"As the national museum for architecture, design, and digital culture, the Nieuwe Instituut offers the perfect launchpad for this international symposium, which aims to fuse insights across the entire value chain - from political and financial frameworks, architecture and design, engineering and construction to operation and maintenance in order to enable buildings that can adapt to changing needs and requirements without adversely affecting our planet."
"In an era defined by rapid technological evolution, shifting societal needs, and ecological crisis, the status-quo in the built environment is increasingly becoming an obsolete model. The ABC aims to champion a future where buildings can evolve and transform. This means designing for user-driven adaptable housing, workplaces that fluidly respond to hybrid models, and urban ecosystems that integrate flexibility from the blueprint to the block."
The Adaptable Building Conference will convene in Rotterdam on 22 January 2026 at the Nieuwe Instituut to promote buildings that can adapt to changing needs without harming the planet. The event will bring stakeholders across political, financial, design, engineering, construction, operation, and maintenance sectors to align frameworks and practices. The conference emphasizes user-driven adaptable housing, workplaces responsive to hybrid models, and urban ecosystems integrating flexibility from blueprint to block. Key strategies include modular construction, circular systems, and design-for-disassembly to reduce construction and demolition waste and address housing shortages and evolving work/living patterns.
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