Велосипедная архитектурная биеннале проводится во второй раз амстердамской организацией BYCS, которая занимается развитием инфраструктуры для велосипедистов и активно поддерживает двухколесное движение на международном уровне. Цель выставки – показать, как использование велосипедов может улучшить жизнь в городах, способствуя более здоровому образу жизни и более чистой окружающей среде. Соответственно, организаторы ждут проектов, направленных на преобразование городской среды из автомобильной в велосипедную. В этом году биеннале курирует бюро NEXT architects.
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The Bicycle Architecture Biennale (BAB) celebrates the cutting edge and high profile building designs that are facilitating bicycle travel, storage and safety around the world. The biennale aims to reflect how cycling can improve urban living by contributing to a healthier lifestyle and a cleaner environment. And how design solutions can not only meet transit needs, but also inspire and facilitate greater cycling uptake. The BAB is an initiative of BYCS, an Amsterdam-based social enterprise that initiated and acts as a consultant on programmes that increase global bicycle uptake. The 1st BAB took place in 2017 and was curated by Dr. Steven Fleming. The biennale showed the work of international designers, from all corners of the globe. It was displayed during Velo-city at the Westergafabriek in Amsterdam. The second edition is being curated by NEXT architects, an international architecture firm based in Amsterdam and Beijing.
The second BAB will launch at the end of June, and will be a flagship event at WeMakeTheCity, Amsterdam’s multi-venue citymaking festival. It will then tour internationally at major architectural and citymaking exhibitions and events. Cities or organizations that wish to stage the BAB in its two-year run are encouraged to contact BYCS before it books up.