Fourth day of sketching 2025 – Sketching Inside and Out – From City Streets to Celebration

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 […]

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Third day of Sketching 2025 – Sketching Rotterdam’s Future—Exploring Urban Themes Through Drawing

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: […]

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Second Day of Sketching 2025

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, […]

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