Het Pentagon
AmsterdamAldo van Eyck & Theo BoschIn 1969, architects Aldo van Eyck and Theo Bosch won the invited competition for the Nieuwmarkt area in Amsterdam. The competition followed fierce arguments between residents and the city council of Amsterdam about the latter’s master plan for the area, which pushed for the formation of a central business district. The original, small-scale inner-city neighbourhood had to make way for large offices and shops, a dual carriage way, one thousand parking spaces and the underground. Living was relocated to the periphery…