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Underwater bicycle parking in Amsterdam
Two new bike parking facilities are opening at Amsterdam Central Station, which are unique as they are located underwater.
The two sites have a combined capacity of 11,000 bicycles, making it the largest bicycle parking facility in the city. The underground parking will be connected to the metro hall
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A trio of crumbling towers makes Amsterdam even more remarkable
MVRDV, architecture and urban design firm, is building the Valley skyscraper in Amsterdam’s Zuidas district. The three towers, shaped by apartments of unusual, almost dramatic design covered in greenery, rise 67, 81, and 100 meters above the city.
A ‘green valley’ meanders between the three buildings, starting at the
design
The designer who made clothes from human hair and wrote a book about our most popular objects
Zsófia Kollár, a Hungarian designer who is living in Amsterdam, moved to the Netherlands because of her studies nine years ago. Her Human Material Loop project, in which she explores how human hair can be integrated into the textile industry, has been covered by international news sites. More recently, Zsófia
contemporary art
The high art of recycling | Interview with Krisztina Czika
How do everyday things in our world work, let’s say a toaster or a loudspeaker? What can we do with the unnecessary things like lint from the clothes dryer, hair clippings, or used wax that keeps being produced around us? How can waste be broken down into its components
tech
The world's first 3D printed steel pedestrian bridge has been handed over
A 12-metre-long 3D-printed steel bridge has been erected over one of Amsterdam’s oldest canals.
The Dutch startup MX3D came up with the idea to build the bridge in 2015, and after four years of research and development (and a two-year break), the bridge, weighing around 6,000 kg, was
sustainability
Amsterdam floating village expands with new dream house
Each and every house of the floating village built since 2010 boasts a unique character, while still creating a unified overall appearance. Here is the latest home of the urban village!
Since the 2010s, a residential community has been developing on the Johann Van Casselt canal located in a former
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From hotels to home office | A response to the crisis from Amsterdam
The hospitality and hotel industries found themselves in an extremely difficult
position owing to the pandemic. Two hotels in Amsterdam, however, attempt to
survive the situation with a seemingly successful rebranding strategy: now they
offer their rooms transformed into private work spaces to the employees wishing
to escape from their