Site Visits and Briefing – 6 Locations Join us for a day to learn all about the 6 sites and the E18 Resourcing theme Thursday, March 27 | CET 14:00 – 21:30 Location – Stadhuisplein 11 Stadhuisplein 3811 LM Amersfoort On Thursday, March 27, we invite young European designers in the afternoon to visit the…
Introducing Six Locations in Amersfoort In line with the ambitions of the Municipality of Amersfoort, we are proud to present six locations for Europan 18. These locations are strategically significant for the municipality and aligns closely with this session’s theme of resourcing, highlighting Amersfoort’s search for innovative approaches to urban transformation. Join Europan 18 as…
Flint – Reinvent the Theatre How can we, reinvent the program for inward-facing theater building Flint into a inclusive multi-functional hub that fosters creativity, connection to the neighbourhood and urban vitality for all, a new urban destination for Amersfoort? The City of Amersfoort is re-imagining urban life at Flint, transforming this currently inward- life at…
Amicitia – Restore Urban Fabric How can we, restore the underutilized Amicitia location into an iconic gateway to Amersfoort’s historic centre seamlessly blending housing, commercial, semi-cultural and green spaces to revitalize the urban fabric? Amersfoort, in collaboration with the owner of Amicitia, is committed to revitalize and restore the urban fabric. This initiative aligns with the…
Otto Scheltus – Reconnect City How can we, reconnect Otto Scheltusflat as an urban hotspot bridging the central station and historic centre, creating innovative residential typologies and dynamic public spaces to create an inclusive new city landmark? The Otto Scheltusflat presents a key opportunity to reconnect and reshape its urban fabric recreating a new landmark…
Stadshuisplein – Rebuild Culture How can we, rebuild Stadhuisplein into a dynamic Cultural Quarter which integrate performance venues, honours heritage and create a pedestrian-friendly design, bridging the historic core and river-front redevelopments into one harmonious urban experience? The Stadhuisplein area In Amersfoort Is a historically layered urban site that reflects the city’s evolution from a…
Kop van Isselt – Reintegrate Old How can we, re-purpose Kop van Isselt’s industrial heritage buildings into a vibrant mixed-use identity establishing new homes, creative industries, and lively green public spaces to foster a dynamic, sustainable urban ecosystem for Kop van Isselt? Amersfoort is re-imagining its urban landscape to create vibrant, sustainable and inclusive growth.…
Koppelbrug – Rethink Health How can we, rethink Koppelbrug as a mix-use building complex combining indoor/outdoor sports, housing, and parking so it becomes a landmark for health, community well-being, and inclusive urban living along the River Eem? The Koppelbrug is a cornerstone in the ambitious urban transformation of Kop van Isselt. The site offers an…
Amersfoort is thriving and embracing significant growth. Several major societal challenges require solutions, including issues related to housing, mobility, energy, sustainability, and climate change. How we shape these solutions will define the city now and for many generations to come. We prioritize the development with care for the living environment of people, animals, and plants.…
E15 – Productive Rotterdam 08/12/2022 The Europan15 NL publication is available now! It’s the continuing story of the Europan 15 NL competition in Rotterdam that kicked off in 2019. The housing crisis, the climate crisis and the increasing unaffordability of urban centres were on the agendas of all major European cities. The competition’s theme, the…
Interview with Gerben In ‘t Hout and Kay Schellen from Woonstad, affiliate of Europan NL 15. The five Dutch sites selected for Europan’s 2019 design competition are all located in Rotterdam. Each one presents unique challenges, and has stakeholders dedicated to its development. While six private parties have been involved in the competition…
Continuation of the interview with jury members, Jacob van Rijs, Beatriz Ramo, and Like Bijlsma Europan15 NL publication is available now! European ideas competition Europan 15 has a twofold target. On the one hand, Europan gives young design talent the opportunity to turn ideas into realistic projects. On the other hand, Europan offers cities the…
Europan NL and AIR presented the launch of the Europan14 ‘Productive Amsterdam’ book. In conversation with EuropanNL board, the City of Amsterdam, jury members, editors and competition winners, the program reflected on what could be learned from more then two years of research and design into new urban typologies for productive mix-use neighborhoods. The Europan…
From Monofunctional Business Area to Innovative Urban District Brainpark I is a monofunctional business area along the highway A16. The challenge is to transform the site into a vital and interactive work-and-live area that’s well connected to the nearby the Erasmus University Campus and the public transport hub Kralingse Zoom. Submitters must come up with…
Transforming an Industrial Port Area into a Circular Urban Makers District Vierhavensblok is an industrial port area in transition where creatives and entrepreneurs feel at home. The challenge is to develop a vision for the site that shows which of the eight leading principles for sustainable area development can be organized collectively. How can…
Creating a Multifunctional ‘hub’ in the Heart of a Multicultural Vulnerable Neighbourhood Visserijplein is a square in the heart of the multicultural and vulnerable neighborhood Bospolder and Tussendijken (BoTu). BoTu deals with great challenges in the realm of safety, working and living. The assignment is to empower the neighborhood by designing a multifunctional building…
Transforming an Urban Void into the Missing Link between a Vulnerable Neighbourhood and an Upcoming Makers District Kop Dakpark is a wasteland on a central spot along a traffic junction with multiple adjacent areas with their own dynamics and atmospheres, like The Strip with Big Shops, the Makers district M4H and the multicultural neighborhood…
New Gateways to the Productive City Europan NL, Rotterdam Architecture Institute (AIR) and the municipality of Rotterdam are proud to propose five locations for Europan 15. All five have been designated ‘high potential’ development sites by the municipality. In Search of ‘Good Growth’ Rotterdam is growing. The city aims to build 50,000 new homes in…
Europan 15 – New Gateways to the Productive City Follow Europan 15 NL via www.e15rotterdam.nl
Europan NL, Rotterdam Architecture Institute (AIR) and the municipality of Rotterdam are proud to propose five locations for Europan 15. All five have been designated ‘high priority’ development sites by the municipality. Follow Europan 15 NL via: www.e15rotterdam.nl
Authors: Miguel Huelga de la Fuenta (ES), ArchitectIria de la Pena (ES), Architect Project Description The proposal suggests an evolution towards a more flexible and sustainable urban model, able to respond not only to the current living and working needs but also adaptable to future changes and trends. The proposal is to create a flexible model…
Authors: Federica Andreoni (IT), ArchitectAnna Chiara Bonora (IT), ArchitectValeria Lollobattista (IT), ArchitectMattia Biagi (IT), ArchitectMarco Mondello (IT), ArchitectValerio Socciarelli (IT), Architect Project Description Considering these premises, the proposal consists in a series of operations:-Liberating the space from cars to imagine a new kind of space for various and variable activities-Concentrating cars in two strategic points to…
Authors: Timur Shabaev (NL), ArchitectTimur Karimullin (NL), Urban Planner Sofia Koutsenko (US), Interior ArchitectMaria Krasnova (NL), ArtistKristina Knauf (DE), Urban Planner Project Description With our proposal, we aim to address the resulting undefined and fragile site by preparing it for the possibility of a new, nimble and savvy economy to emerge. An economy built on the…
Authors: Aleksandr Zinovev (RU), ArchitectBudarin Konstantin (EE), JournalistShmeleva Irina (RU), Architect Dimitrii Andreev (RU), Movie DirectorElmira Kakabeava (KZ), Public Relations and Education Project Description MediaHub is a collection of spaces that offer various opportunities for education as well as for work. The architecture of the hub is a combination of the vertical and the horizontal. The…
Authors: Alessandro Macaluso (IT), Architect UrbanistCarlotta Basoli (IT), Landscape ArchitectGiovanni Lavanna (IT), ArchitectAndrei Deacu (RO), Urban planner Project Description Amsterdam’s city centre is expanding and brings along development pressure on areas that possess social qualities. Our exploration starts from the tension between high density (and high rise buildings) needs and the local self built spirit. The…