Impact : Urban planning in Amsterdan after 1986 / Amsterdamse stedenbouw na 1986

This book stems from a growing need for an overview of recent urban design schemes in Amsterdam. The first chapter is by Allard Jolles and presents an overview of a century of urban planning in Amsterdam and also looks into the future. The second chapter is by ARCAM and consists of a series of fifteen schemes which are discussed in detail. The urbanistic principles of the schemes, which were selected with the help of a jury, are explained by means of texts and illustrations