Jaap Evert Abrahamse (historian and Senior Researcher of the History of Urbanism at Cultural Heritage Agency of The Netherlands) and Sander Lap (urban designer and landscape architect) were our first guests in 2012. Both have a surprising CV and they are expert in old and new way of urbanism. Jaap Evert is author of the excellent book The Great Explanation of Amsterdam. Urban Development in the Seventeenth Century. Sander has a proactive design practice in urbanism. We have attempted to define the added value of urban design could be for cities and towns in the Netherlands. We don’t know yet, but we had a good dialogue.

More insight about urban planning goes well with a good view on the city. The Euromast is ideal. But it’s no good place for the combination good view and good food. They do their best, but the food and wine were disappointing. Are we don’t go there anymore.

Daan Bakker (Daf-architecten), Jeroen de Willigen (DeZwarteHond), Jasper de Haan (architect) and I invite each month a number of colleagues to eat, drink and discuss about our profession, the city of Rotterdam and related matters.