Rotterdam Bright Future} an Urban Antropological Quest to Rotterdam | 1 Stories of Rotterdam Bright Future, Inspiring Cities Event 25-27 April 2012
2012 {Rotterdam Bright Future} an urban antropological quest to Rotterdam | 1 Stories of Rotterdam Bright Future, Inspiring Cities Event 25-27 April 2012 After visiting Dublin and London in 2011, we look back on again a very inspiring international exchange last 25-27 April in Rotterdam, opening up new worlds of thought on the theme of the Arrival City and on the city of Rotterdam itself. We had an international and interdisciplinary visitor group again of 30 people, 50 people extra joining in on Thursday and Friday, and another 50 on the opening night on Wednesday. Participants came in from the UK, USA, Italy, Russia, France, Belgium, Denmark and of course the Netherlands. The group was very diverse in background, creating exchange between disciplines and perspectives – exactly the way we like it at Inspiring Cities. We opened up the new world of “arrivals” to Rotterdam, inspired by the book Arrival City of Doug Saunders. Rotterdam was the third interna- tional exchange in a series looking for new answers for urban development after the crisis. Each time, we have added a new layer to our quest. We started out with the notion of the fundamental shift from making cities to being cities; Dublin added the anthropological viewpoint, and the perspectives of the lived and planned world. London added the connective strength of the Civic Economy, creating new combinations between the lived and the planned world. And now Rotterdam added the perspective of the Arrival City. We are curious what our next visit will bring us. Our idea behind the international exchanges is to make them into more than a trip only, but make it into a collaborative co-creation with all participants.
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