Superdutch: New Architecture in the NetherlandsPropelled into the limelight by the success of Rem Koolhaas, Dutch architecture is achieving popularity and influence across the globe. Fostered by a cultural interest in architecture (and a government willing to support it), the Netherlands is producing a generation of architects whose work is characterized by inventiveness, whimsy, creative use of materials, and dynamic formal experimentation. Koolhaas and a subsequent generation of Dutch designers routinely get the most sought-after commissions and are among the most widely published in the world. This small yet extremely influential handful of practitioners is shaping the future direction of architecture. A phone-book-size collection, "SuperDutch features all of the key figures in Dutch architecture today. Their work is presented through detailed drawings and stunning photography. |
Contents
WIEL ARETS | 26 |
Police Station Cuijck | 46 |
REMU 5010 kV Distribution Substation | 54 |
Möbius House near Amsterdam | 60 |
Museum Het Valkof Nijmegen | 66 |
Nature Museum Rotterdam | 78 |
ATELIER VAN LIESHOUT | 86 |
The Good The Bad and The Ugly | 99 |
Offtheroad 5speed housing Eindhoven | 172 |
Library Jussieu Paris | 180 |
Eurolille Masterplan and Congrexpo Lille France | 189 |
Villa Bordeaux France | 197 |
Public Toilet Groningen | 203 |
paraSITE Rotterdam | 212 |
Academy of Arts Rijksakademie Amsterdam | 220 |
WEST 8 ADRIAAN GEUZE | 230 |
Houben House and Studio Rotterdam | 110 |
NEUTELINGS RIEDIJK | 144 |
Veenman Printers | 153 |
Fire Station Maastricht | 159 |
Interpolis Gardens Tilburg | 240 |
Library University of Technology Delft 248 AMNESTY FOR THE REAL WORLD | 261 |
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Academy of Arts Adriaan Geuze Amersfoort Amsterdam archi artist Atelier van Lieshout auditorium Berkel and Bos Berlage Institute Budapest building's centre collaboration Congrexpo culture Delft University Design team Droog Design Dutch architecture Economics and Management elevation entrance Erick van Egeraat Exterior view façade Faculty of Economics floor garden H2O EXPO Heerlen Hilversum individual ING/Nationale Nederlanden Building interior Jacob van Rijs KOEN VAN VELSEN Koolhaas's KunstHAL landscape Lars Spuybroek lectured Leidsche Rijn Lille France Maastricht Management Building Mecanoo Metacity/Datatown Minnaert building Möbius House modern MVRDV Nathalie de Vries Nature Museum Neeltje Jans Neutelings Riedijk NOX's OMA's Oosterhuis park polder Randstad Rem Koolhaas Rijksakademie Rijs and Nathalie roof Rotterdam Schouwburgplein structure studio Terneuzen Town Hall tradition Ulrich Beck UN Studio University of Technology urban planning Utrecht Veenman Printers Velsen Villa Bordeaux Villa VPRO VPRO Wiel Arets Willem Jan Neutelings Winy Maas