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12 Town Planning Board Report 2015 - 2017 Part 1 Establishment and Functions

Overseas Visit Ministry of Infrastructure,
the Netherlands

A delegation of the Board led by the Chairperson visited
Amsterdam and Rotterdam, Netherlands and Berlin,
Germany from 4 to 10 September 2016.

The main themes covered in the visit included strategic
planning, spatial planning, heritage conservation
and revitalisation, housing strategy and urban
redevelopment in these cities.

During the time in the Netherlands, briefing and site visits
were arranged on planning and development of the Ijburg Ijburg Artificial Islands,
Amsterdam
Artificial Islands, a newly developed community built on islands
of sand dredged up from the IJ Lake; and Zuidas, a new financial district
located in the southern part of Amsterdam covering about 270 ha and
developed around a transportation node with focus on integration of different
land uses. The delegation also took the opportunity to meet with the Ministry
of Infrastructure, the Department of Urban Planning and Sustainability and
the Department of Monuments and Archaeology of the Amsterdam Municipal
Government, as well as the architects from MVRDV who were responsible
for the development of Markthal, a substantial combination of retail, leisure,
living and parking in Rotterdam.

Markthal, Rotterdam

Zuidas, Amsterdam

Department of
Urban Planning
and Sustainability,
the Netherlands