Before leaving for Scotland, I spent a day in Rotterdam. Rotterdam is home to many a famous design firm (OMA/Rem Koolhaas, West 8) and a few fancy design projects to match. The Kunsthal (by Mr. Koolhaas) was exhibiting the Rotterdam Architecture Biennial on "Power Cities" which was very interesting. It was all about mass urbanization across the globe, taking shape in different ways: informal cities, spectacle cities, edge cities, etc. The blow-up dolls are a shout out for Lily, I guess AMO made the t-shirts. Did you do any of this last summer on the job last summer?
I also made a stop at Showburgplein, which is a favorite project of landscape architecture students. The big red lamps can be moved around by passers-by and the kids love love love the fountain. The last time I was in Rottedam (spring break two years ago) it was dreary and rainy and cold when we visited here, so I was happy to see people and sunshine.
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