Amsterdam Docklands Urban Design

Ryan Coghlan, Maysa Phares, Mira Yung

The Eastern Docklands and Westerdokseiland

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HISTORYTHE EASTERN DOCKLANDSWESTERDOKSEILAND

THE SOUTH BANK OF THE IJ

Westerdokseiland

Westerlijk Stationseiland

Centraal Stationseiland

Oostelijke HandelskadeOosterdokseiland

Java Eiland

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Borneo-Sporenburg

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313 ha2/3 water1/3 harbour islands8500 dwellings100 dwellings/ha17000 residents

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VISION: Urbanism inspired from the Compact City; A built form derived from market-oriented “lifetsyle” thinking.

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TheWestern Docklands

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