Keep me in Eindhoven — Anna Mańka

Anna Mańka
she/her
nl-pl

visiting address:
Hoofdweg 403, 1056 CS Amsterdam

Originally from Poland and currently based in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, she is an independent spatial practitioner and researcher examining politics, labour, and production across different scales of the built environment. She holds a dual master’s degree in Architecture and Urbanism from Eindhoven University of Technology.

In her practice, she questions the contemporary labour dynamics and the pursuit of limitless growth within the built environment. Her work explores the intersections of migration, labour, and architecture, with a particular focus on the experiences of Eastern European workers in Western Europe.

Currently, she also works within the field of IT in the built environment, engaging with digital tools such as Building Information Modelling (BIM) and data environments that mediate design and construction processes. She is actively involved in advocating for labour rights within the architectural profession, both in the Netherlands and internationally.

Research

The Sanatorium >
Architectural Labour >
Migrant Production of Spaces >
Bloeiende Broedplaatsen 2/2 >
Bloeiende Broedplaatsen 1/2 >
Catania: La Città Nera >

Projects
House of All >
Porta Seguro - Sleeping pods >
Over:flow >

CV >

Other things >

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BLOEIENDE BROEDPLAATSEN 1/2
KEEP ME IN EINDHOVEN

Design Project
Scale: Urbanism
Location: Eindhoven, The Netherlands
Part of Bloeiende Broedplaatsen Research by Fontys, TU/e, TAC
2021

Apart from the high-tech industries, Eindhoven is made of many cultural institutions and what is most important, people of cultural scene.

However, many of the people plan to stay in Eindhoven only for short term periods, as the city offers a lot in terms of education but leaves with few opportunities of professional life. Therefore, many great and skilled people leave Eindhoven after about two years and try to pursuit their careers in other cities, mostly in Rotterdam.

The project calls for spatial change. The proposal merges the two great forces of Eindhoven, but the merge goes beyond a conversation and applies pilot spatial development within the biggest scientific force of the city – High Tech Campus.