Rotterdam Architecture Month | May 31 – June 29

As part of Rotterdam Architecture Month 2026, the Keile District becomes the central location of this year’s festival, with the Materialenwerf in the Keile District acting as its beating heart.

Opening on 3 June 2026, the Materialenwerf is a temporary materials yard where used building materials are collected, processed, and reused. Throughout the month, it operates as a live testing ground for circular construction—making visible how materials, people, and processes must come together to enable a truly circular city.

Located in the Merwe-Vierhavens (M4H) area—Rotterdam’s designated circular development district—the project situates itself within an ongoing urban transformation from port and industrial zone to a mixed-use environment for living, working, and making.

Alongside the yard, the nearby Keilepand hosts the exhibition The Power of the Community, developed with the KeileCollectief. The exhibition explores how collaboration, shared responsibility, and collective models are essential to circular area development.

Across June, an extensive public programme unfolds around the Materialenwerf and Keilepand, including workshops, markets, tours, films, and conversations. Together, they invite visitors to engage with the question of how a circular city can be built—not only through materials and systems, but through new forms of cooperation.

The site is open Wednesday to Sunday, 14:00–18:00, with additional events accessible via registration.

Admission is free unless stated otherwise. The full programme will be available via the Rotterdam Architecture Month website.