Buildings by Women

Central Library

7 June - 13 July 2025

The exhibition Buildings by Women: Rotterdam takes you along 8 special projects by women architects in Rotterdam. Pendrecht by Lotte Stam-Beese and the Kop van Zuid by Riek Bakker, but also iconic buildings such as De Rotterdam, warehouse Santos and the Kruispleinflat are put in the spotlight.

Photography: Loes van Duijvendijk

About Buildings by Women
Buildings by Women is an initiative of Sofie van Brunschot. The goal is to create an accessible and low-threshold overview of buildings designed by women, making them more visible to a wider audience and inspiring current and future architects. Want to explore more, the city guide Buildings by Women: Rotterdam takes you on a journey through 50 architectural projects designed by female architects. Ideal for a refreshing city walk and a new perspective on familiar places, because once you know who built Rotterdam, you’ll never see it the same way.

Location:

Centrale Bibliotheek, Hoogstraat 110

Opening times:

mon 13:00-20:00, | tue – fri 10:00-20:00 | sat 10:00-17:00 | sun 13:00-17:00 uur

Exhibition design:

Sofie van Brunschot, Leyla Hepsaydir, Jolien Streng

Production:

Ulli Baisch, Pieter Kuster, Ruben Leufkens, Tonio de Roover

Texts:

Catja Edens, Laurence Ostyn, Erica Smeets-Klokgieters, Jolien Streng

Photography:

Loes van Duijvendijk

In collaboration with:

Centrale Bibliotheek Rotterdam, nai010 uitgevers, Nieuwe Instituut

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