Winning Europan project
Prize, Europan 11, Amsterdam Amstel III
Sara Reichwein (DE 1982)
Name winning plan: IA 311 / I AMSTEL 3
A range of enticing facilities (sports, shops, cafes, exhibition spaces, etc.) are placed in and on existing buildings, grouped round a new urban centre, as a first stage. The aim is to attract identified groups of pioneers: workers, innovatory thinkers and students. A linear park is created, and roads are refurbished at a later phase. Over time, the central square and other areas become enriched; new apartments and accommodation are generally formed from the remodelling of existing buildings.
IA311 panels klein.pdf (929.9 kB)
Quotation from the jury report Europan 11
The entrants have resisted the temptation of immediately designing structured solutions. They demonstrate that they have understood that a plan that is “finished” in all respects is not under discussion for the time being.