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Indira van ‘t Klooster has been director of Arcam since 1 November 2019. At Pakhuis de Zwijger she presents Architecture Now, on current themes in architecture. Author of Reactivate! Innovators of Dutch Architecture. In the past year she has been exploring with many parties how a city model with digital layers can be a tool in the use of data for the big design questions for the future.

indira@arcam.nl

Since May 2024, Jeëro Dakriet has be working as the business manager at Arcam.

Jeëro has a background in architecture and has worked in construction as a project developer. He now has four years of experience in the creative industry as a business manager, where he helps organisations realise their creative ambitions through strategic business management.

jeero@arcam.nl

Marc Peperkamp is the living archive of Arcam. He has been working at Arcam for 25 years since June 2020. From property management to administration and volunteer coordination, Marc fulfills a connecting role in the organisation.

marc@arcam.nl

Femke Gerritsma is an art historian and has worked in the field of communication and marketing in the cultural sector for almost 15 years. In 2013 she moved to London where she worked for two years as marketing manager at The Crafts Council which for forty years has aimed to promote the British craft sector in the UK and beyond. When she moved back to the Netherlands in 2015, she was able to immediately start working at Arcam as a communications manager.

femke@arcam.nl

Sjaan has been working at Arcam since the beginning of January 2023. With a big love for Amsterdam, Sjaan is trained as a urban geographer at the University of Amsterdam. She previously worked as Placemaker. In this position, she devised and produced cultural programs for the neighbourhood together with residents and external parties. As Programme maker at Arcam she is mainly concerned with the social aspects of the physical environment.

Since February 2023, Daphne Bouman has been working as a program maker at Arcam. Daphne has a background in urban planning, social geography, and heritage studies. She has previously worked as a project leader on spatial issues at Platform31, as a PR officer at ANA architects in Amsterdam, and as a policy advisor for Public Space at the municipality of Utrecht. At Arcam, she mainly focuses on urban challenges and transformations within the long-term development of Amsterdam, such as the 5D ExpoLab.

Since May 2024, Andreas Nikolopoulos is part of Arcam as a program maker. He was born in Greece, where he also completed his architecture studies. His great love for the city of Amsterdam began in 2017 when he moved there. He has been active as an architect in international and Dutch architecture offices and has also collaborated with artists as a spatial designer in several exhibitions. Among his interests are oral history, vernacular architecture and the role of the architect in society.

andreas@arcam.nl

Evi Reparon has been working as an intern at Arcam since September 2024. Under the guidance of Andreas Nikolopoulos, she will support him in carrying out the ‘Hervertellingen’ project. Her current Master’s degree in Architectural History at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and her interests in art & culture have led to her ending up at Arcam!

Since September 2022, twenty-year-old Ruby has been pursuing a bachelor’s degree in MKDA (Media, Art, Design, and Architecture) at the Vrije Universiteit. She has been specializing in the architecture track since her second year. Now in her third and final year, Ruby is completing a short internship at Arcam to nurture her passion for both architecture and curatorship. Throughout her studies, Ruby, who hails from Amsterdam, has developed a keen interest in urban architectural development, a theme reflected in the exhibition she is helping to create. As a football player for Geuze Middenmeer in Amsterdam East, Ruby excels in teamwork but is also adept at working independently, such as on the Haven-Stad exhibition currently on display at Arcam.

From September to December, Maxime is working as an intern in Programming and Exhibitions for Haven-Stad at Arcam. Maxime has completed the first year of the Master’s program in Architecture at the TU Delft and will begin her graduation project in February. In addition to architecture, Maxime has a background in Art History and is also involved in various art projects both within and outside of Amsterdam in her free time. Her main interest lies in the social impact that art and architecture have on cities and people.