the cities of Amsterdam, Rotterdam and The Hague are planning to attract many visitors by their landmark project: ‘Architecture + Design 2004′. this project is the successor of the ‘Vincent van Gogh’ Year of activities in 2003.
especially Amsterdam is one of the most important architecture and design cities in Europe. in 2004 Amsterdam will aim the spotlights at the highlights. You can visit various extraordinary architecture and design events; the real extra is: site which are usually not open to the public will be opened for visitors.
for detailed information about events in amsterdam visit the website: >>>http://www.amsterdamarchitecture.nl
this year Rotterdam is celebrating the work of Koolhaas, OMA and the research office AMO with two exhibitions: START in the NAI and CONTENT in the Kunsthal.
the koolhaas-designed kunsthal and the museumpark that links it with the NAI complete the ‘koolhaas spectacle’. the dutch architect rem koolhaas (1944) and his rotterdam-based practice Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA) are world famous.
for more details about the rotterdam activities look at: >>>http://www.nai.nl/e/calendar/activities/oma_alg_e.html
general information about the netherlands can be found at: www.holland.com, www.niederlande.de, www.amsterdam.nl, http://www.vvv.rotterdam.nl/uk
