special landmark will be added in the city of Eindhoven.

Vice President Jo van Ham of the Executive Board of Eindhoven University of Technology explained: “For the university, there is one crucial element: maintaining The Bunker as a cultural and social heritage. Thousands of (former) students have memories of evenings, concerts and meetings, back in the AOR (General Recreation Area). This also applies to the numerous associations that where being housed, something "TU/e attaches great importance to. Furthermore, the building itself has become an integral part of Eindhoven and the architectural heritage. These are all arguments to bring this project to a successful completion and to preserve for the city in the years to come."

Nanne de Ru of Powerhouse Company went on to say: "The architecture of the Bunkermarks a very important period in the history of post-war architecture. The brutalist nature of the design of Maaskant requires a strong approach in the design of the added tower," said De Ru. "Instead of the standard design solutions for monuments to either place the new development within a remote distance, or to leave it as 'Fremdkorper' contrast, we designed the new tower on The Bunker as a continuation of the design language of Maaskant. The result is a building that can be interpreted on different scales. First, as an icon on the Kennedylaan, on the other hand a culmination of volumes reaching to the Vincent van den Heuvellaan. By adding the tower we simultaneously can realise all parking underground and restore The Bunker, and bring back the