296- Bijlmer (City of the Future, Part 1)

<p>After World War 2, city planners in Amsterdam wanted to design the perfect “City of the Future.” They decided to build a new neighborhood, close to Amsterdam, that would be a perfect encapsulation of Modernist principles. It was called the Bijlmermeer, and it tested the lofty ideas of the International Congress of Modern Architecture on a grand scale. When it was over, no one would ever try it again.</p> <p><a href="https://99percentinvisible.org/?p=23783&amp;post_type=episode" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bijlmer (City of the Future, Part 1)</a></p>