Architectural guide to RotterdamThis architectural guide provides a survey of the most important buildings and urban design schemes in Rotterdam, from the White House from the end of the 19C, the Van Nelle factory designed by Brinkman & Van der Vlugt, Cafe De Unie and the Kiefhoek by J.J.P. Oud, the Lijnbaan by Van den Broek & Bakema, urban redevelopment schemes, Piet Blom's pole dwellings, Rem Koolhaas's Kunsthal, Jo Coenen's Architecture Institute, Ben van Berkel's Erasmus Bridge, up to and including the latest developments at Kop van Zuid. |
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access apartment Archis Architect Architectuur Rotterdam 1890-1945 Architectuur Rotterdam 1945-1970 Architectuur Rotterdam 1970-1995 area baksteen begane grond Bergpolderflat betonnen Blaak bouwblok Bouwkundig Weekblad brick Bridge Brinkman Broek & Bakema built central centre city cladding complex concrete consists construction containing Coolsingel design designed district dwellings elevations entrance Erasmusbrug facade facades first four galerij galleries gebouw gevel glass glazen ground floor H.A. Maaskant hall haven height high Holland-Amerika Lijn hoogbouw house houses Jaarboek kantoorgebouw Kiefhoek Kop van Zuid Kraaijvanger Kralingse Kruiskade large level Lijnbaan living Lotte Stam-Beese Maas main Mecanoo Michiel Brinkman museum Museumpark Noordereiland office building office space offices ontwerp original panels park Pendrecht Peperklip plan PLEIN proj project residential road roof room Schouwburgplein shops side space spaces square stair stalen station Steur storeys STRAAT street three Tijen tower units urban verdieping villa Vlugt walls Westzeedijk Wilhelminahof Wilhelminapier Willemsbrug window Woningbouw WONINGBOUW/HOUSING woningen Woongebouw work