Amsterdam from Emancipation Machine to Sorting Machine

Amsterdam, once a cradle of alternative culture, has changed its face by turning into a “Global City”. The city is characterised by temporary conditions, with a continuous turnover of people organised around the increasing shortage of long-term and affordable houses. Amsterdam is now a sorting machine where both newcomers and Amsterdammers are kicked out if not fitting in the frame of the creative, high-tech, fintech economy.