Research Catalog

Title

Architecture and structuralism : the ordering of space / Herman Hertzberger ; translation, John Kirkpatrick.

Author

Hertzberger, Herman

Publication

• Rotterdam : Nai010 publishers, 2015.
• ©2015

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Details

Additional Authors

• Kirkpatrick, John (Translator)
• Nieuwe Instituut (Rotterdam, Netherlands), host institution

Description

231 pages : illustrations (some color), plans; 24 cm

Summary

Architect and architectural author Herman Hertzberger (1932) is internationally recognized for both his built work and his written work. Buildings such as Centraal Beheer in Apeldoorn (1972) and many of Apeldoorn's schools, but also his publications, such as Lessons for Students in Architecture (which has been translated into many languages) have inspired generations of architects and students. In this book, Hertzberger lays down the foundations of his architectural vision. 'This book is an attempt to formulate what structuralism means in architecture, and why that matters. There are many misunderstandings about the concept of structuralism in general, and especially where architecture is concerned. There is also a renewed interest in structuralism. What I see as the real structuralism in architecture is a way of thinking that has far-reaching opportunities for the reuse of buildings, which can give a new impulse to the discussion about sustainability. In addition, the possibility of users having a greater influence has revealed the blueprint for a more democratic architecture. - Herman Hertzberger, Exhibition: The New Institute, Rotterdam, The Netherlands (20.09.2014-January 2015).--Provided by publisher.

Uniform Title

Architectuur en structuralisme. English

Alternative Title

Architectuur en structuralisme.

Subject

• Structuralism (Architecture)

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references.

Contents

Structuralism and architecture -- Open versus closed structures -- The collective character of structure -- Interpretability -- Architecture's unconscious programme -- Generic, specific and polyvalent -- Identity -- Building order -- Construction kits -- Sustainability -- Work in progress -- Biography.

Call Number

JQE 16-796

ISBN

• 9789462081536
• 9462081530

OCLC

884243371

Author

Hertzberger, Herman, author.

Title

Architecture and structuralism : the ordering of space / Herman Hertzberger ; translation, John Kirkpatrick.

Publisher

Rotterdam : Nai010 publishers, 2015.

Copyright Date

©2015

Type of Content

text

still image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references.

Added Author

Kirkpatrick, John (Translator), translator.

Translation of Hertzberger, Herman. Architectuur en structuralisme.

Nieuwe Instituut (Rotterdam, Netherlands), host institution.

Research Call Number

JQE 16-796