Abstract
In 1946, the plan for rebuilding Rotterdam after the second world war was formally established. Its name, the Basisplan (General Plan), was entirely appropriate for a plan whose defining quality was its neutrality. By reducing the urban plan to lines and spots, it became spatially neutral; architecture became liberated from urban design. To understand what Rotterdam looks like today, this article examines how this freedom has been translated into architecture in different ways at different times.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Rotterdam Ripresa |
| Subtitle of host publication | Future Fragments for the Neoliberal City |
| Editors | Marius Grootveld |
| Place of Publication | Amsterdam |
| Publisher | Architectura & Natura Press |
| Chapter | 2 |
| Pages | 26-32 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-94-6140-073-4 |
| Publication status | Published - 2023 |