54 - Josef Paul Kleihues

Josef Paul Kleihues (Rheine 1933 – 2004 Berlin), “Maasprospekt Rotterdam: View from the River Side, 1982,” 1994, color silkscreen on BFK-Rives paper, signed in pencil at the bottom edge and numbered “24/100,” sheet 1 of the portfolio “Pro Deutsches ArchitekturMuseum,” published by Deutsche Bank Bauspar AG in collaboration with Edition LIMITED, Münster (with their dry stamp in the lower left corner), 36 x 57.7 cm (paper size: 60 x 80 cm), mounted under glass in a white anodized aluminum frame, overall size: 61.5 x 81.5 cm. Limited to 180 The Maasprospekt design was created as part of an urban planning study for the so-called Kop van Zuid in Rotterdam. It is a section of the master plan, which encompasses seven residential areas, two large inner-city parks, and several individual elements. “The term ‘Prospekt’ stems from the prominent location of this subproject across from Rotterdam’s old town. Situated directly above the waterline and visually accentuated by the blackened quay wall, this new urban crown, stretching 600 meters in length, highlights the silhouette of the Kop van Zuid. The structural design directly reflects both the Netherlands’ tradition of craftsmanship and the modern technology of the port. The base of the building is constructed of masonry up to the 5th floor, with the reddish brickwork visible—a practice that has been customary for many hundreds of years. This entirely traditional structure is crowned by slender steel frameworks, whose dark profiles “contour” against the gleaming white wall panels” (from the accompanying text in the portfolio).