it’s possible to order the following books on this site

The new edition "Piet Blom’s Rotterdam, New Life to the Old Port" is available through bookshops, and this Web site. Price of the book is € 24,50 (for ordering through the website including shipping charges). "Piet Blom’s Rotterdam" is a bilingual edition (Dutch and English) and contains summaries in German, Spanish and Japanese. The book provides a comprehensive overview of design and construction of the cube dwellings on the Overblaak and the Spanish Quay (Spaanse Kade). With essays of Jan Willem Vader (urban development manager of the Old Harbour), Ruud Brouwers (NAi, deputy director-general at the time), and Ed de Graaf (owner KijkKubus). Also, a description of the study period of Piet Blom containing his studies: 'The cities will be inhabited like villages’ (De steden zullen dorpsgewijs bewoond worden) and ‘High level spatial planning’ (Wonen als algemeen stedelijk dak). The book contains several great photos, sketches and drawings that have not been published before. Paperback, 160 pages, full color, 17 x 25 cm.

Contributors: Francis Strauven, Hans van der Eijk en Maarten Kloos.

Text: Jaap Hengeveld

Photography: Dirk Verwoerd

Redaction: Abel Blom

Design: Hanneke de Groot