Citadel, houses and shops construction 2006, architect Christian de Portzamparc, in Almere, Netherlands. At the...

Citadel, houses and shops construction 2006, architect Christian de Portzamparc, in Almere, Netherlands. At the gates of Amsterdam, Almere is a new city built on a polder. Just thirty years after the first pioneers were installed, Almere became the eighth city of the country with nearly 180,000 inhabitants. A veritable laboratory of reflection on urban planning, the heart of the city has just been rethought and redesigned by Rem Koolhaas, who has designed its plans.ACombining harmoniously housing, public infrastructure, commercial and leisure facilities, the project brings together the great names of contemporary architecture. Photography 10/01/07.