Aldo van Eyck
Orphanage Amsterdam and Playgrounds
bys Christoph Grafe, Walter Herfst, Suzanne Fischer, Jaime Alvarez Santana, Laurens Otto, Janno Martens

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Author(s)

Christoph Grafe, Walter Herfst, Suzanne Fischer, Jaime Alvarez Santana, Laurens Otto, Janno Martens

Publication, year

Amsterdam : Architectura et Natura, 2018

Scope

160 Pages, illustrated, 30 cm.

ISBN

9789461400604

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In 1954 there existed in Amsterdam around 200 playgrounds designed by Dutch architect Aldo van Eyck, which in turn gave him the opportunity to design what is considered one of the most significant buildings in modern architectural history: the Amsterdam Orphanage. Completed in 1960, the building has been visited by numerous architects, among them Buckminster Fuller and Louis Kahn. Every detail, material, and colour of this building with its multiple pavilions, picturesque domes, and ingeniously linked patios, can be found in this book.

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Person as subject

Aldo van Eyck

Location

Cabinet 16 - 2: Architecten

Extra themes

Architecture and Art, Body and Architecture, Body and Space, Residents and the built environment ;

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