the IFHP Centenary Congress’ website to watch the video.
Lecture Nanjing China on land reclamation
During her visit to China, Anne Loes Nillesen gave a lecture on land reclammation at the ‘International Symposium on Coastal Tidal Flat resources Development and Safety’ in Nanjing.
H20-living in the Japanese web-magazine Artscape
Defacto was mentioned in Japanese Media! In her article “How water is treated as a design eliment in the Dutch architecture, urban design and landscape through scales in general”, Maki Ryu mentions several od Defacto’s projects. The article can be read online at Artscape Japan.
Lecture waterfronts Strelka institute Moskou
On June 6, 2012, Anne Loes will provide a lecture at the Strelka Institute for Media Architecture and Design in Moskow. This lecture, titled ‘water and public space’ is focused on the usage of water in the city.
Defacto at the IABR 2012
For the IABR 2012 (International Architecture Biënnale), Defacto was worked on the project of the ‘Rhine Meuse Delta’. In this project, Defacto researched the opportunities of the current water safety strategy in the Alblasserwaard region. On april 19, the exhibition of the project was opened in Het Nieuwe Instituut by Delta Commissioner Wim Kuijken.
S-house exhibited at IABR 2005: The Flood
The IABR (International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam) of 2005 is built around the theme ‘flood’. The second architecture biennale evolvesaround the relationship between water and urban design in the Netherlands and beyond. The S-house, a design for a flood-proof dwelling by Anne Loes Nillesen, Peter Miller and Canan Saridal, was exhibited in the NAI (Dutch Institute of Architecture) as part of the IABR2005.