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Which strategic plans, instruments, projects and partners are needed to properly prepare the Parkstad Limburg region for future challenges? And what opportunities does its geographical location in the Euroregion offer?

The Netherlands, Belgium and Germany face urgent challenges that have a huge impact locally, nationally and internationally. Challenges such as climate change, new energy sources, circularity, economy, infrastructure, mobility, landscape and greening of cities, but also welfare and housing.

In part two of the closing event - completing the Heerlen Rooftop Project (phase 2) - we take a look at future strategies of the Parkstad Limburg region in the context of the Euroregion. We want to discuss and debate the major cross-border spatial visions and the strategic agreements needed for their realisation, but also the regional plans around the above-mentioned themes of Parkstad and our neighbouring countries.

Programme

Friday, 1 September 2023, 1.15 p.m. The roof of the Puthgraaf Parking 
Language NL, D (ENG)

1.15 p.m. -Official handover moment of the Rooftop Garden
On the roof of parking garage the Putgraaf, SCHUNCK hands over the baton to the municipality of Heerlen and the association Stadstuin Heerlen.  Over the next three years, they will develop the Rooftop Garden into a beautiful city vegetable garden. Alderman Casper Gelderblom of the municipality of Heerlen is offered the key.

Friday, 1 September 2023, 2.30 – 4.45 p.m. SCHUNCK-Glaspaleis, 5th floor
Language NL, D (ENG)

Moderation: Simone van Trier

2.00 p.m. - Admittance

2.30 p.m. - Preface & Introduction
Kor Bonnema, director SCHUNCK & Andrea Croé, senior curator SCHUNCK

2.35 p.m. - Cross-border planning and building culture
René Seijben, former expomanager IBA Parkstad, former director Avantis
Monica Linder-Guarnaccia, ehemalige Direktorin IBA Basel, Chief Commercial Officer, Member of the Board EuroAirport

Talk with Sonja Beeck, IBA Expert Council Federal Ministry; René Seijben and Monica Linder-Guarnaccia

3.20 p.m. - Euregional Spatial Strategy Parkstad Limburg
Z’LEU & Rheinisches Revier
Holger Hoffschröer, RHA architects & Marc Maurer, MUA

Talk with Mehmet Çelik, head of urban development department city of Aachen; Casper Gelderblom, councillor city of Heerlen; Franz-Josef Türck-Hövener, councillor city of Herzogenrath

4.05 p.m - Cross-border university cooperation
Euregional Prize for Architecture (EAP)
Master Transcity regions
Andrea Croé, senior curator SCHUNCK & Christa Reicher, prof. chair of urban planning RWTH Aachen

Talk with Julietta Zanders, director PEP (Professional Experience Programm); Stefan Devoldere, dean fac. architecture university of Hasselt)

4.45 p.m. - End

After the symposium, you are cordially invited to the official opening of the New Regional Bauhaus in the former Rabo Bank building at Promenade 14. (5 minutes walking distance)

Partners

SCHUNCK, Stadsregio Parkstad Limburg, IBA Parkstad, RWTH Aachen, New Regional Bauhaus (NRB)