Boer, Florian.

De Urbanisten and the wondrous water square / Florian Boer, Jens Jorritsma, Dirk van Peijpe ; [English translation, George Hall].

Rotterdam : 010 Publishers, 2010.

46, [3] pages : color illustrations, color maps, color plans ; 30 cm

This is the story of a smart idea: the water square. It is a story about the city and about rain. Worldwide, the frequency and severity of rainfall is becoming more extreme. This is a problem for many cities, especially delta cities such as Rotterdam, which lies on the River Maas and also below sea level. Capacity must be created in Rotterdam to receive 600 million litres of extra rainwater annually. Radical but clever measures are urgently needed. To meet this problem, De Urbanisten devised the water square: a plaza that functions as a play area, a floating grass field, a theatre, and a place that can accommodate the water that would otherwise flood the streets and inundate basements.

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De Urbanisten Firma
((De)) Urbanisten.
Plazas Netherlands Rotterdam 21st century Designs and plans.
Water and architecture Netherlands Rotterdam Designs and plans.
Runoff Netherlands Rotterdam.
Flood control Netherlands Rotterdam.
Graphic novels Netherlands Rotterdam.
City planning Netherlands Rotterdam History 21st century.
Places Pays-Bas Rotterdam 21e siècle Dessins et plans.
Eau et architecture Pays-Bas Rotterdam Dessins et plans.
Inondations Maîtrise Pays-Bas Rotterdam.
Romans graphiques Pays-Bas Rotterdam.
Buildings.
City planning.
Flood control.
Graphic novels.
Plazas.
Runoff.
Water and architecture.
Platz
Regenrückhaltebecken
Städtebau
Rotterdam (Netherlands) Buildings, structures, etc.
Netherlands Rotterdam.
Rotterdam

Graphic novel.
Comic.
Architectural drawings.
History.

Jorritsma, Jens.
Peijpe, Dirk van.
Urbanisten (Firm)

Location: Library main 270228
Call No.: BIB 202918
Status: Available