"In a once grungy industrial tract along the Eastern Harbour is a transformed decrepit neighborhood," John Lee reports
from Amsterdam, "a futuristic mirror image of the old city" with the "clean lines and clever design flourishes of an IKEA utopia." The docklands area known as Oostelijk Havengebied, became a playground for bold experimental architectural ideas in the late '80's, showcased by the transformation of the Lloyd Hotel, which originally began as a hotel for immigrants, but later served a couple of terms as a prison facility before being reconverted. Take a stroll through if you're ever in the hood.
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