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The rooftop revolution starts in Rotterdam
During Rotterdam Rooftop Days, tens of thousands of people take to the rooftops. Via zip lines, sky bridges, and giant slides, visitors gain access to...
BLIJSTROOM; ENERGY FOR AND BY ROTTERDAM RESIDENTS
Jelte Boeijenga is acting managing director of Blijstroom, an energy cooperative founded in 2013 by Rotterdam citizens with the aim of taking control of the...
A mirrored flower pot filled with art
Architect Arjen Ketting: 'In any other city, this wouldn’t have been possible.'With the Depot, Rotterdam gained a new icon. The mirrored building with its unique...
Luchtsingel 2.0: a new chapter for a Rotterdam icon
A bright yellow wooden pedestrian bridge, looping cheerfully through the air and connecting three parts of the city. That was the Luchtsingel. Because after years...
‘Rotterdam is our living lab’
Heat and drought, alternating with awesome downpours. This might sound frightening. Then again, you could also consider it to be an opportunity, which is what...
The Markthal Effect
This may be the question most frequently asked by tourists in Rotterdam: 'How do I get to the Markthal?' In just five years the Markthal...
RUGGEDISED: Rotterdam South as living lab
An ultra-sustainable and gas-free Ahoy exhibition centre, electric buses with a new 'smart' time-table and the use of sensors in lamp posts and waste containers....
Eurovision as a circular event!
The Eurovision Song Contest 2021 is over and we really enjoyed it! 40 countries from all over the world have performed in Ahoy. We can...
Looking at art from a car
The corona era has produced a number of interesting collaborations and initiatives, and the drive-through museum from Rotterdam Ahoy and Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen is...
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