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Recently published article: “German visitors in Nijmegen”
1 June 2010
Mainz and Nijmegen perfectly illustrate how one city can learn from another: how do you deal with conflicts of interests? And how do you go about constructing flood resilient buildings? Read more in the project’s newsletter Ruimte voor de rivier
(Room for the River).
On Friday 11 December, employees from the German municipality Mainz visited the project ‘Ruimte
voor de Waal’ and ‘Waalfront’ within the context of the FRC (FloodResilienCity). FRC is an EU-financed exchange project for European cities which aims to learn how to deal with the threat of flooding more effectively.
As we meandered through the area, we were able to point out what we are working on and how we go about conducting projects. Our easterly neighbours were exceptionally interested in our approach and were especially fascinated by the way in which we deal with the various issues in Nijmegen. They were also extremely interested in the spatial qualities of our plans.
Exchange
In Mainz, they are also working on restructuring an industrial port (Zollhafen). In the future, a new, urban district with room for accommodation, work, culture and recreation will be created there. The district will be a mixture of historical and modern architecture.
The municipality of Nijmegen will soon be paying a visit to Mainz. We are particularly interested in the way in which they designed the quay, which choices have been most significant and how they carried out the work. These insights will help us with our designs for the quay along the adjacent channel.
1 June 2010
Mainz and Nijmegen perfectly illustrate how one city can learn from another: how do you deal with conflicts of interests? And how do you go about constructing flood resilient buildings? Read more in the project’s newsletter Ruimte voor de rivier
(Room for the River). On Friday 11 December, employees from the German municipality Mainz visited the project ‘Ruimte
voor de Waal’ and ‘Waalfront’ within the context of the FRC (FloodResilienCity). FRC is an EU-financed exchange project for European cities which aims to learn how to deal with the threat of flooding more effectively.
As we meandered through the area, we were able to point out what we are working on and how we go about conducting projects. Our easterly neighbours were exceptionally interested in our approach and were especially fascinated by the way in which we deal with the various issues in Nijmegen. They were also extremely interested in the spatial qualities of our plans.
Exchange
In Mainz, they are also working on restructuring an industrial port (Zollhafen). In the future, a new, urban district with room for accommodation, work, culture and recreation will be created there. The district will be a mixture of historical and modern architecture.
The municipality of Nijmegen will soon be paying a visit to Mainz. We are particularly interested in the way in which they designed the quay, which choices have been most significant and how they carried out the work. These insights will help us with our designs for the quay along the adjacent channel.
