Herman Hertzberger

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Herman Hertzberger, 1970

Herman Hertzberger (born July 6, 1932 in Amsterdam ) is a Dutch architect. He is a representative of structuralism in architecture. With his buildings and theories he made a significant contribution to this architectural trend.

Life

Hertzberger studied architecture at the Technical University of Delft . After completing his studies, he opened his own architecture office in 1958. From 1959 to 1963 he was part of the editorial team of Forum magazine, along with Aldo van Eyck and Jaap Bakema . In 1970 he was appointed professor at the Technical University in Delft, from 1982 to 1986 he taught as a visiting professor at the University of Geneva, where he held a professorship from 1986 to 1993. From 1990 to 1995 he also taught at the Berlage Institute in Amsterdam. Hertzberger was made an honorary member of the Royal Academy of Belgium in 1975 and a Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau in 1991 . The Association of German Architects (BDA) made him an honorary member in 1983.

One of Hertzberger's most important buildings is the administration building of the insurance company Centraal Beheer in Apeldoorn (1968–1972), in which he created “polyvalent rooms” that were given different facilities depending on the tastes of the employees. Centraal Beheer is one of the influential role models of the participation movement of the 1960-70s, together with the Diagoon stores in Delft and other projects. The initiator of the participation in architecture - the participation of the later individual users in the design process - was John Habraken with his book and manifesto The Bearers and the People from 1961.

Herman Hertzberger's construction activity was concentrated in the Netherlands, but he also realized buildings in Germany, Italy and Japan.

Works (selection)

Centraal Beheer office building in Apeldoorn , employee participation in the interior, 1972
Housing construction as part of the documenta urbana , part of the residential snake (construction period 1980–1982, photo 2008)
Diagoon housing estate in Delft , 1971
Diagoon Housing Development
Diagoon housing estate , participation of residents: interior, facade and surroundings
  • 1959–1966: Student residence in Amsterdam
  • 1960–1966: Montessori School in Delft
  • 1964–1974: De Drie Hoven senior citizens and handicapped housing complex in Amsterdam
  • 1968–1972: Centraal Beheer office building in Apeldoorn
  • 1968–1971: Diagoon houses in Delft
  • 1973–1978: Vredenburg Music Center in Utrecht
  • 1979–1982: Housing construction in the Haarlemmer Houttuinen in Amsterdam
  • 1979–1982: Documenta urbana housing estate in Kassel, urban planning (1979, together with others) and building planning (1980–1982)
  • 1979–1990: Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs in The Hague
  • 1980–1983: Apollo schools in Amsterdam
  • 1980–1984: De Overloop senior citizens' residence in Almere Haven
  • 1982–1986: LiMa residential construction in Berlin
  • 1984–1986: De Evenaar school and kindergarten in Amsterdam
  • 1986–1993: Spui Theater Center in The Hague
  • 1988–1989: Expansion of the school in Aerdenhout
  • 1989–1992: Houses in Almere
  • 1990–1992: De Polygoon Kindergarten and School in Almere
  • 1990–1993: Benelux Merkenbureau office building in The Hague
  • 1990–1995: Extension of the Centraal Beheer office building in Apeldoorn
  • 1991–1993: Library and Music Center for Art and Music in Breda
  • 1992–1995: Chassé Theater in Breda
  • 1993–1995: De Bombardon School in Almere
  • 1993–1996: Markant Theater in Uden
  • 1993–1996: Anne Frank School and residential building in Papendrecht
  • 1993–1997: Residential complex in Düren
  • 2000–2002: Il Fiore office building , Céramique, Maastricht
  • 2001–2003: Office building Mediapark 4 , Cologne

literature

  • Herman Hertzberger: From building - lectures on architecture (= Lessons in Architecture. Vol. 1). Munich 1995
  • Herman Hertzberger: Space and Learning (= Lessons in Architecture. Vol. 3). 010 Publishers, Rotterdam 2008, ISBN 9789064506444 .
  • Herman Hertzberger, Arnulf Lüchinger , Rijk Rietveld: Herman Hertzberger 1959-86, buildings and projects. The Hague 1987 (German, English, French).

Web links

Commons : Herman Hertzberger  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Biography and Projects. In: Herman Hertzberger: Lessons for Students in Architecture. 4th edition. Rotterdam 2001.
  2. ^ Diagoon Woning Delft. Residential complex website (Dutch, English).
  3. ↑ Wolfgang Till Busse: Modern Architecture in Cologne 1990-2010 . Gaasterland-Verlag, Cologne 2011, ISBN 978-3-935873-37-6 .
personal data
SURNAME Hertzberger, Herman
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Dutch architect
DATE OF BIRTH July 6, 1932
PLACE OF BIRTH Amsterdam