Amsterdam
One of the newest buildings in Amsterdam’s harbour is shaped like a ship. It is called ‘New Metropolis’ and designed by Renzo Piano (1995 Erasmus Prize for architecture). You will find it at Oosterdok 2 (next to Amsterdam Centraal Station).

 

KNSM-island, Java-island, Borneo, Sporenburg, Oostelijke Handelskade are former docklands which are high in demand as residential areas. There is a boulevard with design shops on KNSM-island. The construction of the new houses and apartment buildings in this area started in 1990 and was completed in 2001.

 

Even the local design school might be interesting to visit:
Hogeschool voor Kunsten
Jodenbreestraat 3
1011 NG Amsterdam
Tel.: (+31) (0)20 527 77 00
Fax: (+31) (0)20 527 77 12

 

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Rotterdam
The Van Nelle Factory in Rotterdam dates from 1925-1931 and is one of the masterpieces of 20th century architecture. The packaging plant for coffee, tea and tobacco serves as a continuing inspiration to contemporary Dutch architects, and is commonly considered an example of the Nieuwe Bouwen (New Building), a Dutch modernist movement. The building is a national monument and is being nominated for the Unesco World Heritage List.

 

The Erasmus Bridge is not only the longest cable-stayed bridge in the world, it is also the highest bridge in Holland. This imposing bridge in Rotterdam has been a subject of admiration since 1997. The structure has many nicknames, one of them being “The Swan,” because of its graceful posture over the water.

 

The cube house, or pole house, is a design of the Dutch architect Piet Blom (1934-1999). The construction of the 38 cube houses started in 1982 and was completed in 1984. Blom thought of his design as an abstract tree and of the total complex as a wood. A cube house reminds of a tree hut that is accessible through the pole.

 

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Utrecht
The Rietveld-Schröder House has probably seen more reproductions and has been more influential than any other domestic building of the early modern period. Rietveld designed the house for Truus Schröder-Schräder, and her input helped shape the final result. She lived there from 1924 to her death in 1985. Rietveld had a studio at the house until 1933, and he spent the last six years of his life there. The Centraal Museum now manages the Rietveld-Schröder house.

 

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