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The new town of Almere lies on artificial land and was founded in 1977. In the 1990s the critical mass of inhabitants was reached and the municipality decided to finally insert a centre into the town. An ambitious masterplan was made by OMA and filled with buildings by internationally renowned architects.
Now that Almere finally has a heart, the city continues to grow and serve as an experimental field for all kinds of housing typologies and innovative neighbourhood concepts. Across Lake Weerwater lies Hortus, a neighbourhood-to-be, based on a masterplan by MVRDV. It started out in 2022 as the grounds of horticulture expo Floriade. Over the next years, the grid of gardens will develop into a new district with 660 dwellings.
Visit one of the fastest growing cities in Europe with us, and find out about the creation of new land and the development of a new town!
Explanations about the creation of the polders, masterplan for Almere, growth of the city, plans for the future
Walk through the city centre with projects by a.o. OMA, David Chipperfield, UN Studio, Christian de Portzamparc, Gigon Guyer, SANAA, SeArch (2008- 2010)
Public Library (Meyer en Van Schooten, 2012)
Bus ride to Hortus
Explanations about the masterplan by MVRDV
Walk through the area, along the Food Forum (Doepel Strijkers, 2022), Aeres Hogeschool (BDG, 2022), Natural Pavilion (DP6, 2022), highrise Flores (MVRDV, 2022), floating pavillion of Museum M. (Studio Ossidiana, 2022)