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Aldo van Eyck (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɑldoː vɑn ˈɛik]; 16 March 1918 – 14 January 1999 [1]) was a Dutch architect. He was one of the most influential protagonists of the architectural movement Structuralism .
However, exemplary articulated configurations did arise, both in architecture and housing schemes. The first influential images for this direction Aldo van Eyck provided with aerial photos of his orphanage in Amsterdam (1960). Later he built another inspiring configuration for the Space Centre Estec in Noordwijk (1989).
The group's first formal meeting under the name of Team 10 took place in Bagnols-sur-Cèze in 1960. The last, with only four members present, was in Lisbon in 1981.. Team 10 had a fluid membership, yet a core group actively organized the various meetings, which consisted of Alison and Peter Smithson, Jaap Bakema, Aldo van Eyck, Georges Candilis, Shadrach Woods, and Giancarlo De Carlo. [1]
PCHoofthuis2018-9. The PC Hoofthuis is an educational building of the University of Amsterdam in central Amsterdam, Netherlands.Built between 1976 and 1983, it is considered one of the primary works of the Dutch architect Theo Bosch, completed in association with Aldo Van Eyck. [1]
The Schmela Haus was built by Dutch architect Aldo van Eyck (1918–1999), a key representative of structuralist architecture. Inaugurated in 1971, and now under landmarks protection, it was the first building in the Federal German Republic to be erected specifically as a private art gallery.
As CIAM members travelled worldwide after the war, many of its ideas spread outside Europe, notably to the USA. The city planning ideas were adopted in the rebuilding of Europe following World War II, although by then some CIAM members had their doubts. Alison and Peter Smithson were chief among the dissenters. When implemented in the postwar ...
After his studies he worked in planning and architectural offices in the Netherlands, Sweden and Ireland and eventually had his own office in Amsterdam. He had several collaborative projects with Aldo van Eyck. As a member of the Congrès International d'Architecture Moderne he drafted the Doorn Manifesto of the Team 10 architects.
Back in Amsterdam in the summer of 1952 he developed an interest in spatial architecture and three-dimensional works. With Aldo van Eyck, whom he met during his CoBrA time, he created a space for the exhibition 'Man and House' at the Urban Museum Amsterdam from 1952-1953. In 1954 he worked on a project with Gerrit Rietveld.