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Erick van Egeraat gives keynote lectures at the V Architecture Biennale of St. Petersburg and St. Petersburg State University

Friday, 10 April 2015

On Tuesday the 14th April and Wednesday 15th April Erick van Egeraat is invited as a keynote speaker at the V Biennale Architecture of St. Petersburg and the St. Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering.

Erick van Egeraat will speak about the desirable development of cities and that of St. Petersburg in particular. The architect will explain his professional view that particularly times of crises call for actions and initiatives to fundamentally improve the city.

The Architectural Biennale is organized by Project Baltia Magazine, which features lectures by foreign and Russian architects, film shows and round table discussions. The V Biennale Architecture of St. Petersburg will be held in the Museum of Ethnography from the 14th till 20th of April. The biennale Architecture of St. Petersburg was founded in 2007 and traditionally is held in the Museum. This year the main theme of the exhibition is the 15th anniversary of its initiator – Association of Architecture Workshops.

The lecture at the Architectural Biennale and Saint Petersburg State University of architecture and civil engineering are also organized in close cooperation with the Consulate-General together with the Netherlands Institute in St. Petersburg.

Click here for more information about the program.