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  • An interview with Ayman Ramadan

    "Everything that is forbidden back home, is allowed here."

    July 2010. Ayman, one of the Noord participants, chats with us about the power of rain, and explains what it is he likes about Amsterdam-Noord so much.
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  • Mapping for Tourists

    MFT resulted in Noord, an exhibition and travel guide

    Noord is the result of a project initiated by Nat Muller and Mediamatic: Mapping for Tourists. 22 artists were invited to map Amsterdam-Noord, pars pro toto for The Netherlands. The artists lived and...

  • An Interview with Lara Balaa

    "Noord is a construction site, a space in transition."

    July 2010. Lara is part of the Mapping for Tourists (now Noord) design team, working on the first Arabic travel guide to The Netherlands.

  • An interview with KhaJag Apelian

    "All the basic things in life are design."

    Born in Dubai, raised in Lebanon, and currently based in The Hague: KJ is leading the Noord design team. He tells us about his love for the performing arts, and the power of design.

  • An interview with Engy Aly

    "There are much, much more Arabs and Muslims than I have ever seen in my life outside of an Arabic country."

    July 2010. Engy has been living and working in Amsterdam-Noord for a few weeks. She was kind enough to share her first impressions, and tell us a little bit about her background.

  • An interview with Kaweh Modiri

    My Burglar and Me

    As a Rietveld student Kaweh's apartment was burglarized and his most valuable possessions were stolen. After finding out who did it, Kaweh's anger quickly turned into inspiration. He decided to make...

  • Second Plenary Meeting

    July 27, Noord hq.

    Egyptian artists, Lebanese designers, and local experts and editors talk about their work. The perfect way to stay updated on the making of the first Arabic travel guide to The Netherlands.
  • Tolhuistuin (cultural organisation)

    Soundtrack City

    Sound walk through North

    Soundtrackcity is an invitation toto go and rediscover the city through walks soundtrack created by artists in collaboration with local communities. On July 25 at 14:30 starting from Tolhuistuin a...

  • An interview with Ahmed Kamel

    "I think the center has become more settled, and Noord is changing faster than ever before."

    August 2010. Ahmed tells us about the tranquility of Noord, and why it is special to him.

  • An interview with Lynn Amhaz

    Homesick for Noord

    We met with Lynn Amhaz, who is part of the Mapping for Tourists travel guide design team.

  • An interview with Tunc Topcuoglu

    Connecting high and low culture through kebab.

    Tunc Topcuoglu on the importance of roots, and being an outsider. "No longer trapped in a specific identity, you are forced to reconstruct yourself."

  • The design work kicks off!

    June 2010. Mapping for Tourists design update 2

    Following an initial research and brainstorm session that attempted to answer the question: “what is a conventional travel guide and how is it formatted?” the design team gave a presentation on June...

  • Project proposals

    Participating artists and the design team

    Mapping for Tourists resulted in Noord. These pages are snapshots of the artists' progress, as documented in July of 2010. Visit the Noord web space for the final results.

  • Travel Guides

    Noord design update 1: preparations.

    Travel guides according to Wikipedia, and our first impressions of existing travel guides. An ongoing research.

  • Ayman Ramadan

    Halfway there: project proposal Noord. July, 2010.

    Mirrors and 40 Days : An exploration of a geographical territory as well as of the people which he finds himself living alongside.

  • An interview with Kareem Lotfy

    Cairo, the tale of love and hate.

    Over a big plate of sushi, some green tea and lots of wasabi, we discussed Kareem's experience of Amsterdam, living in Cairo and feeling like a tourist.

  • Houses in Amsterdam Noord completed

    The Noord participants are settling into their temporary homes.

    It took a while, but we found the perfect Noord homes for our guests. Some were in better shape than others, but they all now sport comfy beds, a stocked kitchen, and plenty of working space.

  • Ganzeer

    Halfway there: project proposal Noord. July, 2010.

    Noordelijke Character(istics): A neighborhood is defined by its inhabitants. Ganzeer puts a face to the 'hood.

  • Lynn Amhaz's Religious Experience

    A tale from Noord.

    Religion certainly means two different things in Lebanon and The Netherlands. Lynn Amhaz was given a taste of the latter on her first day in Amsterdam.

  • An interview with Wietske Maas

    Smoking peacocks, urbanibalism and snails

    Over the years Wietske Maas has experimented and worked within several different cultural disciplines. Before working with Matteo Pasquinelli on the urbanibalism project, she studied taxidermy, wines...

  • www.ilovenoord.nl

    Interested in participating or keeping an eye on the process & results?

    Photo Contest 'Beautiful Amsterdam Noord': Join the Photo Contest and win a voucher for photographic equipment worth € 450, -.

  • An interview with Sarah van Sonsbeeck

    "Noord's potential for new developments has only risen."

    A look at how space and power are intrinsically connected to Amsterdam Noord's massive development.

  • Tunc Topcuoglu

    Halfway there: project proposal Noord. July, 2010.

    SUPER HELAL! An online documentary about Doner Kebab.

  • NDSM, or the resurrection of the shipbuilding…

    The Noord participants explore Amsterdam Noord

    Our guests discussed Amsterdam's cultural life with Eva De Klerk. They talked about gentrification and the future of Amsterdam Noord.

  • Bint el Dunya has been renamed

    Bint el Dunya is now Noord.

    The Bint el Dunya project has been renamed to Noord.

created Alberto Marchioretto modified Justin Linds

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