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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

Floriaan Hupkes has been an intern at Arcam since early February 2025 and will mainly focus on the project ‘Subjective City Tours’. He is currently enjoying his Master’s degree in Urban and Architectural History at the University of Amsterdam. With a background in Urban Planning and 4,5 years of experience as a community worker, he is interested in both the built environment and social issues. In the coming months, he will help programme maker Sjaan van der Tol to link personal stories to architectural-historical places in Amsterdam.

Myrte Vierdag has been an intern at Arcam since February and is studying Communication Science at the University of Amsterdam. At Arcam, she primarily focuses on communication, helping to make architecture and urban development accessible to a broad audience. Additionally, as part of her studies, she is conducting research within and about Arcam. She is fascinated by architecture and the urban landscape—elements that are inextricably linked to a city like Amsterdam.

Rosa Leurs is a master’s student in Urban and Architectural History at the University of Amsterdam, with a background in history and international relations. She is particularly fascinated by how buildings reflect society. From February to June, she will be interning at Arcam, focusing primarily on the Amsterdam Architecture Prize. This event offers a unique insight into the world of Amsterdam’s architecture and urban development.