RIEK BAKKER SPEAKS....

On the initiative of the Royal Institute of Engineers (KIVI) and in cooperation with Het Delftsch Bouwkundig Studenten Gezelschap "Stylos" and designers' association Delft Design, a trio of interviews with three 'éminences grises' in architecture are being organised. These lectures run parallel to a series of lectures in which young up-and-coming designers, with the theme 'Future Makers', give their views on the built environment. Forty years ago, these speakers were the 'Future Makers' of their time.

On 21 February, we kicked off with an interview with high-profile ex-architect Carel Weeber. There was a great interest from almost 200 interested people at Delft University of Technology.

The second interview in this series will be held at Delft Design, at delft's undisputedly most beautiful location, Sint Agathaplein 4 in Delft (Prinsenkwartier). Our guest on this evening, 3 April 2019, will be Riek Bakker, who, through her visionary thinking, has left a lasting impression in Rotterdam and is best known for her successful infill of this city's 'Kop van Zuid'.

In 1985, the municipality of Rotterdam asked Riek Bakker to come and work in the city as Director of Urban Development. She didn't have to think long about that. Under the leadership of Bram Peper, the New Rotterdam was established. Space was created for spatial and economic development of the city. The Kop van Zuid was tackled, something that had not been possible before.
In addition to her technical knowledge and skills, her experience in dealing with political and administrative parties, she used her hobbyhorse: participation. Participation of the people of Zuid. The results of this enormous cooperation were stellar with the Erasmus Bridge as the absolute highlight. On King's Day 2015, Mayor Aboutaleb decorated Riek Bakker with Ridder in de orde van de Nederlandse Leeuw (Knight in the Order of the Dutch Lion), with the motivation: "without you, Ms Bakker, the Kop van Zuid and the Erasmus Bridge would not have come about."

This evening, we will ask her to talk about her work in Rotterdam, her new vision of the Rotterdam of the future with a possible relocation of the Feijenoord stadium to the western port area and her work as a painter. Riek Bakker will start the evening with a presentation of her main projects and her paintings. For more information see website www.stylos.nl/riekbakker

Due to the interest, we ask you to attend in good time.

Organisation: Designers' Association Delft Design / Royal Institute of Engineers (KIVI) / Het Delftsch Bouwkundig Studenten Gezelschap "Stylos"

Moderator: Yael von Mengden (architecture student) and Ton Voets (chairman KIVI)

Information: Ton Voets, mob: 06 543 123 63 or by mail info@tonvoets.nl

The next lecture will take place on 8 May 2019: Cees Dam, TUD, Department of Architecture