The day after we arrived home from Istanbul, I flew out the following day to Amsterdam for our week off. The city is known for it's loose boundaries but the architecture was anything but; the city is composed of different styles of architecture meshed into a giant urban fabric. The canals provide a spatial break between different areas of the city which help dilute the rowdiness of the Red Light district. The Nemo Museum by Renzo Piano was one of the highlights of the trip. We ventured on top of the roof of the museum and we were able to get a good view of the water and the city. Also, I explored the Amsterdam school architecture style and the other notable architecture pieces that are present in the city. We also took a day trip to Rotterdam which is composed of fairly new buildings since the city was bombed during WWII. In Rotterdam, we were able to walk around the cubist house complex, each home is a cube rotated to a diamond form.
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