Aldo Van Eyck: Works, 1944-99 - Hardcover

Eyck, Aldo Van

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 3764360127 ISBN 13: 9783764360122

Publisher: Birkhauser Verlag AG, 1999

Synopsis

For the present publication the architect opened his substantial archive and provided unpublished original texts, plans and photographs. All main buildings and projects from 1944 to the present day are documented in depth and an introduction by Vincent Ligtelijn explains clearly and lucidly the ideas and the design principles which underlie the conception of his buildings.
Also included is a preface by Joseph Rykwert and texts by Henk Engel, Herman Hertzberger, Peter Smithson and Francis Strauven which pay tribute to the unique and multifaceted nature of Van Eyck and his work.

About this title

Synopsis:

Aldo van Eyck, the "Grand Seigneur" of Dutch architecture is one of the most significant architects of the 20th century. He exerted a strong influence on his contemporaries during the fifties and sixties, and this can be seen in many of their buildings, both in the Netherlands and worldwide. It was not merely his way of looking at buildings which was influential but also his perception of architecture; his visual thinking, his way of perceiving and structuring time and space, events and social coexistence. The architectonic treatises hew wrote are still relevant and useful in the 1990s. This publication was produced on the occasion of Aldo van Eyck's 80th birthday in 1998. The architect opened his archive and provided unpublished original texts, plans and photographs. All buildings from 1944 to 1998 are documented in depth.

About this edition

• Publisher: Birkhauser Verlag AG
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 3764360127
• ISBN 13: 9783764360122
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 312