This book appeared on the eve of the fall of the Lehman Brothers bank that resulted in a lengthy financial crisis. At that time, Enschede was a major construction site. The city managed very well to say goodbye to the sad veil of a poor industrial city. The way up was found again. A lot was planned and beautiful projects had already been realized in a very short period.

This book shows the urban and landscape qualities of Enschede in more than forty photos. Urban city builder Ton Schaap places the then-formulated building tasks in a broad context and explains ten projects that should permanently change Enschede. The protracted financial crises after 2007 meant that many of these plans were not, or only partially, realized.