MVRDV's Rotterdam Rocks! proposal likened to 'bad acid trip' in Dezeen Debate
MVRDV's winning proposal for a €240 million landmark in Rotterdam, dubbed Rotterdam Rocks!, has drawn mixed reactions in the latest Dezeen Debate newsletter. The design, selected by social enterprise Shift in a competition for a 'new world wonder,' prompted comments such as 'looks like something Shrek would throw up' and 'a bad acid trip.' The newsletter also covered the topping out of the world's tallest timber tower in Sydney and designer Karen Korellis Reuther's critique of gender inequality in product design. Dezeen Debate is a weekly newsletter sent every Tuesday featuring reader comments and top stories.
Key facts
- MVRDV won a competition to design a landmark in Rotterdam.
- The project is called Rotterdam Rocks!.
- The competition was organized by social enterprise Shift.
- The landmark is budgeted at €240 million.
- The design has been described as a 'bad acid trip' by readers.
- Other stories include the world's tallest timber tower in Sydney.
- Karen Korellis Reuther reviewed gender inequality in product design.
- Dezeen Debate is a weekly newsletter sent every Tuesday.
Entities
Artists
- Karen Korellis Reuther
Institutions
- MVRDV
- Shift
- Dezeen
Locations
- Rotterdam
- Netherlands
- Sydney
- Australia
Sources
- Dezeen —