Rotterdam - Various

Broken Piece of Railway Rail (Noordereiland, Rotterdam)

Charles Vermeulen - E-mail: photography@charlesver — Thu, 06 May 2010 10:16:00 GMT

Transection of a railway rail near the entrance of the old Hef / Koningshavenbrug, an old, disconnected railroad bridge / vertical lift bridge dating from 1927, which has been replaced by the Willemsspoortunnel in 1993. Click here to view the large version of this photo.

Tags: De Hef, Noordereiland, Rotterdam, Koningshavenbrug

Shop-window on the Van der Takstraat (Noordereiland, Rotterdam)

Charles Vermeulen - E-mail: photography@charlesver — Sun, 02 May 2010 13:10:00 GMT

Shop-Window of an old, empty store managed by some organisation called N.A.K. Leegstandsbeheer B.V. in the Van der Takstraat on the Rotterdam Noordereiland. Visible under the lamps: a sewing-machine with a record under its needle. Click here to view the large version of this photo.

Tags: Noordereiland, Rotterdam, Van der Takstraat, N.A.K. Leegstandsbeheer B.V.

Unilever Bestfoods Head Office 'De Brug', the Maastoren and De Hef / Koningshavenbrug

Charles Vermeulen - E-mail: photography@charlesver — Sun, 02 May 2010 12:24:00 GMT

From te left to the right: office De Brug of JHK Architecten, head office of Unilever Bestfoods, and the Blue Band factory, both located on the Nassaukade. To continue, the Maastoren (Deloitte Headquarters), the so-called Toren op Zuid / KPN Toren of architect Renzo Piano, the old railroad bridge De Hef / Koningshavenbrug (designed by P. Joosting, completed in 1927) and the river Nieuwe Maas (New Meuse). Click here to view the large version of this photo.

Tags: Unilever Bestfoods, Rotterdam, De+Brug, Brug, JHK Architecten, Blue Band, Koningshavenbrug, De Hef, Hef, Maastoren

Housing Block Natal of Architect Frits van Dongen by Night (Rotterdam, the Netherlands)

Charles Vermeulen - E-mail: photography@charlesver — Sun, 31 May 2009 18:15:00 GMT

Five level housing block Natal of architect Frits van Dongen (architectural office Architekten Cie) on the Paul Krugerstraat. Click here to view the large version of this photo.

Tags: Natal, Frits van Dongen, Architekten Cie., Feijenoord, Rotterdam, Afrikaanderwijk

A Better World - Another Power

Charles Vermeulen - E-mail: photography@charlesver — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 21:17:00 GMT

Sticker on a mail box of the NAI, the Netherlands Architecture Institute (Nederlands Architectuur Instituut), referring to an exhibition in the institute. The bluish glow of the image is caused by a lighting sculpture under the archive building of the NAI, designed by Peter Struycken. Click here to view the large version of this photo.

Tags: NAI, Netherlands Architecture Institute, Nederlands Architectuur Instituut, Peter Struycken, A Better World - Another Power, Another Power, A Better World, Rotterdam, Dijkzicht

NAI Light Sculpture by Peter Struycken (Dijkzicht, Rotterdam)

Charles Vermeulen - E-mail: photography@charlesver — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 14:00:00 GMT

Light Sculpture under the archive building of the NAI, the Netherlands Architecture Institute (Nederlands Architectuur Instituut) by Peter Struycken. 'A computer program selects apparently random color combinations, creating a new work of art every ten minutes'. Photo shot by guest photographer Willem van den Ende yesterday night. Click here to view the large version of this photo.

Tags: NAI, Netherlands Architecture Institute, Nederlands Architectuur Instituut, Peter Struycken, Willem van den Ende, Van den Ende, Rotterdam, Dijkzicht