‘Structuralism’
Het Nieuwe Institute, Museumpark 25, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Until 11 January 2015
Herman Hertzberger’s Centraal Beheer, Apeldoorn. Image: Aviodrome Luchtfotografie
Herman Hertzberger’s Centraal Beheer, newly reopened in 1972. Image: Johan van der Keuken
Design by Dutch Structuralist Piet Blom, 1965. Image: Het Nieuwe Instituut.
Herman Hertzberger. Muziekcentrum Vredenburg. Image: Herman Hertzberger
This exhibition is in two parts, the first of which focuses on the work of Herman Hertzberger, one of the main proponents of Structuralist architecture in The Netherlands. This section has been curated by Hertzberger in partnership with the Het Nieuwe Institute, which holds a collection of his work including photographs, models and over 10,000 sketches. The second part covers work by a range of architects from the movement, including Aldo van Eyck and Piet Blom. Dutch Structuralism, a movement in architecture in the late ’50s and early ’60s, is the country’s main contribution to the modern architecture of the second half of the 20th century. The institute’s director, Guus Beumer, has described it as being a ‘collectivist movement’ with a ‘deep humanistic language’. For more information on the exhibition visit the Het Nieuwe Institute website.
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