Press information: Bold city, brave decisions. How the city of Groningen transformed itself into an exemplary city

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An exhibition by De Zwarte Hond – Architecture | Urbanism | Strategy
on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the twin cities Groningen and Graz

In 2024 we are celebrating the 60^th jubilee of the twinning of the cities Graz and Groningen. On this occasion the HDA invited the Dutch/German architecture and urban planning office De Zwarte Hond - which has played a key role in shaping Groningen's urban planning - to present Groningen to the people of Graz. With the exhibition ‘Bold city, brave decisions. How the city of Groningen transformed itself into an exemplary city’, the office provides insights into the transformation of the Dutch city in recent decades and encourages a lively exchange about the challenges the twin cities are facing and the future brave decisions they need to make.

Exhibition opening and podium discussion
12 June 2024, 6.30pm, HDA – House of Architecture
Exhibition duration
13 June to 15 September 2024 | Tue–Fri 10am–6pm, Sat–Sun 11am–5pm
Introduction to the exhibition
Saturday at 3pm and Sunday at 11am

The exhibition is part of the Days of Architecture 2024

Contact:
Mag. Birgit Bauernfeind
Communications | Project manager
T: +43 316 32 35 00 16
E: bauernfeind@hda-graz.at

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Bold city, brave decisions

Exhibition Th, 13.06.2024 –
Su, 15.09.2024

The exhibition is open until 15 September || In 2024 we are celebrating the 60th jubilee of the twinning of the cities Graz and Groningen. On this occasion the HDA invited the Dutch/German architecture and urban planning office De Zwarte Hond - which has played a key role in shaping Groningen's urban planning - to present Groningen to the people of Graz. With the exhibition ‘Bold city, brave decisions. How the city of Groningen transformed itself into an exemplary city’, the office provides insights into the transformation of the Dutch city in recent decades and encourages a lively exchange about the challenges the twin cities are facing and the future brave decisions they need to make.