The missing tile (UF 333) - a photo on Flickriver

Europe, The Netherlands, Zuid Holland, Wijnhaven Eiland, Residential high rise, Facade (uncut)

The Wijnhaven Eiland, is being transformed. One of the high rises is shown here. The concrete facade of the neo-modernist building was in the process of being covered with textured tiles.

The backstory:
In the 80s, it became evident that the strictly functionalistic urban design of the post-2nd World War Rotterdam city centre didn't cut it any more. In the first post-war decades, it did enhance functionality, offering a clear break from the congestion and other development problems of the pre-war city centre. And its morphology offered the symbolism of a brave new world. However, due to the post-war social-economic boom and the rise of consumerism, the strict segregation of living, business and administration made the city's heart feel like a place that didn't seem to live and breathe.

It was simply too high on business and too low on living and recreation. One of the programs to rectify this was the R'dam high-rise policy - the insertion of a series of high-density up-market apartment buildings in and near the city centre.

This is number 703 of Rotterdam architecture and 1486 of Minimalisms/explicit Graphisms.

Taken in: Holland / South Holland / Rotterdam (show map)

Taken on: October 3, 2022

Tags:

Europe

The Netherlands

Wijnhaven Eiland

Facade

Residential high rise « less

Sets appears in: • Façades • Minimalism / explicit Graphism more » • Rotterdam Architecture • Urban frontiers • Canon 60D • Canon EF-S 55-250 IS II « less

Groups appears in: • Facades • Rotterdam, The Netherlands more » • *Nederland belicht* • De Doka • !! Nederland Vandaag !! • AA Ubercool • Abstract Reality • Nifty Two-Fifty • Again and Again and Again « less

Camera: Canon EOS 60D, f/5.0, 1/160 sec, 55mm, ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS 60D
Lens:	EF-S55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS II
Aperture:	f/5.0
Exposure Time:	0.006 sec (1/160)
Focal Length:	55mm
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	-1 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop 25.1 (Windows)
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