Ongoing

EXHIBITION OPENING: 12 JUNE 2024, 6.30 pm || 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.

OPENING: Sept 27, 2024, 7 pm, HDA || Heatwaves, storms and floods are making the effects of climate change more tangible all over the world. In the spring of 2023 and 2024, the HDA invited young European architects to address the challenges posed by these extreme weather conditions. The aim was to come up with innovative ideas to make cities, regions and buildings more resilient to heavy rain, flooding and extreme heat. The exhibition “Bioclimatic Actions” showcases the results of two workshops with young European architects, which were part of the HDA research laboratory funded by the EU Creative Programme.