A concise guide to Rotterdam’s architectural highlights This compact, up-to-date guide to Rotterdam presents the highlights of the Netherlands’ number-one city of the latest high-profile buildings, illustrious icons and hidden jewels. In addition to the 100 best buildings, this guide also directs visitors to the city’s must-see locales.
Rotterdam ranks among the top international architectural destinations. And with good reason: the Markthal, the new Central Station and De Rotterdam, along with such established icons as the Kunsthal and the Van Nelle Factory are just some of the architectural magnets drawing international architecture lovers to the city on the Maas. In addition to the 100 best buildings, this architecture guide also directs visitors to the citys most interesting locales, including entertainment and dining out in an architectural setting and the cultural haunt of Witte de Withstraat.
With over 500 entries, this volume is an up-to-date companion to the Architectural Guide to the Netherlands (1900–2000) . It contains a representative selection of recent work by de Architekten Cie., Benthem Crouwel, Claus & Kaan, Erick van Egeraat, Atelier Kempe Thill, KCAP, Mecanoo, Meyer & Van Schooten, MVRDV, Neutelings Riedijk, OMA, Onix, UN Studio and Soeters Van Eldonk, as well as by the many foreign architects working in the Netherlands. Its compact shape, practical layout and extensive indexes make this guide as indispensable as its predecessors, whether as a source of inspiration or as a reference work on the practice of Dutch architecture today.