On the front, residential buildings in Amsterdam are mostly neatly aligned. The hand of an architect or urban planner is clearly visible. On the back, people might have built their own balcony or expanded their house.
Together with fire escapes, antennas, satellite dishes, trees and bushes that have grown too big, these area’s become urban chaos. It lacks a planned structure, and therefore shows how a city grows organically.
Together with fire escapes, antennas, satellite dishes, trees and bushes that have grown too big, these area’s become urban chaos. It lacks a planned structure, and therefore shows how a city grows organically.
