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WATERSCHOOL, 2018-present

 

WATERSCHOOL, a self-initiated design and research project of Studio Makkink & Bey, looks into the possibilities of founding a holistic school revolving around water as an essential material, subject, and socio - economic and political phenomenon — where education and curriculum are entirely rethought.

 

WATERSCHOOL’s goal is to raise awareness of our huge water footprin t. Water use becomes a leverage point for a collaborative exploration of a learning - by - doing approach to the production landscape. Living and working blend, all while being designed around the prospective use of water and our resources. WATERSCHOOL operates as a test site and as an experimental catalyst for sustainable area (re)development, meanwhile gathering and distributing knowledge.

 

Starting from 2018, we investigated how to develop a future school and using the medium of an exhibition and lectures as a tool, we aims to connect companies, governmental bodies and designers working on topics related to water and education.

 

A selected team from Studio Makkink & Bey will perform research on these topics and how to integrate them into the architecture and curriculum of the School, in order to present their findings during exhibition. Paired with this, lecturers from the cultural sector, the industry and the government will share their views on water and education within lectures and discussions.

 

Using the medium of an exhibition and lectures as a tool, Studio Makkink & Bey aims to connect companies, governmental bodies and designers working on topics related to water and education. In doing so, they aim to create an active archive and network, branching out from the hinterland of Studio Makkink & Bey, being the M4H district, which is to be activated and used to found the WATERSCHOOL.

 

✹ Related projects:

→WATERSCHOOL project M4H+ link since 2021

→IABR: DOWN TO EARTH–WATERSCHOOL M4H+ link since 2021

 

✹ Learn more:

→WATERSCHOOL official website link

→WATERSCHOOL library design link

→WATERSCHOOL graphic design link

 

 

Projectdata

 

visual identity and communication design, production for WATERSCHOOL in 2018 and exhibition during International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam 2018 commissioned by Studio Makkink & Bey, Rotterdam. From 2018 till the present, I'm part of WATERSCHOOL curatorial team and designer for multiple extended projects including design research, coordination/communication, design production and visual/spatial design.

 

photos by Timothy Liu