Designer-architect Rianne Makkink is the co-founder of WaterSchool and the Dutch design collaborative Studio Makkink & Bey based in Rotterdam. WaterSchool is a self-initiated design research project that looks into the possibilities of building a holistic school revolving around water as an essential material, subject, social, economic and political phenomenon. WaterSchool is displayed through exhibitions, all the while building a curriculum for the topics to be taught (education) and eventually constructing the distinct necessary spaces (architecture).

WDCD Live Delhi 2025

Rianne Makkink will be a panelist in the breakout session: Cultivating Regenerative Practices at WDCD Live Delhi 2025. Join Rianne and hundreds of creatives on 8 March; tickets are now available.