Over:flow — 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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OVER:FLOW
Competition Entry
Scale: Urban intervention
A<24 Architecture Competition
1st Place
with K. Heyman and P. Czerklewicz
2020

Interview >>

OVER:FLOW is a proposed retention solution for the final stage before water disappears from our sight. Mounted to a manhole, the column uses passive, eco-friendly solutions to prevent water from draining into the sewer system, while turning into a green urban sculpture.

The proposed system uses the existing rainwater runoff system for manholes, easily blends into the urban fabric, and measures the problem of both quantity and quality of rainwater with the efficiency of a 30-meter rain garden where there is no room for it.