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 14 book was presented to Sabine Lebesque, principal client on behalf of the City of Amsterdam. In conversation with among others Europan 14 jury members Mattijs van Ruijven (head of urban design, City of Rotterdam) and Ruurd Gietema (KCAP ) we reflected on the E14 design-proposals and what we can learn for the Rotterdam search of shaping the live-work neighbourhoods of the future. Furthermore we talked with Eric van der Kooij (teamleader Spatial Quality City of Amsterdam) on research into the future of urban typologies. Kristiaan Borret shared his exemplary practice in thinking, planning and building a productive Brussels. The program ended with a review of the Europan 15 Rotterdam challenge and its key questions.
About the bookThe E14 Productive Amsterdam book presents the winning, runner-up and other noteworthy competition-proposals for the five high priority sites, that were selected for Europan14: H-buurt, Papavierdriehoek, Piarcoplein, Sluisbuurt and Transformatorweg. The book holds articles by among others Eric van der Kooij and William Stockman (City of Amsterdam); journalist Joost Zonneveld; strategic planning specialist Zef Hemel; Kristiaan Borret (Bouwmeester / Maître Architecte at Brussels Capital Region) and the Europan15 jury members Joost Beunderman (00, London) and Mattijs van Ruijven (Head of urban design, City of Rotterdam). These contributors highlight the challenges and opportunities related to the design and development of productive neighborhoods in Amsterdam and connect similar cases in Rotterdam, Brussels and London. The book offers strategies for the political and financial conditions required to foster the productive mix-use urban areas of the future and highlight the talented designers that might help shape them.
The book is now available for purchase https://www.naibooksellers.nl/productive-amsterdam-space-for-a-new-economy-europan-14-the-netherlands.html
