New Gateways to the Productive City Europan NL, Rotterdam Architecture Institute (AIR) and the municipality of Rotterdam are proud to propose five locations for Europan 15. All five have been designated ‘high priority’ development sites by the municipality. IN SEARCH OF ‘GOOD GROWTH’ Rotterdam is growing. The city aims to build 50,000 new homes in…
From Monofunctional Business Area to Innovative Urban District Brainpark I is a monofunctional business area along the highway A16. The challenge is to transform the site into a vital and interactive work-and-live area that’s well connected to the nearby the Erasmus University Campus and the public transport hub Kralingse Zoom. Submitters must come up with…
Transforming an Industrial Port Area into a Circular Urban Makers District Vierhavensblok is an industrial port area in transition where creatives and entrepreneurs feel at home. The challenge is to develop a vision for the site that shows which of the eight leading principles for sustainable area development can be organized collectively. How can…
Creating a Multifunctional ‘hub’ in the Heart of a Multicultural Vulnerable Neighbourhood Visserijplein is a square in the heart of the multicultural and vulnerable neighborhood Bospolder and Tussendijken (BoTu). BoTu deals with great challenges in the realm of safety, working and living. The assignment is to empower the neighborhood by designing a multifunctional building…
Transforming an Urban Void into the Missing Link between a Vulnerable Neighbourhood and an Upcoming Makers District Kop Dakpark is a wasteland on a central spot along a traffic junction with multiple adjacent areas with their own dynamics and atmospheres, like The Strip with Big Shops, the Makers district M4H and the multicultural neighborhood…
New Gateways to the Productive City Europan NL, Rotterdam Architecture Institute (AIR) and the municipality of Rotterdam are proud to propose five locations for Europan 15. All five have been designated ‘high potential’ development sites by the municipality. In Search of ‘Good Growth’ Rotterdam is growing. The city aims to build 50,000 new homes in…