1. Bk7210 Urban analysis & design
Minor: Green Blue City 2013
Lecture 3
Urbanism
Rotterdam
and the Delta
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Han Meyer

2. Contents of this lecture
1.
New Orleans - city in the delta slide 3-6
2.
The Dutch delta slide 7-59
3.
New plans - proposals, graduation projects and competitions slide 60-83
4.
Literature and creative commons slide 84
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3. 1. New Orleans - city in the Delta
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4. New Orleans - city in the Delta
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5. New Orleans – stad in de delta
New Orleans - city in the Delta
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6. ‘fortress New Orleans
Fortress New Orleans’
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7. 2. The Dutch delta
1.
Historical development of the delta
2.
Dike rings
3.
Development of port city Rotterdam
4.
Land reclamation and the Colijnsplaat
5.
Goeree-Overflakke 1200-1800
6.
1st intervention 1860-1880
7.
2nd intervention 1960-1980
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8. The city in and on the Delta
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9. Dutch delta, 2000 years ago
The Dutch delta - 2000 years ago
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10. The Dutch delta
Geography of The Netherlands, ca. 1000
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Old settlements, ca. 1350
Steef Buijs, 1990

11. Drainage systems
Drainagesystems
Ca. 1500: the invention of the windmill
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The invention of the windmill, ca. 1500

12. Dike rings
Dike ring 14
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13. Dike rings safety norms
Dike rings since 1960
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Dike rings since 1960

14. Dike rings
1250
1600
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15. Silting up of the river mouths
Silting up of the river mouths. Map by Tirion 1753
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Map by Tirion, 1753

16. Rotterdam 1400
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Rotterdam, ca. 1400

17. Rotterdam 1700
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Rotterdam, ca. 1700

18. Rotterdam 1860
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Rotterdam, ca. 1860

19. Rotterdam 1780 (anoniem)
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Rotterdam on the Maas

20. Katendrecht, buitenhuis M.Mees, 1879
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21. BK 7210 urbanism Rotterdam and the Delta – ir. Han Meyer
1850
Rotterdam, ca. 1850

22. Land reclamation 1200-1800
Inpolderingen
1200 - 1800
Legend
0
1 - 1350
1331 - 1400
1401 - 1450
1451 - 1500
1501 - 1550
1551 - 1600
1601 - 1650
1651 - 1700
1701 - 1750
1751 - 1800
1801 - 1850
1851 - 1900
1901 - 1950
1951 - 2000
TU Delft Nijhuis & Pouderoijen
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TU Delft, Nijhuis & Pouderoijen

23. Land reclamation - detail
1400
1650
Colijnsplaat
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The Colijnsplaat

24. BK 7210 urbanism Rotterdam and the Delta – ir. Han Meyer
Map of Oud Noord-Bevelandpolder, 1598 (A.R.A. VTH 2803)

25. Colijnsplaat
Colijnsplaat
Wedding-ceremony, Colijnsplaat
1938
Voorstraat (‘Frontstreet’) perpendicular to the dike
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Voorstraat (lit. Frontstreet) perpendicular to the dike

26. 1400
1850
2000
Colijnsplaat – het dilemma van de twee verkavelingssystemen
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27. BK 7210 urbanism Rotterdam and the Delta – ir. Han Meyer
aerial photograph, Colijnsplaat

28. Goeree-Overflakke 1200-1800
Goeree-Overflakke 1200 - 1800
TU Delft N. den Besten
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TU Delft, N. den Besten

29. BK 7210 urbanism Rotterdam and the Delta – ir. Han Meyer
Goeree-Overflakke, 1600

30. BK 7210 urbanism Rotterdam and the Delta – ir. Han Meyer
Goeree-Overflakke, 2000

31. Goeree-Overflakke 1450-2000
Goeree-Overflakkee 1450 - 2000
TU Delft Nijhuis Pouderoijen
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TU Delft, Nijhuis & Pouderoijen

32. 1st intervention 1860-1880
The first large intervention in the delta: opening the branches
Fixation of the discharge at the Nieuwe Waterweg
The first large intervention in the delta: opening the branches 1860s – 1880s
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Fixation of the discharge at the Nieuwe Waterweg

33. South-west delta, heights
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South-West delta, Heights map

34. BK 7210 urbanism Rotterdam and the Delta – ir. Han Meyer
Rotterdam, ca. 1900
1910

35. Rotterdam 1904
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Rotterdam, 1904

36. Katendrecht, Linker Veerdam,
zicht op de Wilhelminapier
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37. Vanaf 1920: Katendrecht ‘Chinatown’ en zeemanswijk
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38. Delistraat, 1985
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39. Rotterdam
Transformation of the port
Transformation of the port
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40. BK 7210 urbanism Rotterdam and the Delta – ir. Han Meyer
Rotterdam, 2000

41. De delta:
tussen Holland en Vlaanderen
The delta: between Holland and Flanders
Bos Atlas Geschiedenis van Nederland
F.L. Gussefeld 1785
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J v Deventer 1602
G.R. de Vaugardy 1749

42. Small
Kleine eenheden en gemeenschappen: polders, ambachten,
units and communities: polders, ambachten*,
heerlijkheden, stden, etc
heerlijkheden**, cities etc.
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*lower dominions or shires **higher dominions or province

43. BK 7210 urbanism Rotterdam and the Delta – ir. Han Meyer
Map of the Waternoodsramp or Sint-Ignatiusflood of 1953

44. 2nd intervention 1960-1980
basin closed
The second large intervention in the delta: closing the estuaries
Delta Works -> compartments
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basin half-opened
basin opened

45. Building the Dutch Nation Modern Project
Building the Dutch Nation - a- a Modern Project
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46. Silting, eroding and en afgedamde
‘Slibsteden’ ‘slijtsteden’dammed citiessteden
Typology urban patterns
Urban cores related to strong currents
-deep trenches ensure extreemly accassable harbours but also
permanent maintanance
Main tranches with strong currents along the coast
Urban cores related to silting up processes
- changing water-land relation makes construction harbour channels
necessary
Harbour channels
New land
Urban cores related to damming processes
- long water connections are cut or interupted by waterlocks
Damming
Dammed water system
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47. De The solidified dynamics of the edges
gestolde dynamiek van de randen
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48. dstad & Delta’,
ince of South-Holland 1955
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Randstad & Delta, Province of Zuid-Holland, 1955

49. Vision for the year 2000
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‘Randstad & Delta’,
Province of South-Holland 1955
Randstad & Delta, Province of Zuid-Holland, 1955

50. ‘Randstad & Delta’,
Province of South-Holland 1955
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Randstad & Delta, Province of Zuid-Holland, 1955

51. National Memorandum on Spatial Planning, 1966
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National Memorandum on spatial planning, 1966

52. Rotterdam 2000+
City of Rotterdam, 1969
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Rotterdam 2000+, City of Rotterdam, 1969

53. Urban, port
Recreational
landscape
Urban, port
Intentions Delta works 1960s
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Intentions Delta Works, 1960s

54. Urban, port
Recreational
landscape
Urban, port
Current situation: Haringvliet area as ‘in between zone’
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Current situation: Haringvliet area as “in between zone”

55. ‘Randstad Holland’
“Randstad Holland”
1850
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2000
Urban development 1850-2000

56. BK 7210 urbanism Rotterdam and the Delta – ir. Han Meyer
Rotterdam, ca. 2000

57. BK 7210 urbanism Rotterdam and the Delta – ir. Han Meyer
Reconstructed from map 1850 by F. Palmboom

58. BK 7210 urbanism Rotterdam and the Delta – ir. Han Meyer
Reconstructed from map 1850 by F. Palmboom

59. ‘working with nature’
“Working with nature”
Ontpoldering eiland Tiengemeten, 2006
Depoldering island Tiengemeten, 2006
Before
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After

60. 3. New plans for the delta
1.
Repair estuarine dynamics, proposal WNF 2012
2.
Reinforcement dikering 14 Rotterdam, graduation project
3.
“Blue Blood”, 1st prize EO-Wijers competition,Kuiper Compagnons, 2008
4.
New green-blue structures Rotterdam-Zuid, EMU students, 2010
5.
Outer dike areas as archipelago, EMU students, 2010
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61. Repair estuarine dynamics – Proposal WNF 2012
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Repair estuarine dynamics, proposal WNF 2012

62. Versterking dijkring 14 Rotterdam
Afstudeerproject Wolbert van Dijk
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Reinforcement dikering 14 Rotterdam, graduation project

63. BK 7210 urbanism Rotterdam and the Delta – ir. Han Meyer

64. Abandoning of just the line to a broader plateau
Connecting city and river by integral approach
from monotonous line
to dike plateau
with different
steps
Dike plateau
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65. Intervention, Dike plateau with continues route along/perpendicular to river
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66. BK 7210 urbanism Rotterdam and the Delta – ir. Han Meyer
Developing Schiedam

67. BK 7210 urbanism Rotterdam and the Delta – ir. Han Meyer
Developing Schiedam, diversity to dwelling environment

68. BK 7210 urbanism Rotterdam and the Delta – ir. Han Meyer
Developing Schiedam, Eastern flank

69. Versterking dijkring 14 Rotterdam
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Reinforcement dikering 14 Rotterdam, profiles

70. Versterking dijkring 14 Rotterdam
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Reinforcement dikering 14 Rotterdam, profiles

71. Versterking dijkring 14 Rotterdam
Spatial-programatic chances
Integrated solutions are feasable, but only in dire need of space
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Reinforcement dikering 14 Rotterdam, profiles

72. 1st prize EO-Wijers competition, 2008
“Blue Blood”, Kuiper Compagnons
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1st prize EO-Wijers competition 2008 – ‘Blauw Bloed’ – Kuiper Comp

73. Uitbreiding dijkring 14 Rotterdam
1st prize EO-Wijers competition, 2008
“Blue Blood”, Kuiper Compagnons
1st prize EO-Wijers competition 2008 – ‘Blauw Bloed’ – Kuiper Compagnons
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1st prize EO-Wijers competition 2008 – ‘Blauw Bloed’ – Kuiper Comp

74. Nieuwe groen-blauwe structuren Rotterdam-Zuid
EMU students 2010
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New green-blue structures Rotterdam-Zuid, EMU students, 2010

75. Nieuwe groen-blauwe structuren Rotterdam-Zuid
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New green-blue structures Rotterdam-Zuid, EMU students, 2010

76. Nieuwe groen-blauwe structuren Rotterdam-Zuid
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New green-blue structures Rotterdam-Zuid, EMU students, 2010

77. Nieuwe groen-blauwe structuren Rotterdam-Zuid
A-15 zone
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New green-blue structures Rotterdam-Zuid, EMU students, 2010

78. Flood-risks waterfront-sites ‘outside the dikes’
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Flood risks waterfront sites, outer dike areas

79. BK 7210 urbanism Rotterdam and the Delta – ir. Han Meyer
Vulnerability of outer dike areas

80. Buitendijkse gebieden als archipel
EMU Studenten 2012
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Outer dike areas as archipelago, EMU students, 2010

81. Buitendijkse gebieden als archipel
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Outer dike areas as archipelago, EMU students, 2010

82. BK 7210 urbanism Rotterdam and the Delta – ir. Han Meyer
Outer dike areas as archipelago, EMU students, 2010

83. The city in and on the Delta
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