Highest buildings -Maastoren - 165 mtr (2009) - New Orleans - 158 mtr (2010) - Montevideo - 151.5 mtr - Delfse Poort - 151.4 mtr - Millennium Tower - 131 mtr - World Port Center - 124 mtr - The Red Apple - 120 mtr (2009) - Erasmus MC - 113.5 mtr
Oldest buildings in the center - Laurenskerk (church) - 1449 - Schielandhuis - 1665
Oldest buildings in historic Delfshaven (just outside the city center): - Pilgrims Fathers Church - approx 1500 - Former City Hall - 1580 - Aalbrechskolk numbers 4, 6, 8, 10 - approx 1580 - Voorhaven numbers 34 & 36 - approx 1649 Public transport to Delfshaven by subway Calandlijn (direction Schiedam).
"under construction" highlights - De Calypso (70 meters) - City Center / Mauritsweg - SMC Alsop Architects - B-Tower (70 meters) - City Center / Hennekijkstraat - Wiel Arets Architecs - Blaaktoren (70 meters) - City Center / Blaak (station) - DREISSEN architecten / GROUP A - De Rotterdam (149 meters) - Wilhelminalpier / OMA Architects/Rem Koolhaas (scroll down for movie) - Markthal (market hall) - Binnerotte (public library)
Calypso complex (under construction)
Modern architecture: Erasmusbridge - Ben van Berkel Kunsthal - museum - Rem Koolhaas Cube Houses - Piet Blom Netherlands Architecture Institute - Jo Coenen KPN Building - office - Renzo Piano Luxor Theatre - Peter Wilson World Port Center - office - Sir Norman Foster Haven & Transportcollege - school - Neutelings Rietdijk Architecten
Great (Rotterdam) architects & highlights J.J.P. Oud - reconstruction De Unie (Mauritsweg 35) Brinkman & Van der Vlugt - Van Nelle Fabriek (Unesco monument) H.A. Maaskant - Groothandelsgebouw - Euromast Van den Broek & Bakema - Cruiseterminal - Lijnbaan - Las Palmas Wim Quist - Maritime Museum - Rotterdamse Schouwburg - Willemswerf (Boompjes) Jan Hoogstad - Weena Tower - Unilever Headoffice - Rem Koolhaas - Kunsthal
Other architects & highlights W.M. Dudok - Grandcafé Dudok (Meent) P. Blom - Cube Houses Jo Coenen - The Netherlands Architecture Institute (NAI)
Rotterdam Central District
One of the main construction sites in Rotterdam is the Rotterdam Central Station project. Apart from a new station a new public transport terminal is being built. Around the new terminal a complete new area will be developed with the name Rotterdam Central District.
Free tours on the construction site are organized every 1st Saturday of the month from 10.00 - 15.00 hrs.
Start: Infra Center Rotterdam - Weena 705 A reservation is necessary; mail or phone (0)10- 2403800
The Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA/Rem Koolhaas), in collaboration with Werner Sobek and engineers ABT won the competition for a new municipal office to be constructed behind the current City Hall in the city center. The building will also accommodate appartments & a garage.
