Barcam Architects Cafe #20 Set in Scene: How Architecture Shapes Stories and vice versa
05.06.25
Join our Monthly Amsterdam Architects Café Barcam
Every first Thursday of the month, Arcam hosts “Barcam” (bar+arcam), a reoccurring monthly networking event tailored for professionals in architecture, urban planning, and project development. Join us for affordably priced drinks and an insightful short program centered around a topic.
Theme 5 June
Set in Scene: How Architecture Shapes Stories and vice versa
Cinema does not merely depict spaces – it constructs it. Through set design, space becomes a narrative device, shaping mood, movement, and meaning. Architecture and film share a common goal: the shaping of space, time, and perception.
Films therefore have the power to influence the perception of architectural spaces but also the other way round. On the other hand, once a building or area is depicted in an iconic series or movie, it can have a revival as a destination (or worst case become a “tourist trap” like Dubrovnik after the Game of Thrones). During the upcoming Barcam we will debate whether architectural space can define a narrative and how cinema in turn shapes the way we perceive and design our built environment.
QUIZ TIME!
Be there and make sure to come prepared, because me will test your knowledge of architecture featured in movies!
Panel members
Inez de Coo is film programmer at Architecture Film Festival Rotterdam and Imagine Fantastic Film Festival. She previously curated for the IMPAKT festival and Hoogt on Tour in Utrecht. Inez is also a film and visual arts curator and programmer at We Are Public.
Romke Faber is a production designer and teacher production design at at the Amsterdam based Dutch Film Academy, where he graduated himself in 2007. Assisting the following years in different art departments for several designers on various film projects (Zwart Water, Nova Zembla) he gained the experience to start designing films from 2013 onwards (Narcosis, Moloch (nominatie Gouden Kalf production design 2022)). Romke is also specialised in world building, as developed by the World Building Institute led by production designer Alex McDowell.
Where and how?
Date: Thursday 5 June 2025
Time: doors open from 6pm
Short panel discussion: 7pm – 7.30 pm
RSVP: No registration required
Location: Arcam, Prins Hendrikkade 600
Language Panel Discussion: English
Holy Moly Pizza
Especially for Barcam, Holy Moly Pizza brings their pizza truck to the doorstep every month to prepare fresh pizzas on the spot for you!
Affordable Comfort
Entry is free, and we keep our drinks and snacks affordable. Barcam is all about accessibility and diversity.
Prices:
Beer – €2.50
Beer 0.0% – €2.50
Wine – €3.50
Soft drinks – €2.00
Accessibility: Arcam is wheelchair accessible. All floors can be reached via the elevator and there is a modified toilet on the ground floor. If you need extra support (such as a sign language interpreter) to attend this event, please call or email Arcam at 020 620 48 78 or arcam@arcam.nl
Barcam Committee
Barcam is organised by Fallon Walton (LEVS architecten), Sanne Oehlers en Leonoor Hogerheijde (Sweco), Robin Beers (INBO), Jaap van den Hoogen en Juliette Zegers (de Architekten Cie.), Mimi Oldenhave (Mecanoo), Ammar Alhoushi (Ammodo Architecture), Dario Sposini (KAAN Architecten), Bogdan Vlădescu (Rijnboutt), Sam-Lin Fung-A-Loi (Gemeente Amsterdam) Sjaan van der Tol (Arcam)