Art, architecture and travel in Rotterdam
Let Wallpaper* guide you through the worlds of art, design and architecture in Rotterdam - and discover where to go and what to see when you travel to Rotterdam.
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Kunlé Adeyemi’s water cities and visions of future living at Het Nieuwe Instituut
‘Water Cities Rotterdam. By Kunlé Adeyemi’ opens at Het Nieuwe Instituut in The Netherlands, offering visions of future living
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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Rotterdam house is a sustainable home with a defining timber roof
Terphouse is a green Rotterdam house by Studio AAAN, featuring a distinctive low-slung, timber roof
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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'Hella Jongerius - Misfit', Rotterdam
By Malaika Byng Last updated
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Object Rotterdam 2010 highlights
By Rosa Bertoli Last updated
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Studio Nauta’s low-lying house in the Dutch countryside pivots around the kitchen
By Harriet Thorpe Last updated
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Winning big: Rotor founder scoops the 2015 Maaskant Prize
By Alexandra Onderwater Last updated
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4th International Architecture Biennale, Rotterdam
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated
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Concrete plans: inside KAAN Architecten’s Rotterdam offices
By Harriet Thorpe Last updated
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International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam 2014: exploring the relationship between city and nature
By Clare Dowdy Last updated
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The Chabot Museum, Rotterdam
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated
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The prejudices and politics behind the hoodie
Lou Stoppard examines the role of the hooded cotton jersey zip-up as a socio-political carrier in a new exhibition at the Het Nieuwe Instituut in Rotterdam
By Dal Chodha Last updated
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Face off: Walter Van Beirendonck explores the marvel of masks
By Laura Hawkins Last updated
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Okay Studio exhibition at Galerie Vivid, Rotterdam
By Malaika Byng Last updated
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De Bakkerswinkel — Rotterdam, Netherlands
By Micha van Dinther Last updated
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An industrial post-war era building in Rotterdam is home Héroine Restaurant and Bar, designed by Modiste Studio
By Logan Leasure Last updated
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Landmark renovation projects and collective regeneration in Rotterdam
While Rotterdam is known for radical architecture and forward-thinking city planning, architects are finding ways to celebrate the city’s history too. Several landmark renovation projects have launched this year, and there’s an ever-growing interest in collective regeneration of city’s 20th century residential fabric led by a new generation of ambitious emerging architects
By Harriet Thorpe Last updated
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Lightweeds: nature and technology become one in Simon Heijdens’ installation
By Sam Rogers Last updated
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Floating architecture is a booming business, thanks to Dutch designers
By Anna Yudina Last updated
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’Like Pastoe: 100 years of Design Innovation’ at Kunsthal Rotterdam
By Pei-Ru Keh Last updated
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Urbannerdam housing project, Rotterdam
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated
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View from the top: Rotterdam Rooftop Walk rises 30m above the city
The temporary installation, a collaboration with architects MVRDV, offers visitors a new perspective of Rotterdam
By Hannah Silver Last updated
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Kunlé Adeyemi on climate change, architecture and the power of water
Design Emergency began as an Instagram Live series during the Covid-19 pandemic and is now becoming a wake-up call to the world, and compelling evidence of the power of design to effect radical and far-reaching change. Co-founders Paola Antonelli and Alice Rawsthorn took over the October 2020 issue of Wallpaper* – available to download free here – to present stories of design’s new purpose and promise. Here, Paola Antonelli talks to architect Kunlé Adeyemi
By Paola Antonelli Last updated
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Philippe Parreno combines 20 years of footage to create ‘film of films, a seance of cinema’
The French artist premieres a new feature-length film at the 48th International Film Festival Rotterdam, reflecting two decades of filmmaking in the eye of the international art world
By Tom Seymour Last updated
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Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen is art storage with a twist in Rotterdam
The brand new Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen in Rotterdam, designed by architects MVRDV as art storage-cum-museum, completes and gears up for a November 2021 opening to the public
By Yoko Choy Last updated
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MVRDV’s ambitious Markthal building opens in Rotterdam, housing a busy food market within its striking arch
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated
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Timmerhuis: OMA unveil a cascading urban complex in Rotterdam
By Catarina de Almeida Brito Last updated
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MAD unveils plans for Fenix, Rotterdam’s newest cultural foundation
By Yoko Choy Last updated