De Urbanisten and the wondrous water square / Florian Boer, Jens Jorritsma, Dirk van Peijpe ; [English translation, George Hall].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Boer, Florian.

Contributor:

Jorritsma, Jens.

Peijpe, Dirk van.

Urbanisten (Firm)

Standardized Title:

Urbanisten en het wondere waterplein. English

Language:

Dutch

English

Subjects (All):

Plazas--Netherlands--Rotterdam--21st century--Designs and plans.

Plazas.

Water and architecture--Netherlands--Rotterdam--Designs and plans.

Water and architecture.

Runoff--Netherlands--Rotterdam.

Runoff.

Flood control--Netherlands--Rotterdam.

Flood control.

Graphic novels--Netherlands--Rotterdam.

Graphic novels.

City planning--Netherlands--Rotterdam--History--21st century.

City planning.

Buildings--Netherlands--Rotterdam.

Buildings.

History.

Netherlands--Rotterdam.

Genre:

Comic.

Architectural drawings.

Physical Description:

46 pages, 3 unnumbered pages : color illustrations, color maps, color plans ; 30 cm

Place of Publication:

Rotterdam : 010 Publishers, 2010.

Summary:

This is the story of a smart idea: the water square. It is a story about the city and about rain. Worldwide, the frequency and severity of rainfall is becoming more extreme. This is a problem for many cities, especially delta cities such as Rotterdam, which lies on the River Maas and also below sea level. Capacity must be created in Rotterdam to receive 600 million litres of extra rainwater annually. Radical but clever measures are urgently needed. To meet this problem, De Urbanisten devised the water square: a plaza that functions as a play area, a floating grass field, a theatre, and a place that can accommodate the water that would otherwise flood the streets and inundate basements.

Notes:

Illustrations on lining papers.

Translated from the Dutch.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9789064507373

9064507376

OCLC:

642214619