Bijlmermeer
Bijlmermeer | |
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UTC+1 (CET) | |
Area code | 020 |
Metro lines | 50, 53, 54 |
The Bijlmermeer (
The Bijlmermeer neighbourhood, which today houses almost 50,000 people of over 150 nationalities, was designed as a single project as part of a then innovative Modernist approach to urban design. Led by architect
The Bijlmer was designed with two levels of traffic. Cars drive on the top level, the decks of which fly over the lower levels, pedestrian avenues and
Because of the Bijlmer's peripheral position relative to the city centre, it was decided that
Social issues
Until recently, Bijlmermeer struggled to draw in many middle-class families. Following
The neighbourhood once had a very high crime rate, but this has decreased dramatically in recent years. The number of registered complaints to the police decreased from 20,000 in 1995 (of which 2,000 were robberies) to 8,000 (of which 600 were robberies) in 2005.
The area has always been home to many different nationalities simultaneously. Throughout the years, claims of rising social segregation or ghettoization have been both denied and pre-empted by local government.[citation needed]
Urban renewal
After
Events and sights
Amsterdam Zuidoost is host to
The Bijlmer boasts Amsterdam's biggest shopping centre, the "Amsterdamse Poort", though Amsterdam's city centre remains the largest shopping area. Alongside the shopping centre, the "Anton de Kom plein" (square) is completed, it houses a cultural centre and the borough administrative offices ("stadsdeelkantoor").
In 2012 the entire area from the Ziggo Dome in the west, Villa Arena home furnishings mall, the ArenA Boulevard and stadium, and the Amsterdamse Poort started being marketed as "ArenaPoort".[3]
The 74,000 square metres (800,000 sq ft) mixed-use GETZ Entertainment Centre is planned to open on the ArenA Boulevard, including retail, catering industry, leisure, several types of entertainment, a hotel and a culture cluster.[4][5]
The annual
The De Boom Die Alles Zag tree (The Tree That Saw Everything or The Tree That Saw It All) is a notable grey poplar tree and monument located in Bijlmermeer that survived the crash of El Al Flight 1862 on 4 October 1992.
Bijlmer art crime scene
The presence of randomly placed art remains a bone of contention for residents of the Bijlmermeer. Artist Arico Caravan placed a small statue of Martin Luther King Jr. next to an existing statue of Anton de Kom. The original statue of Anton de Kom has received considerable criticism for its reproduction of tropes concerning black masculinity. In response to recent interventions by local artists and activist under the hashtag #Bijlmerartcrimescene, a group of local financial institutions have shown interest in addressing the matter.[citation needed]
Notable residents
- Ryan Babel, footballer
- Kevin Bobson, footballer
- Remy Bonjasky, kickboxer
- Lucien Carbin, kickboxer
- Mitchell Donald, footballer
- Steve van Dorpel, footballer
- Akwasi Frimpong, sprinter
- Cerezo Fung-a-Wing, footballer
- Ortwin Linger, footballer
- Javier Martina, footballer
- Tyrone Spong, kickboxer
- Gilbert Yvel, mixed martial artist
- Gloria Wekker, academic, writer
- nl:Mani (rapper), rapper
See also
- Amsterdam Bijlmer ArenA railway station
- Klushuis
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External links
- "Bijlmer (City of the Future, Part One) -99% Invisible Podcast"
- "Blood, Sweat & Tears (City of the Future, Part Two) - 99% Invisible Podcast"
- "The Development of Amsterdam Southeast", Amsterdam Zuidoost borough government
Footnotes and references
- ^ "Bijlmer (City of the Future, Part 1) - 99% Invisible". 99% Invisible. Retrieved 2018-03-07.
- ^ regio, dichtbij.nl – nieuws en informatie uit de (2013-10-30). "Zuidoost voor studenten zo gek nog niet". Retrieved 2016-08-28.
- ^ "ArenaPoort website, October 2012". Archived from the original on 2012-10-29. Retrieved 2012-10-31.
- ^ GETZ, Archello website
- ^ Holland Real Estate Yearbook: assets, Industry Trends, Market Players, M. Dijkman