You can imagine how busy the port of Rotterdam must be on any given day of the week, still the center of shipping activities in Europe since the 14th century.   However, I am down by the water mainly to see the gorgeous Erasmusbrug (Erasmus Bridge). Its nickname is De Zwann (the swan) but for some reason, it reminds …
Rotterdam Is Eye Candy
 Rotterdam is eye candy for enthusiasts of modern architecture, but as I make my way through the park toward the water today, I think at heart I am still old school. They just don’t build things like these anymore…  Not that I don’t love architecture like this (because it’s why I’m here!),   but I’d rather come home …
Taartarchitect
 So while you were on the Kunsthal’s platform yesterday, did your eyes follow the reflection of the traditional Dutch roofline to the actual houses across the street…  and perhaps also see all of this new and ongoing construction in the periphery?  Rotterdam is a city on the move. I feel a new exuberance on the streets, in the …
Dude With A Camel
 From the NAI we walk through the park, alongside the gorgeous Museum Boijmans van Beuningen,  then across this bridge,  and a little bit more until the Kunsthal comes into full view:  Rem Koolhaas, the mind behind the fantastic Prada stores in NYC and Los Angeles as well as the Guggenheim Hermitage Museum in Vegas, designed the Kunsthal Rotterdam. …
NAi
 The Netherlands Architecture Institute (NAi) is both a museum and cultural center. It is the first place we’ll visit inside Rotterdam’s Museumpark.  Designed by Jo Coenen, the NAI is an important library of architectural archives, publications, and exhibits. It is an impressive research facility as well as a forum for lectures and symposiums. It would be awesome to come to work here every …