Nine speculative student projects from the Academy of Architecture Amsterdam investigate urban voids from Amsterdam to Tempelhofer Feld in Berlin and beyond.

Void is Not Empty | Linktree

RSVP here

We warmly invite you to the opening of our Club Gallery exhibition at the AHK Culture Club, located at the Marineterrein in Amsterdam.

Following its current presentation, Looking over the Fence: Void Is Not Empty will travel to the Culture Club before continuing on to Berlin. The exhibition brings together nine speculative student projects from the Amsterdam Academy of Architecture, exploring urban voids – from Amsterdam to Tempelhofer Feld in Berlin and beyond – as spaces where collective urban futures are negotiated, challenged, and reimagined.

The opening will take place on 21 May from 16:00 to 19:00, organized in collaboration with the Academy of Architecture. During the event, students will present and discuss their work, offering insights into the ideas and processes behind the exhibition.

Join us for an afternoon of conversation, reflection and celebration, including a festive toast and the official opening of the exhibition.

RSVP for Club Gallery Opening on 21 May 2026 4 – 7pm

AHK Culture Club

Club Gallery


Club Gallery Opening
21 May 2026 4 – 7pm
RSVP in link below

Sponsored by AHK Culture Club

Culture Club: 21 May – 21 July

What is Culture Club

The Culture Club of the AHK is the meeting place for all students, teachers and researchers of the AHK academies. A place for dialogue at the intersection of art, technology and science within and outside the AHK with the motto: ‘start, share, show.’

Void is not Empty: Objekte und Analysen zu Leeräumen der Stadt - News - BauNetz CAMPUS

What is ARCAM

Arcam is the architecture centre of Amsterdam, housed in an iconic building on the Oosterdok waterfront. It offers a wide range of programmes on architecture and urban development for anyone interested, including exhibitions, workshops, walks, and talks. Arcam aims to be accessible yet critical — looking toward the future while always reflecting on the past. Curious? 

Arcam is open to visitors from Tuesday to Sunday, between 1pm and 5pm—feel free to stop by!

Jolene Lee

Travelling Exhibition #2

What's On ARCAM


Opening Event: Guided Tour
10 April 2026 5 – 6pm
RSVP in link below

ARCAM Opening Hours
Tuesday – Sunday, 1 – 5pm

Sponsored by ARCAM
Architecture Centre Amsterdam

ARCAM: 10 April – 3 May 2026

Brochure

ARCAM Architecture Centre Amsterdam

Image Gallery

The travelling exhibition aims to address the recurring question of whether Berlin’s housing challenges should be solved by building on Tempelhofer Feld, while placing this debate in a broader spatial, social, and political context. Starting from Amsterdam, where land scarcity, housing pressure, and competing claims on open space shape similar discussions, the projects connect local concerns to wider urban conditions and examine how urban voids continue to carry cultural and ecological value.

Through maps, models, legal fictions, and spatial propositions, the projects present different perspectives and approaches. Together, they show urban voids not as empty reserves, but as active spatial conditions shaped by conflict, negotiation, and collective imagination. The exhibition invites architecture students and planners in Amsterdam, Berlin, and beyond to engage with these critical perspectives and to reconsider the value of open public space in relation to contemporary urban futures.

Project Descriptions

Travelling Exhibition #1

Press

Minnari Lee

Credits

Student Participants
(alphabetical order):

Azado Abdien
Evaline Vink
Jan Olde Loohuis
Jordi Doomen
Juliet Manrho
Laas Sharaf
Lloyd van Pelt
Michael Kleszczewski
Sini Huttunen
Tessa Paulus
/ Academy of Architecture Amsterdam

Ari Rohde
Lara Göbel
Odysseas Tsompanoglou
/ Royal Academy of Arts, The Hague

Exhibition Curators:
Minnari Lee / Jolene Lee

Exhibition Production:
Minnari Lee
Martijn Troost
Azado Abdien
Evaline Vink
Lloyd van Pelt

Graphic Design:
Jolene Lee

Teaching & Supervision:
Jolene Lee / Minnari Lee

Course Title:
Void is Not Empty
(Fall Semester 2025)

* The title is inspired by the book « Deserts Are Not Empty » by Samia Henni.

Sponsored by:
ARCAM Architecture Centre Amsterdam
AHK Culture Club

Supported by:
Academy of Architecture Amsterdam

Supported by Academy of Architecture Amsterdam

Contact

Void is Not Empty

Enjoy 30 days of Hulu for FREE

Claim 10 free meals* from HelloFresh

Get 60% off Sitewide

Sip your way to stronger health with 30% off at ARMRA

Save 10% at Omnilux LED

Save 10% on Ritual Multivitamins Subscriptions

You've scored 50% OFF Factor 🤤

Join now and get 50% off a Club membership

Get your first box FREE with Curology!

Claim your $20 bonus with Acorns

Sign up for Headspace Today and get a 14 day free trial!

Get AAA membership for half the price!

Get 30¢/gal cash back on gas at major stations

Get 15% off at Equip Foods

20% Off the at FabFitFun with code INSIDER20

Get 80% off your first order when signing up to be a VIP!

Get 15% off for cleaner skin at CLEARSTEM

Get your first box FREE with Agency!

50% off + Free Shipping at Purple Carrot!

Power Up with Daily Harvest's High-Protein Smoothies

Save $100 with Gobble

Save 10% on your First Maev Order!

15% off your favorite non-alcoholic spirits at The Zero Proof

10% off JLab’s award‑winning audio gear

Get help with or without insurance. Use code SPACE80 for $80 off.

Start speaking a new language in just 3 weeks