FENIX hilft uns, Rotterdam als Stadt der Wege, Stimmen und Biografien zu sehen.
Weiterlesen "Second day Sketchcity 2026 – FENIX – Drawing Migration, Memory and the Future Liveable City"What do you want next?
Weiterlesen "Sketchcitywoche 2026 Rotterdam"Where do you want to go to get a deeper view?
Weiterlesen "Excursions day: Next is not just a place—it’s a responsibility"Our fourth day of SketchCity 2025 began with Rotterdam’s famously unpredictable weather: a steady rain that sent us from the streets into museums, cafés, and classrooms. But the sketching didn’t stop—it simply changed atmosphere. Between cappuccinos and exhibition walls, students continued to observe, reflect, and draw. Indoors, we shifted the focus to refining sketches, adding […]
Weiterlesen "Fourth day of sketching 2025 – Sketching Inside and Out – From City Streets to Celebration"On the third day of SketchCity 2025, students ventured into Rotterdam’s diverse urban landscapes, applying the Sketch&Draw method to delve into the city’s complexities. Guided by the week’s central theme — The Challenges of the Future Liveable City —participants explored interconnected topics: Urban Botany, Architecture and Urban Space, Movement Patterns, and Social Impact. Urban Botany: […]
Weiterlesen "Third day of Sketching 2025 – Sketching Rotterdam’s Future—Exploring Urban Themes Through Drawing"Following a series of inspiring lectures from leading urban experts—including Jan Rothuizen and the team at DeFacto Urbanism—our students took to the streets of Rotterdam, transforming the city into their open-air studio. Equipped with sketchbooks and the Sketch&Draw method, they explored the urban landscape not just as observers, but as active interpreters of spatial, social, […]
Weiterlesen "Second Day of Sketching 2025"The first day of the tenth edition of the sketchcity studyweek is opened. 170 student and 7 lecturers from both countries, The Netherlands ans Switzerland celebrate this event with a guest lecture of Jan Rothuizen. Renu Jagernath, Head of Urban Development at Hogeschool Rotterdam, welcomed us with a warm and inspiring speech on the importance […]
Weiterlesen "First Day of Sketching and Keynote 2025"10th Edition of sketchcity studyweek
Weiterlesen "Topics of Sketchcity 2025"Knowing the urgent needs helps to find the better solutions.
Weiterlesen "Fifth day – Ideas sheets"Knowing the urgent needs helps to find the better solutions.
Weiterlesen "Fourth Day – Processing the ideas and sketches"Knowing the urgent needs helps to find the better solutions.
Weiterlesen "Third Day – Scientific input to improve the ideas"Sketching is more than just a tool for visualising ideas; it is an essential part of the creative process in urban planning.
Weiterlesen "Second Day – How to draft an idea with a sketch?"What are the challenges of the future liveable city?
Weiterlesen "First Day on the Floating Pavillion"These are our five topics: 1 Architecture | 2 Biodiversity | 3 Climate Change | 4 Social Impact | 5 Water
Weiterlesen "Topics of Sketchcity Study Week 2024"The Sketchcity study week in Rotterdam 2023 generated many exciting ideas on how to transform urban spaces to make them more attractive, environmentally friendly and people-friendly.
Weiterlesen "My idea is …"Our idea is.. Four teams per location developed different ideas as a group to transform the place. Here are some of them – one from each location. My idea is.. Each student then developed and sketched their own idea based on the group idea. Again, everyone focused on their location. Go to the Project Gallery: […]
Weiterlesen "Friday | Final Assignment Presenting the ideasketches"On Thursday, the students met at 10 am in Academieplein.At the beginning Andreas Mädler explained the levies for today: For the final submission everyone has to hand in Afterwards Hans Karssenberg gave a presentation about the topic: City at Eye-level. This is about how people walk through the city and perceive it. Then the students […]
Weiterlesen "Thursday | Finalizing the ideasketches"On sunny Wednesday morning, students met at the STC building at 09:30. At the beginning Andreas Mädler explained today’s levies: Afterwards dr. ir. Anne Loes Nillessen gave a presentation about urban water challenges in Rotterdam and other cities. Afterwards Andreas Kohli talked about urban climate questions in Zurich with the topic „Making Zurich a better […]
Weiterlesen "Wednesday | Hands on urbanism"Tuesday started at 10:00 a.m. and the first thing the students learned was which group had won the „Contest for Best Cognitive Map“. Andreas Mädler then informed the students about the new daily task, which included: However, before the tasks started, Prof. Gerard Peet gave an interesting presentation about the history and formation of Rotterdam. […]
Weiterlesen "Tuesday | Getting in Contact with the 10 Locations"Rotterdam meets Chur On Monday the day started relaxed after a welcome coffee at 10 am in the STC building with a beautiful view over Rotterdam and directly at the waterfront. All students from Switzerland and Rotterdam met for the first time. The students from Switzerland are studying „Multimedia Production“ and the students from Rotterdam […]
Weiterlesen "Monday | Key note and Treasure Hunt"Pick up inspiration from the artist Jan Rothuizen. Understand what the week is about. Know what is expected at the end. And then a treasure hunt.
Weiterlesen "Day 1 Kickoff & Intro"Overview of the sketchcity study week
Weiterlesen "Sketchcity 2023 in Rotterdam"Ultimate need for actions are on scope. Here some background information. Update 2023
Weiterlesen "What are the challenges of the future liveable city?"The Sketchcity week is almost over. For the last time, all students and lecturers met at the university. All the posters with the ideas are finalised. An exhibition took place where all the innovative and creative ideas were viewed. The best projects were highlighted and discussed. Some very great work has been done! This was celebrated with a final BBQ! Now this wonderful week is over again and everyone is on their way home.
Weiterlesen "Exhibitions of Ideas | 10th June 2022"This morning the research event – stroll with cognitive map – took place. After the 30 minute walk through Rotterdam, the students met again at the starting point and drew their route from memory.
Weiterlesen "Idea development and lots of sketching | 9th June 2022"There was also a lot of sketching in the art museum. In the evening we visited the Rotterdam Rooftop walk, which highlights very exciting and important topics.
Weiterlesen "sketch – sketch – sketch | 8th June 2022"First day in Rotterdam. Happy Sketching!
Weiterlesen "First Day in Rotterdam | 7th June 2022"It has always been the great trick of devil, to make man believe, he didn’t exist.
Weiterlesen "What is the Benefit of sketched visual Storytelling in Social Media by Ideasketches?"We are happy to announce the Sketchcity Studyweek in Rotterdam 2022 This year’s study week is again an Erasmus plus project and financed by the EU. It will take place from 6.-10. June 2022 in Rotterdam. This is a presser cooker week with almost 150 Students from Switzerland. The students are joined by Dutch students […]
Weiterlesen "Happy sketching in Rotterdam 2022"Sketching Cognitive Maps as a tool for research in climate change
Weiterlesen "Sketch&Draw at the Erasmus+ Project Impetus at Coimbra University in Portugal"During four days the students sketched their stories around Corona. The sketched reports were written before the end of the first lockdown in Switzerland, i.e. before 8 June 2020. We all spent 12 weeks in self-distancing and lived according to the motto „stay at home“. Have a look at the nearly 100 stories here, which […]
Weiterlesen "These are the sketched Corona Stories of June 2020"After almost a week of sketching, the drawn reports are now available. What is the story behind? Find it out here. Silvan K. Viktoria B. Selina S. Alexanda M. Julia K. Angela S. Estella M. Jael F. Jana H. Jonas Geruscha L. Alessia S. Julia B. Laura K. Lea Z. Lisa H. Luana F. […]
Weiterlesen "Day 4: the sketched Corona reportage"It is the images that recall our memories that are strong. So let us work with this kind of images.
Weiterlesen "Day 3: work on sketches & texts of the individual Corona reportage story"The challenge is to wrap up the story in sketches and text. So there was a lot to think about.
Weiterlesen "Day 2: Sketch sketch sketch"How to make a story out of the experiences during Corona?
Weiterlesen "Day 1: Sketch a storyboard @ home"How do you experience this time with Corona?
Weiterlesen "Sketch @ home: Drawn reportage on the subject of Corona!"„impetus“ is the acronym for Innovative measurement tool towards urban environmental awareness.
Weiterlesen "„Sketchcity“ is part of the Erasmus+ project „impetus“"Desktop Exhibition and Video Presentations
Weiterlesen "Presenting the ideasketches"Ideas Sketchcity – Results and concepts of the different group themes
Weiterlesen "Ideas Sketchcity Study Week 2019"Skechting ideas in search of sustainable concepts
Weiterlesen "Ideasketches in search of sustainable concepts"Sketchcity studyweek kick-off at RDM Campus Rotterdam
Weiterlesen "Day 1: What are the benefits of ideasketching for the city of Rotterdam?"Dutch earthquakes and its impacts as starting points for documentary drawing and art interventions
Weiterlesen "Day 2: Documentary drawing and art interventions"Best practices in sketching and documentary drawing
Weiterlesen "Day 3: Sketches project future"Jakarta and its problems with rising sea level
Weiterlesen "Day 4: Seeing the case"Show the best idea you generated during the Sketchcity studyweek
Weiterlesen "Day 5: Presenting the ideasketches"urban gardening | urban forest | heritage&culture | generation project | urban & Hinterland | hands on art inventions | urban water | art&culture | street livability | handmade urbanism | multimedia intervention / communication | interactive game |
Weiterlesen "Sketchcity Themen 2019"Tanja Hess the pencil is our mighty tool Jöelle Kost a pen, a brush and 5 minutes of time Andreas Mädler may the force be with you Giada Zacheo show the world what you see in your head Andreas Kohli draw the future Noah Schär drawing is the study and understanding of things
Weiterlesen "Who is teaching?"Rotterdam is home to the largest seaport in Europe and is the most important trading location for oil in Europe. During the Second World War, the city center was almost completely destroyed …
Weiterlesen "Heritage & culture students‘ research"Urban water encompasses the management of a sufficient supply of clean drinking water and the disposal of wastewater.
Weiterlesen "Urban water students‘ research"The number of challenges: dirty air, heavy traffic, and high rents. The boundaries between city and hinterland have dissolved.
Weiterlesen "Urban, agglomeration & hinterland students‘ research"Urban Green explores the ways in which future cities can help people feel good and stay healthy – both physically and psychologically.
Weiterlesen "Urban green students‘ research"Shared communities organize themselves, pop-ups emerge and art projects are implemented.
Weiterlesen "Hands-on art interventions students‘ research"What will the future of housing and co-living look like? The „generation project“ addresses questions like this.
Weiterlesen "Generation project students‘ research"Bringing color, life, and farming traditions back to urban cities: That’s the main goal of Urban Gardening.
Weiterlesen "Urban gardening students‘ research"
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