Conclusion: the spectre of activities, procured by the actual Bijlmermeer, its urban quality, is too poor. It doesn’t match the potential of our culture of congestion and is anachronistic in view of modern urban pluralism.

We believe the Bijlmermeer to be robust, even monumental, which is visible on a diagram showing only the existing build-up part. The smaller commercial centres need as much attention as the by now well functioning central shopping mall, next to a combined railway / metro station. The pedestrian routes along these secondary centres need to be torn away from underneath the traffic system.

Thanks to its location in the centre of the con-urbanisation in the west of the Netherlands, well connected by rail and motorways to the infrastructure, the Bijlmermeer can become an independent urban entity.

The Bijlmermeer should not be approached by means of historical models; the possibility of modern architecture is yet not exhausted: being unique