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The Basic Plan by Van Traa
In the Basic Plan the idea of the old city triangle was abandoned more fully.

Van Traa
The Club Rotterdam, headed by Van Nelle director Cees van der Leeuw, pushed for the addition of a second, modern designer: Cornelis van Eesteren or Mart Stam.

The Basis Plan of 1946.
Rotterdam City Archives
Liberated from the straitjacket
A most important intervention was the separation of areas for living, working and recreation. The centre was primarily intended for working, shopping and entertainment. Businesses and factories were relocated to special industrial estates such as Spaanse Polder outside the centre. Housing was chiefly planned in districts on the city outskirts such as Overschie, Schiebroek and in the new garden suburbs to the south like Pendrecht and Zuidwijk.
An important intervention was the realignment of Coolsingel in the direction of Schiedamsedijk.
The expanse of the Maas

The poster for the exhibition Rotterdam Straks (‘Rotterdam in the Near Future’) in 1947, where the Basic Plan was presented.
Rotterdam City Archives
Rotterdam, roll up your sleeves

The Aan den slag (‘Get to work’) monument seems inspired by socialist realism.
National Archive/Spaarnestad Collection/Photographer unknown
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