MEMO BOARD AFC CLUBHOUSE COMPLETED On 24 September 2020, keys to the new clubhouse were officially handed over to the Amsterdam Football Club. Now it’s just a matter of rigging up the interior before members can inaugurate their new home. After years of puzzling, on 4 July 2019 building contractors Sallandse Wegenbouw and HSB Bouw finally got the green light to break ground. Relocation of the football pitches closer to the A10 motorway started immediately after that to make room for the new Ravel neighbourhood being developed between 2022 and 2035. Now that AFC has the keys, they’re getting to work inside. Locker rooms and showers are on the ground floor, while one floor up will be the clubhouse and society were members can get together, have a snack and of course enjoy a great view of the pitches. The club is scheduled to move before the end of this year, at which point the old clubhouse at the other
SPONSOR THE 9TH ANNUAL OPEN TOWER
end of the sports park will be torn down. Work on the last
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pitch will start upon delivery of AFC neighbour Valley in
In 2021, the Open The Doors foundation will be hosting the 9th
mid-2021, completing the Goed Genoeg sports park.
edition of Open Tower Day in Amsterdam, featuring towers from Ransdorpertoren and A’DAM Lookout in Amsterdam Noord to the ABN AMRO tower, VU Amsterdam and The Edge in Zuidas, plus Oudekerkstoren, Kalverpassage/Blue and Zilveren Toren/Level this day wouldn’t be possible without sponsors. Would you like to contribute? Sponsor or take part in this unique event and we’ll feature your logo on our sites, digital map, poster and flyer. You’ll also receive invites to the opening at a secret high-up location in Amsterdam! For more information or to participate, contact the Open The Doors Foundation at info@openthedoors.nl.
Photography Marcel Steinbach
Eleven in the city centre. Admission to the towers is free. That’s why
ARTZUID 2021 IS ON! Great news: the 7th edition of ARTZUID is going ahead next year! The Art Zuid foundation is currently preparing for the art route, scheduled from 15 May to 19 September 2021. The main inspiration for next year’s focus is Hildo Krop and his passionate beliefs around societal inequities and other universal themes. ARTZUID 2021 will present Dutch and international artists who engage with these issues, exchange and share cultural influences, and both make us aware of and offer hope for a better world. The outdoor exhibition of modern and contemporary sculptural works on Apollolaan, Minervalaan and in Zuidas is intended to inject more life into the neighbourhood by drawing new visitors to Amsterdam Zuid. For programme details and information on how to support the Art Zuid foundation, visit www.artzuid.nl/en/donors/.
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