Herman Hertzberger

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Herman Hertzberger
Born 1932; Amsterdam, Netherlands
Notes RIBA Gold Medal 2012
At Great Buildings http://www.GreatBuildings.com/architects/Hermann_Hertzberger.html

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[edit] Selected Works

[edit] Works in Chronological Order

[edit] Discussion

[edit] Brief Biographic Summary

(b. Amsterdam, Netherlands 1932)

  • 1958 Graduated in architectural engineering from Delft Polytechnic(today Delft University of Technology)
  • 1965–1969 Lectured at the Academy of Architecture, Amsterdam
  • 1970–1999 Extraordinary professor at Delft University of Technology
  • 1982–1993 Guest lecturer at the University of Geneva, Switzerland
  • 1990–1995 Dean of the post-doctoral course of architecture, Berlage Institute, Amsterdam;
  • 1960 Herman Hertzberger opened his own firm of architects, the present-day Architectuurstudio
  • 1959-1963 Herman Hertzberger edited the journal /Forum/together with others including Aldo van Eyck and Jaap Bake

[edit] Publications

  • Lessons for Students in Architecture/(Dutch ed. 1991; English ed. 1993; also translated into Chinese, German, French, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Farsi and Portuguese)
  • Space and the Architect: Lessons in Architecture 2 (Dutch 1999; English 2000), a description of the ideas and principles on which his work is based.

[edit] Architectural style

"An influential theorist, as well as an innovative designer, Hertzberger is a leading exponent of Structuralism in the Netherlands, editing the journal Forum from 1959-63, a magazine that helped to crystallize the tenets of the emerging Structuralist movement."

Hertzberger adheres to a Structuralist philosophy of "spatial possibility" in which architecture is used to provide a spatial framework through which users influence a building's design. Hertzberger has successfully applied this socially inspired theory to a range of different building types, including housing, schools and offices.

[edit] References

Dennis Sharp. The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Architects and Architecture. New York: Quatro Publishing, 1991. ISBN 0-8230-2539-X. NA 40 I45. p 75.</font>

Recipient of the RIBA Gold Medal, 2012

Herman Hertzberger
Gerard Doustraat 220
1073 XB Amsterdam
The Netherlands
vox +31 020 676 58 88
fax +31 020 673 55 10
email: hrtzbrgr@euronet.nl

[edit] References

  • Arnulf Lüchinger, ed. Herman Hertzberger: Buildings and Projects. The Hague: Arch-Edition, 1987. ISBN 90-71890-01-5. NA1153.H47A4 1987.
  • Hertzberger in Delft, by R. Thomas Hille, ArchitectureWeek No. 512, 2011.0330, pC1.1.

[edit] External Links

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