Ronald
Active Member
A few summertime shots from my hometown, which has been dubbed 'City of Architecture' for the year 2007, to emphasize the fact that the city is home to an unusual amount of post-war experimental architecture.
Welcome to:
Around subway station 'Eendrachtsplein'.
The westersingel, Rotterdam's version of Amsterdam's channels.
This used to be a harbour. This building, formerly used for storage of goods, has been converted into lofts.
The Nautical College.
The interior of the college was designed like the interior of a ship.
View from the top (14th floor):
The southern banks of the river Maas.
City Centre
Schiemond, a neighbourhood with lots of social problems. To improve social cohesion in the neighbourhood, bike and walkingtrails will be created along the water, aswell as a soccerfield. On top of the midrises along the waterfront, upscale penthouses will be built to attract higher incomes to the neighbourhood.
More construction.
In the city centre: Shopping galleries.
The World Trade Center. The purple stripe was added to the building in light of the city's title as 'City of Architecture'.
Secured bike parking near subway/tram/ and railway station 'Blaak'.
The Cube houses.
View from the attic.
Looks like this tram is about to crash into the building!
View of the cubes, the Williamsbridge and the city's first highrise (The White House, built in 1895) from the adjacent library.
It won't be long before the view of the Erasmusbridge from the library is blocked by the new residential highrise 'The Red Apple'.
City centre and St. Laurens church, seen from the library.
The college of arts!
Construction on 'The Red Apple' has begun.
Maersk's office.
Where we'll be heading: the southern bank of the river.
Subway station 'Wilhelminaplein' on the southern bank.
The 'Toren op Zuid', with thousands of little green lights. Simply Dan's favorite building of the city, if I recall correctly.
Court of Justice.
Cruiseship 'The Rotterdam' at it's home base.
More record-breaking highrises coming soon!
City centre seen from the south.
More urban renewal. This too used to be a harbour as recently as 2 decades ago.
These buildings used to be used for storage of goods, today you can find restaurants, bars and art galleries along the quay.
Around Central Station.
This is pretty much the centre's core: Schouwburgplein.
West 8's cranes
Coffee break.
the Netherlands Institute of Architecture.
The garden of the NAI.
A few shots of an expo on the future of the city at the city's main Art Gallery.
New lightrail network that's supposed to integrate the metro area of The Hague with that of Rotterdam.
The End.
Welcome to:
Around subway station 'Eendrachtsplein'.
The westersingel, Rotterdam's version of Amsterdam's channels.
This used to be a harbour. This building, formerly used for storage of goods, has been converted into lofts.
The Nautical College.
The interior of the college was designed like the interior of a ship.
View from the top (14th floor):
The southern banks of the river Maas.
City Centre
Schiemond, a neighbourhood with lots of social problems. To improve social cohesion in the neighbourhood, bike and walkingtrails will be created along the water, aswell as a soccerfield. On top of the midrises along the waterfront, upscale penthouses will be built to attract higher incomes to the neighbourhood.
More construction.
In the city centre: Shopping galleries.
The World Trade Center. The purple stripe was added to the building in light of the city's title as 'City of Architecture'.
Secured bike parking near subway/tram/ and railway station 'Blaak'.
The Cube houses.
View from the attic.
Looks like this tram is about to crash into the building!
View of the cubes, the Williamsbridge and the city's first highrise (The White House, built in 1895) from the adjacent library.
It won't be long before the view of the Erasmusbridge from the library is blocked by the new residential highrise 'The Red Apple'.
City centre and St. Laurens church, seen from the library.
The college of arts!
Construction on 'The Red Apple' has begun.
Maersk's office.
Where we'll be heading: the southern bank of the river.
Subway station 'Wilhelminaplein' on the southern bank.
The 'Toren op Zuid', with thousands of little green lights. Simply Dan's favorite building of the city, if I recall correctly.
Court of Justice.
Cruiseship 'The Rotterdam' at it's home base.
More record-breaking highrises coming soon!
City centre seen from the south.
More urban renewal. This too used to be a harbour as recently as 2 decades ago.
These buildings used to be used for storage of goods, today you can find restaurants, bars and art galleries along the quay.
Around Central Station.
This is pretty much the centre's core: Schouwburgplein.
West 8's cranes
Coffee break.
the Netherlands Institute of Architecture.
The garden of the NAI.
A few shots of an expo on the future of the city at the city's main Art Gallery.
New lightrail network that's supposed to integrate the metro area of The Hague with that of Rotterdam.
The End.