The City of Rotterdam and IT Campus Rotterdam asked for ideas from students for the rapidly developing Rijnhaven area. Congratulations to the winning ideas which included an inclusive school floating on water, space for nature, and a way to clean plastic waste from water.
The Challenge
Rotterdam asked students for their ideas for climate adaptive urban development. Students were asked to build designs for the following prompt:
How do we turn the Rijnhaven into an inspiring habitat with sustainable and climate-adaptive homes, partly floating on the water, green recreational areas and a school that provides environmentally conscious education?
Student were asked to include in their design:
Durable and sustainable housing, which are able to deal with climate change.
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Sustainable recreation area including green elements.
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A school which educates sustainability including example projects
The Celebration
The students were surprised by a visit to their school from Deputy Mayor for Education, Culture and Events, Said Kasmi, who presented the prize to the winners. The winning team was chosen by a jury consisting of the following members: Frank (Municipality of Rotterdam, Digital Economy Team), Jillian (Municipality of Rotterdam, Sustainability Department), Wilma (IT Campus Rotterdam) and Ibtissam (Municipality of Rotterdam, Education Department).
About the site
The Rijnhaven is a city district currently undergoing a transformation; in the last decades, the neighbourhood has changed from an harbour area used by local sailors, to an entertainment district. This new Rotterdam Rijnhaven District is designed to be an expansion of the city center.
The site students were challenged to build ideas for includes the complete area of water of the port, and 10m of the surround land in the quay area. This port area is transforming into a future city park with a city beach, 3,000 homes, large towers from 100 to 250 meters, new shops, restaurants and museums. The site is also important for water collection and its ability to keep the surrounding areas of the city cool; so students needed to think about how to make the area water safe.
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