E15 – Productive Rotterdam 08/12/2022 The Europan15 NL publication is available now! It’s the continuing story of the Europan 15 NL competition in Rotterdam that kicked off in 2019. The housing crisis, the climate crisis and the increasing unaffordability of urban centres were on the agendas of all major European cities. The competition’s theme, the…
Interview with Gerben In ‘t Hout and Kay Schellen from Woonstad, affiliate of Europan NL 15. The five Dutch sites selected for Europan’s 2019 design competition are all located in Rotterdam. Each one presents unique challenges, and has stakeholders dedicated to its development. While six private parties have been involved in the competition…
Continuation of the interview with jury members, Jacob van Rijs, Beatriz Ramo, and Like Bijlsma Europan15 NL publication is available now! European ideas competition Europan 15 has a twofold target. On the one hand, Europan gives young design talent the opportunity to turn ideas into realistic projects. On the other hand, Europan offers cities the…
This Europan edition, the challenges in Rotterdam turned out to be popular amongst young architects. From the 901 projects that have been submitted on the 47 European sites in 12 countries, 123 proposals were submitted for the five Rotterdam sites. Vierhavensblok:WINNER: Makers’ MazeAuthors: Erica Chladova (CZ, architect), Izabela Slodka (PL, architect).RUNNER-UP: Platform of CommonsAuthors:…
Europan NL and AIR presented the launch of the Europan14 ‘Productive Amsterdam’ book. In conversation with EuropanNL board, the City of Amsterdam, jury members, editors and competition winners, the program reflected on what could be learned from more then two years of research and design into new urban typologies for productive mix-use neighborhoods. The Europan…
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…
Europan 15 – New Gateways to the Productive City Follow Europan 15 NL via www.e15rotterdam.nl
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. Follow Europan 15 NL via: www.e15rotterdam.nl