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East Wahdat Burning Man Barefoot College Leidsche Rijn Rural Studio
presented as part of Consuming Places






Leidsche Rijn
October 15 - October 27

Leidsche Rijn is the largest urban project currently underway in Holland, with an anticipated 30,000 new housing units constructed by 2015, when 80,000 new residents are expected. Leidsche Rijn is being built with the principles of sustainable construction, and large investments have been made towards environmental protection and energy management - such as rain water collection systems, low-energy demand houses, and centralized heating systems. Within Leidsche Rijn, each neighborhood is being designed and constructed individually, allowing for distinct identity and flexible solutions to localized problems, needs, and circumstances. www.leidscherijn.nl

Hilde de Bruijn:
Hilde de Bruijn (1971) studied art history at the University of Nijmegen, the Netherlands. In 2000/2001 she was a student at the international Curatorial Training Programme of De Appel Foundation Amsterdam. Currently she is working as a free-lance curator and advisor for contemporary arts.