Standing like a symbol of the revitalisation of Amsterdam’s harbour on the IJ River, René van Zuuk’s sculptural Architecture Centre for Amsterdam (ARCAM), completed over a decade ago, represents the design-led regeneration which has brought buildings such as the historic Armoury, now the National Maritime Museum, into the 21st century and provided new high-quality contemporary […]
Home to a collection which ranges from some of the finest Dutch paintings by artists such as Rembrandt, Frans Hals and Johannes Vermeer to Gerrit Rietvelt’s iconic chair and a fighter plane from World War I, the refurbished Rijksmuseum is an exemplar of restoring and enhancing original interiors while adding new contemporary spaces, lighting and […]
Located on the waterfront on the bend of the river IJ, rising up like a wave or a sea-animal, the striking new EYE Film Museum is part of the regeneration of the harbour areas of Amsterdam, with the new Palace of Justice across the other side, and is a short ferry ride from the major […]
Rembrandt’s paintings and drawing may now fetch mind-blowing prices but Rembrandt purchased his house in Jodenbreestraat, Amsterdam, in 1639 and lived there until he went bankrupt in1656, when all his belongings were sold by auction. During the time he lived there, he used the house as a studio for himself and also for his pupils. […]
In architecture, 3D printing has been used to create design models of proposed projects, allowing many options to be developed quickly, and to make components for buildings . Three projects have been published where 3D printing is being used to make complete houses. Will this technology revolutionise the domestic building industry? Last year, in Amsterdam, […]
"The many great gardens of the world, of literature and poetry, of painting and music, of religion and architecture, all make the point as clear as possible: The soul cannot thrive in the absence of a garden. If you don't want paradise, you are not human; and if you are not human, you don't have a soul."
(Thomas Moore)
To be an architect means having a wide range of interests - architecture, art and creativity in all its variety of forms, sustainability, science and innovation. The greatest interest is often where these different worlds overlap and collide - that is when something imaginative often occurs that pushes us all forward to another place
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