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Since the summer of 2021, the Kenniskwartier (or ‘Knowledge District’) has been building what should become the centrepiece of this new neighbourhood: The Pulse of Amsterdam. There’s not much to see at street level at the moment, but the contractors are already putting the finishing touches to the foundations below the ground.
‘Sapiens’ is coming to Valley. According to the initiators of the project – Hogeschool Inholland, Naturalis Biodiversity Centre and VU University Amsterdam – Sapiens will be a 'creative centre for the Anthropocene'. A museum, workshop and debate centre all rolled into one.
Housing is to be built on the plot between the offices of AkzoNobel and Stibbe, the St. Nicolaaslyceum school and Kapel & Convict. The tender procedure for this plot was launched on 16 February 2022. Interested developers can submit proposals.
WTC’s Tower Ten has now reached such an advanced stage that the contractor is set to hand back the public space to the City of Amsterdam in May. So, what plans do we have for it? We will be adding a range of planting, widening the cycle path and making it an attractive place in which to spend time. We present an initial impression below.
The establishment of a museum of modern art in the former courthouse building in Parnassusweg will require changes to the zoning plan. An application has now also been submitted for an environmental permit. You can find out more on 15 February 2022.
While we were closed because of coronavirus, model builder Adam Doyce Transue was able to work to his heart’s content updating the model in the Amsterdam Zuidas Information Centre. Why not take a look? You can also drop by in person. Because, the good news is that we have reopened again.
After six months of demolition work, the contractor du Prie is now ready to start work on the new glass exterior of the Strawinskyhuis. The first plates of glass will soon be put into place. ‘It will be a radical transition – from dark and closed, to light and open.’
The waste containers in Wielingenstraat are being replaced and immediately repositioned. At the moment, there are three containers in two different locations, but these will be replaced by five containers next to each other, between Eendrachtstraat and Krammerstraat.
The plans for the construction of 500 to 600 homes on the current site of the Sporthallen Zuid sports complex have been modified. This is because of a change in the schedule for the new accommodation for the Sporthallen Zuid.
On 19 January 2022, developer Breevast is organising an information meeting about the planned housing construction on one of the plots next to Beatrixpark: plot 6/7. The architect and landscape architect will both attend the meeting.
More homes, more local services, more beautiful public spaces and major progress on the new transit hub... The work at Zuidas never stopped for a moment! And all this despite a second year of working from home. With our thanks to all the people who worked on all those construction sites, here’s a look back on all the progress we made in 2021.
This holiday season, the pandemic means that a quick visit to the cinema, the theatre, a cafe or restaurant is off the cards. But if you still feel like getting out and about, why not take a walk around Zuidas? There are two surprising audio tours for you to try, in your own time and at your own pace.