Timeline Amsterdam 2005-2025
The Amsterdam has continuously evolved over the past twenty years, shaped by ambitious construction projects, spatial plans, and changing leadership.
The timeline Amsterdam 2005 – 2025 illustrates how the city grew, what ambitions shaped its future, and how the urban environment adapted to new challenges.
An awful lot has happened in the city over the past twenty years. From the development of the Zuidas to the commotion around the Sluisbuurt highrise. From the bulky Whale building to the high-rise building the Pontsteiger. And from old icons like the Silodam to new icons like Valley. At Arcam you can now travel through the last two decades of Amsterdam with the new timeline.
The growth and decline of a city
From the year 2000, Amsterdam entered a turbulent period in which the city both grew and shrank in numbers. The developments of the city during this period are explained using data from the Central Bureau for Statistics. You can experience the crisis through the declining numbers of building projects and housing. Or discover the gigantic growth of the last five years displayed in bar graphs and line charts.
Opening hours and tickets
Visit the Timeline during our regular opening hours. Please visit the Visitors info page for up to date opening hours and dates.
Credits
Editorial Board: Jaap Huisman (journalist newspaper Het Parool and author of Architectuur in Amsterdam 2010–2020), Sabine Lebesque (Senior advisor Urban Quality at City of Amsterdam) and Arcam.
Sources: gebouwdin.amsterdam.nl, Stadsarchief Amsterdam, nominees and winners of the Amsterdam Architecture Prize, de Zuiderkerkprijs and the Arcam POCKETS.
Design: Studio Berry Slok
Print: RIWI