Come Closer: City Life Talk Show with Tracy Metz

Historic buildings are at the heart of an old city like Amsterdam. What role do old buildings play in today's city? How do you give them new meaning and energy to prevent the city centre from turning into a museum? Under the title 'Old and new', journalist Tracy Metz presented a special open-air edition of her monthly live talk show 'Stadsleven' and discussed the relationship between heritage and today's city with several speakers. Marinke Steenhuis, with her agency Steenhuis-Meurs, focuses on cultural history research and the interdependence of heritage and renewal. Architect Jarrik Ouburg talked about the completely different approach to heritage in Japan. Architect Sjoerd Soeters, known for historicising canal houses, and Jacqueline Grandjean, director of the Oude Kerk, discussed what you can and may do with heritage. OMA/AMO presented their vision of heritage based on their recently opened Fondazione Prada in Milan.