“The Coolsingel has always been an unpredictable outcome of the confrontation of ‘unplanable’ events like the bombing of Rotterdam, megalomaniac urbanism, and a sprawl of commercial architecture. Coolsingel, the central area of Rotterdam, but also the bearer of the major memories of the city and a place in permanent transformation, is currently the centre of many design and policy intentions. “(Wouter Vanstiphout for SIR). Recordings (underneath) by Erik van Lieshout and Jeroen Doorenweerd, SIR.
“The Coolsingel has always been an unpredictable outcome of the confrontation of ‘unplanable’ events like the bombing of Rotterdam, megalomaniac urbanism, and a sprawl of commercial architecture. Coolsingel, the central area of Rotterdam, but also the bearer of the major memories of the city and a place in permanent transformation, is currently the centre of many design and policy intentions. “(Wouter Vanstiphout for SIR). Recordings (underneath) by Erik van Lieshout and Jeroen Doorenweerd, SIR.
How far off is the avenue?
essay Dirk van Weelden Take a walk along the Coolsingel with the idea that it could be an avenue. A…
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