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The architecture of the first Bijenkorf department store in Amsterdam (1912-1915) – an eclectic building... Designers: Piet Kramer |
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In 1961, the new RAI was opened, located on the south side of Amsterdam. Functionality... Client: Gemeente Amsterdam Designers: Alexander Bodon |
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In 1977, a competition is held for a new library. Two architects from Rotterdam fight... Designers: Jacob Berend Bakema |
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In 1909, enterprising and ambitious lord mayor A.R. Zimmerman encourages Rotterdam city council to commission... Designers: Hendrik Jorden Evers |
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The Euromast was built for the first Floriade, an international exhibition of flowers and gardening,... Designers: Huig Maaskant |
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Extention to the Victoria and Albert Museum Internationalisation enriches architectural discourse and puts the position of Dutch architecture in perspective. This scale... Designers: Daniel Libeskind |
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Edouard Albert’s Jussieu University campus dates back to the 1960s. Because the site of the... Client: Ministere de l'Education Nationale et de la Culture, Academie de Paris Designers: Office for Metropolitan Architecture |
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Rotterdam’s Kunsthal, a bold exhibition space, is one of the most talked-about buildings of the... Designers: Rem Koolhaas |
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Designers: P.J.H. Cuypers |
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Rijksmuseum (Eberson's design) A long history of preliminary designs and competitions preceded the opening of the Rijksmuseum in... Designers: Lucas Hermanus Eberson |
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When designing the University Hall, architect and urban planner Cornelis van Eesteren drew inspiration from... Designers: Theo van Doesburg and Cornelis van Eesteren |
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The world belongs to everyone
The public space in the Netherlands ranges from shopping centres, museums and town halls to squares, parks and national landscapes. That space should be safe, whole and clean, on account of its public accessibility. These are the basic qualities, but the public space is also a cultural statement. In this domain the Netherlands can show what it is proud of and which values it upholds. These designs for public buildings display that cultural élan well, but do we still feel such zeal when we look at our public buildings today?
The board of De Nederlandsche Bank in Amsterdam decided in 1948 that a new bank...