Waterfront visions : transformations in North Amsterdam = Waterfront visies : transformaties in Amsterdam-Noord / [compilation, Huib Haye van der Werf].

Title & Author:

Waterfront visions : transformations in North Amsterdam = Waterfront visies : transformaties in Amsterdam-Noord / [compilation, Huib Haye van der Werf].

Publication:

Description:

127 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color), plans (some color) ; 24 cm

Notes:
"This book presents the winning ideas of the special competition Open Fort 400"--Preface, p. 7.
"This publication coincides with an exhibition at the Zuiderkerk in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, from 18 December 2009 till 27 February 2010. ... This publication was made possible in cooperation with the Netherlands Architecture Institute, Housing Corporation Ymere and the City of Amsterdam."--Colophon, p. 126.
Includes bibliographical references.
Preface / Ole Bouman, Maarten van Poelgeest and Roel Steenbeek -- Open Fort 400: Ymere-Nai Ymere Competition 2009 / Klaske Havik -- Amsterdam North: dream of a socially engineered society / Merijn Oudenampsen -- New waterfront / Kate Orff -- Nominee, Hal 400 / Merijn Muller and Rosie van der Schans -- Nominee, Buiksloterham Unzipped / Groep Noord -- Nominee, New York 5 / Stereo Architects -- Fort X / XML -- Open Frame / Elastik and Mat Studio.
Text in English and Dutch.

Summary:

"Inspired by Fort Amsterdam built 400 years ago by Henry Hudson on the later island of Manhattan, the entrants in the NAi-Ymere contest Open Fort 400 explore new possibilities for architecture to contribute to the cultural and economic development of the North Amsterdam waterfront. This book presents in great detail the plans of the five contest nominees, an explanation of the context and essays by Kate Orff and Merijn Oudenampsen."--Jacket.

ISBN:

9789056627300 (paperback)
9056627309 (paperback)

Subject:

Waterfronts Netherlands Amsterdam.
Architecture Netherlands Amsterdam 21st century Designs and plans.
Architecture Netherlands Competitons 21st century.
Fronts de mer Pays-Bas Amsterdam.
Architecture.
Waterfronts.
Netherlands.
Netherlands Amsterdam.

Form/genre:

Architectural drawings.

Added entries:

Werf, Huib Haye van der.

Waterfront visies
Waterfront visions : transformations in North Amsterdam
Waterfront visies : transformaties in Amsterdam-Noord

Holdings:

Location: Library main 269780
Call No.: BIB 202161
Status: Available

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