I was at the press conference for the new De Kuip- Rotterdam Soccer Stadium this morning as Mrs. Gietema. Ruurd (http://www.kcap.eu/) is the master planner of the project. The project has national- and city-scale significance and is a total vision on the area around De Kuip and Rotterdam South. The "Sports City" embodies: - landmark stadium situated ON THE MAAS RIVER; - integrated and multifucntional sports, cultural, leisure and other public facilities for the city of Rotterdam; - public transport strategy which accelerates Rotterdam's metro network development. This proposal envisages a metro ring connecting De Kuip with Zuidplein, Schiedam, Rotterdam North, Kralingezoom, ie. the pheripheries of Rotterdam; - education "sport campus" for talents, youth and physical education for schools of all levels; - integration of Rotterdam South area with entire metropolitan development; - catalyst for development of surrounding areas- mixed use, living, working, commerce. While Rotterdam gets herself ready for World Cup 2018, Rotterdam becomes a real Sports City. This projects is a total "infrastructure project". Mayor Opstelten introduces Rotterdam's ambition and the Stadium Park. Scroll down for the video clip of Mayor's speech. Model: stadium on the Maas River Three of the most important Rotterdam politicians for the Stadium Park Rotterdam politician explaining the project to the press
Shiuan-Wen Chu was born in Taipei, Taiwan in 1973. She lived in South Africa for 7 years during the fall of Apartheid, and moved to the Netherlands in 1998.
Shiuan-Wen is a trained and certified architect in the Netherlands. Between 2001 and 2008, she practiced in several renowned Dutch architecture offices and realised buildings in China with KCAP. She taught at TU Delft for various masters courses in architectural design and theory. And she was architect-researcher at the International Architecture Biennale. Her works have been exhibited and published internationally.