This is where we make — 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 2/2
THIS IS WHERE WE MAKE

Exhibition curation and map design
Dutch Design Week 2022
Location: Temporary Art Center, Eindhoven
Part of Bloeiende Broedplaatsen Research by Fontys, TU/e, TAC

Fontys - project info >>
This Is Where We Make - publication >>
Photos by:
Photos by: Almicheal Fraay @maikeljay, bw edits: AM

The exhibition ‘This is where we make’ took place at TAC (Temporary Art Center) during Dutch Design Week 2022. The exhibition curation and map design were committed to showcase the results of co-production of TAC, TU/e Urban Labs and Fontys Hogescholen, as a conclusion to their joint research project ‘Bloeiende Broedplaatsen’. The maps were designed to present the research results in a clear way, merging the quantitative data with the spatial structure of The Netherlands.

The project was done in collaboration with Studio of Things and displayed work of Mirte van Duppen and Timothy Liu.
The researched was further presented and elaborated within a publication distributed during the Dutch Design Week.