Herman Hertzberger

In 2012 he received the Royal Gold Medal of the Royal Institute of British Architects.

Herman Hertzberger
Hertzberger in 1970
Born	(1932-07-06) 6 July 1932 (age 91) Amsterdam, Netherlands
Nationality	Dutch
Alma mater	Delft University of Technology
Occupation	Architect
Awards	RIBA Royal Gold Medal
Buildings	Montessori school, Delft (1966–70) Centraal Beheer office building, Apeldoorn (1970–72)
Projects	Diagoonwoningen, Delft (1971)

 

Herman Hertzberger was born on 6 July 1932 in Amsterdam.

He completed his studies at the Delft University of Technology in 1958, where he was a professor from 1970 to 1999.

From 1959 to 1963 he is a part of the infamous FORUM editorial, together with Aldo van Eyck and Jaap Bakema. They stir up the architectural discussion at the time, especially concerning the reconstruction of dwellings after the Second World War.

Hertzberger and Aldo van Eyck influenced the development of the Dutch Structuralist movement of the 1960s and 1970s.^{[citation needed]} Among his buildings are the experimental houses known as "Diagoon Houses" (1971), the Montessori school in Delft (1966–70) and the administration building for the Centraal Beheer Insurance Company building in Apeldoorn (1970–72).^{[citation needed]}

Hertzberger has been criticized for the inelegance of the façades of his buildings, and for concentrating on their functions and interiors rather than aesthetics.

His books include:

• Lessons for Students in Architecture, 1991, ISBN 978-9064504648
• Space and the Architect: Lessons in Architecture 2, 1999, ISBN 978-9064503801
• Space and Learning, 2008, ISBN 978-9064506444.
• (with Arnulf Lüchinger and Rijk Rietveld) Herman Hertzberger 1959–86, Buildings and Projects, The Hague, 1987, ISBN 978-9071890017.

A book about the Diagoon Houses:

• Nahmer, Robert von der; Hertzberger, Herman (2021). Space for living : the experimental Diagoon Houses of Herman Hertzberger. Delft, Netherlands. ISBN 978-90-90-35455-2. OCLC 1317681636.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

Awards

• Richard Neutra Award for Professional Excellence 1989, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
• RIBA Royal Gold Medal 2012
• Thomas Jefferson Medal in Architecture 2015, University of Virginia

He is an Accademico d'Onore, or honorary member, of the Accademia delle Arti del Disegno of Florence.

Buildings

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  De Drie Hoven
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  De Drie Hoven, residential building for elderly people in Amsterdam-Slotervaart, 1974
• De Drie Hoven, video with portrait of Herman Hertzberger
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  Vredenburg Music Centre in Utrecht, 1978
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  Vredenburg
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  Willemspark School in Amsterdam, 1983
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  Chassé Theatre in Breda, 1995
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  Diagoon housing in Delft, 1971
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  Diagoon housing, basic structure for participation
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  Diagoon housing, participation of the inhabitants, inside and outside