WWII’s destructive power was felt by many cities. Some cities, like Munich, rebuilt their
traditional buildings to keep their sense of history. Other cities, like Berlin, used the opportunity of a nearly blank slate to create a modern architectural masterpiece. Rotterdam is definitely one of the latter. It has recently gone through another building boom that has made it an architectural destination. Here are a few of the buildings we are looking forward to seeing.
The Erasmus Bridge, also called the Swan, was finished in 1996. Designed by Ben van Berkel, it’s named after Desiderius Erasmus, a prominent Christian Renaissance humanist.
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The Cube Houses are an innovative development to create high density housing with sufficient space on the ground floor. Architect Piet Blom envisioned the complex as a forest with each house as an individual tree.
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The largest building in the Netherlands, De Rotterdam was finished 2013. Designed by Rem Koolhaus, it houses offices, apartments and the nhow Hotel.
Image courtesy of NH Hotel Group.
Centraal Station was originally built in 1957. It was rebuilt to accommodate increased train traffic and finished in 2010. It was designed by Team CS, a cooperative between Benthem Crouwell Architekten, MSVA Meyer & Van Schooten Architects and West 8.
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