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    Aufgepasst!

    By Mahmoud Hamdy, A Docu-feature (Public intervention), 2005
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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...

  • 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.

  • Mahmoud Hamdy

    Halfway there: project proposal Noord. July, 2010.

    Amsterdam Noord as a test lab. The more Mahmoud analyzes and explores Noord, the more he realizes that it are the conceptions and opinions people from the city center have about Noord that shape the...

  • Golfstromen

    Halfway there: project proposal Noord. July, 2010.

    Joop and Jeroen are looking into Noord's subcultures by examining posters, flyers and stickers in the public space. Their research into wrestling fanatics and hiphop crews continues online.

  • Kareem Lotfy

    Halfway there: project proposal Noord. July, 2010.

    Kareem is going to tell stories about his stay in Noord.

  • 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.

  • Melle Smets

    Halfway there: project proposal Noord. July, 2010.

    "A shortcut to Holland". The suburbs you find throughout The Netherlands all look exactly the same. Melle will create a tour in Noord through the suburbs of The Netherlands.

  • 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.

  • Noord (Mapping for Tourists) dinner at…

    Willem was taking a few weeks off so we had a dinner...

  • Ahmed Kamel

    Halfway there: project proposal Noord. July, 2010.

    Family portraits: Family members in the context and privacy of their own homes. They choose their own way to gather in their living room, and present themselves to the outside world.

  • 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 Lynn Amhaz

    Homesick for Noord

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

  • Wietske Maas

    Halfway there: project proposal Noord. July, 2010.

    Gastronomy is inextricably linked with travel. It is only through eating something that we really get familiar with it. That said, how can we eat Amsterdam Noord? Roast swamp goose and Metropolitan...

  • 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.
  • 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...

  • Foundland

    Halfway there: project proposal Noord. July, 2010.

    Foundland find themselves inspired by the many fairytale aspects of Noord. Wandering around, they were surprised by the number of garden gnomes, fake frogs, and Indiana Jones style twists and turns...

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Tunc Topcuoglu

    Halfway there: project proposal Noord. July, 2010.

    SUPER HELAL! An online documentary about Doner Kebab.

  • 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.

  • Travel Guides

    Noord design update 1: preparations.

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

  • 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...

  • Bint el Dunya has been renamed

    Bint el Dunya is now Noord.

    The Bint el Dunya project has been renamed to Noord.

  • 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.

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