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The Bijlmermeer ([ˌbɛi̯l.mərˈmeːr]), or colloquially Bijlmer ([ˈbɛilmər]), is one of the neighbourhoods that form the Amsterdam-Zuidoost borough (Dutch: stadsdeel) of Amsterdam, Netherlands. To many people, the Bijlmer designation is used to refer to Amsterdam Zuidoost as a pars pro toto.
Feb 20, 2018 · There was never any question that the so-called Bijlmer (short for Bijlmermeer) would be made of tall concrete housing towers, but they did choose to arrange them in the unique shape of a honeycomb. The hexagonal grid would allow each apartment to get some sunlight every day.
De Bijlmermeer is sinds 1987 onderdeel van het stadsdeel Amsterdam-Zuidoost, waar het ten zuiden van de A9 gelegen Gaasperdam en het landelijk gelegen dorp Driemond langs het Amsterdam-Rijnkanaal ook deel van uitmaken. Het staat bekend als een smeltkroes van culturen.
An investigation into the interplay between policy makers, planners and residents, which led to the Bijlmermeer's negative reputation and consequent r...
Nov 13, 2018 · An urban housing project designed in the late 1960s around the same idealistic principles as Erno Goldfinger’s Brutalist utopias in west London, the Bijlmer (official name: Bijlmermeer ...
Jul 17, 2017 · The Bijlmermeer, commonly known as the Bijlmer, was a late addendum to an age of giants, serving as a prodigious full stop to dreams of a massive utopia. Begun in 1966 and completed in the early 1970s, the estate was intended to relieve an acute housing shortage in the capital, where the stock was ill-maintained and, it was then thought ...
Bijlmermeer was the ultimate in modernist utopian urban planning, with bicycle paths, playgrounds, and high-rises built along the city’s new metro line. However, it was not a success and was later partly demolished and redeveloped in a mix of building styles…
Invisible Amsterdam: The Bijlmermeer. Welcome to our interactive journey through one of the best known, yet at the same time one of the least known, areas in Amsterdam.
Mar 10, 2018 · One attempt at answering came in the form of a spectacular modernist proposal outside of Amsterdam called the Bijlmermeer. And, as a new two-part episode by 99% Invisible reveals, it failed...
Amsterdam Zuidoost (Amsterdam South East) - also referred to as Bijlmermeer or De Bijlmer - is one of the 8 boroughs (stadsdelen) of Amsterdam. It is an exclave, separated from the rest of the city with no shared borders with Amsterdam, but with good metro lines (50, 53, 54), connecting Zuidoost to the city centre and Centraal Station .
