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The grand opening of the Prix de Rome Architecture 2022 exhibition named Healing Sites took place last week. The healing sites the nominated architects worked on during the past months will be on show until April 9th, 2023 in Het Nieuwe Instituut in Rotterdam. 

Jap Sam Books and Ben Schouten are excited to announce the newly launched publication The Civic Empowerment Toolbox, a playful approach to civic empowerment. 

Ton Kraayeveld will present his new publication Labyrinth. Ton Kraayeveld on November 13th, 3PM in the Dordrechts Museum. One of the authors, Marie Jeanne de Rooij will interview Ton Kraayeveld and Renate Boere, designer of Labyrinth will talk about the design.

It is time again for Beurs van Bijzondere Uitgevers. We are excited to be present again this edition, come by and say hello! We will bring our newest launches and a selection of our backlist.

November 5th, as part of the International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam together with journalist and documentary filmmaker Stephanie Bakker, we take an innovative look at emerging global cities. In the book Future Cities, stories behind the statistics of urbanisation and growth, she focuses not on the negative effects of urbanisation, but on the strength of the city. What lurks in the DNA of the city and its inhabitants? How does that come about? And how does it help the city move forward?

Friday November 4th the new publication Tools for Collective Learning wil launch at Kunstinstituut Melly. This publication about Melly's Name Change Initiative is co-published with Kunstinstituut Melly. The program is part of a weekend of celebrations featuring conversation, screening, performance and refreshments.

The nominees for the Black Achievement Awards 2022 have been announced! The Black Achievement Awards Ceremony took place on October 31st in the DeLaMar Theatre in Amsterdam.

Eleonoor Jap Sam, founder and editor of Jap Sam Books has been nominated in the entrepreneurship category.