Process:
We invented the typology of the water square in 2005 for the International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam (IABR) “The Flood”. A typological research by design on water squares was carried out by us in 2006-2007. The water square became official policy on an urban scale in the “Rotterdam Waterplan 2” in 2007. A pilot study was carried out in 2008-2009. In 2010 our graphic novel “De Urbanisten and the Wondrous Water square” was published by 010, Rotterdam. In 2011 the preliminary design for the Benthemsquare has been made. In 2012 we finished the final design and construction started. On December 4th 2013 the water square has been officially opened.