Aldo van Eyck
Subtitle: Orphanage Amsterdam : building and playgrounds
By: Christoph Grafe, Walter Herfst, Suzanne Fischer, Jaime Álvarez Santana, Laurens Otto, Janno Martens
Contributors: Eyck, Aldo van, 1918-1999
Publisher: Architectura & Natura; Uitgeverij Architectura & Natura
Published: 2018
Place of publication: Amsterdam
Language: eng; dut; ger; por
Number of pages: 159
ISBN-13: 9789461400604; 9789461400567
Copyright date: 2018
Subjects: Orphanages; Playgrounds; Buildings, structures; Buildings; Burgerweeshuis (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Other titles: Orphanage Amsterdam :
Description: 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 Van Eyck's masterpiece, with its multiple pavilions, picturesque domes, and ingeniously linked patios, can be found in this richly illustrated book.
Notes: Chiefly illustrated.

Includes bibliographical references.