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Herman Hertzberger, Dutch Structuralist
1932-
born Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Major Buildings by Herman Hertzberger:
Centraal Beheer - Office building, Apeldoorn, The Netherlands
1972
Montessori School, Delft, The Netherlands
1966
Key Projects, alphabetical:
14e Montessorischool - Elementary School Refurbishment, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2003-06
Almere Growth homes, Almere, The Netherlands
1998 – 2002
Amsterdam Water Management and Sewerage Department - office building, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2000-05
Anne Frankschool - Primary school, Papendrecht, The Netherlands
1993-94
The Apollo Schools: Montessori School + Willemspark School, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
1981-83
Benelux Trademark Office, The Hague, The Netherlands
1990-93
Berlin Housing complex - Stralauer Halbinsel, Berlin, Germany
1993-97
Bijlmer Monument, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
1994-98
with Georges Descombes & Akelei Hertzberger
Centraal Beheer - Office building, Apeldoorn, The Netherlands
1968-72
For Centraal Beheer Insurance Company
Centraal Beheer Extension - office building, Apeldoorn, The Netherlands
1990-95
Chassé Theater, Breda, The Netherlands
1992-95
CODA - Museum, Library & Municipal Archives, Apeldoorn, The Netherlands
1999-2004
Cologne Office building - MediaPark Köln Block 5, Cologne, Germany
2000-04
De Bombardon Primary remedial school, Almere, The Netherlands
1993-95
De Evenaar Kindergarten & Primary school, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
1984-86
De Koperwiek Primary school, Venlo, The Netherlands
1995-97
De Opmaat Extended School, Rijkerswoerd, Arnhem, The Netherlands
2004-07
De Salamander Extended School, Arnhem, The Netherlands
2004-07
De Vogels Primary school & residential buildings, Poelgeest, Oegstgeest, The Netherlands
1998-2000
Diagoon Experimental Houses, Delft, The Netherlands
1967-70
Faculty of Natural Sciences, Mathematics & Informatics - proposal, University of Amsterdam, Science Park Watergraafsmeer, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2000-
Fire station, Zwolle, The Netherlands
2004-
Freising offices park & housing, Freising, Germany
1993
Frij'hof Housing - proposal, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
2006-
Kijck over den Dijck Residential buildings, Merwesteyn-Noord, Dordrecht, The Netherlands
1989-99
Leerpark Secondary school - proposal, Dordrecht, The Netherlands
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Library Breda + Centre for Art & Music De Nieuwe Veste, Breda, The Netherlands
1991-93
Maastricht - Centre Ceramique office building, Maastricht, The Netherlands
1990-2002
Meerwijk - Community School & residential buildings - proposal, Meerwijk, Haarlem, The Netherlands
2002-07
Mezenhof, Veerse Poort Middelburg, The Netherlands
2001-05
Middelburg Residential care complex, Middelburg, The Netherlands
2002-06
Millingen - Community School, Library & Day-care centre - proposal, Millingen a/d Rijn, The Netherlands
2002-
Ministry of Social Welfare and Employment, The Hague, The Netherlands
1987-90
Montessori College Oost, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
1993-99
Montessori School, Delft, The Netherlands
1960-66
Music Centre Vredenburg, Utrecht, The Netherlands
1976-78
Music Centre Vredenburg – Extension + Refurbishment, Utrecht, The Netherlands
2004-
Nijmegen - Urban design Frij'hof, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
2006-
Noordelijke Hogeschool Leeuwarden Extension: college of advanced education - proposal, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands
2004-
Orpheus theatre & conference centre - Extension + Refurbishment, Apeldoorn, The Netherlands
1999-2004
Paradijssel Residential buildings, Capelle aan den IJssel, The Netherlands
1996-2000
Paswerk - patio & canal houses, Haarlem, The Netherlands
2000-06
Polygoon Primary school, Almere, The Netherlands
1991-92
Residential buildings Paswerk, Haarlem, The Netherlands
2000-06
Rome - Integrated Elementary / Junior High School Complex - proposal, Romanina area B, Rome, Italy
2005-
Rotterdamerstrasse Housing Complex, Düren, Germany
1993-96
RWZI buildings - Sewage purification plant, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2001-06
Schirmeister House, Borneo Island, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
1996-99
Spui Theatre Centre, The Hague, The Netherlands
1986-93
Theater Markant, Uden, The Netherlands
1993-96
Titaan, Hoorn, The Netherlands
2000-04
Urban design, Stralauer Halbinsel Master Plan, Berlin, Germany
1992-97
Vanderveen Department Store Extension, Assen, The Netherlands
1993-98
Villa, Bergen, The Netherlands
2004-2006
Vredenburg Music Palace – proposals, Utrecht, The Netherlands
2004-
Watervilla, Middelburg, The Netherlands
1998-2002
Watervillas + Waterhoeves, Ypenburg, The Netherlands
1998-
Watersniphof & Zwanenhof, Veerse Poort, Middelburg, The Netherlands
1998-2004
YKK Dormitory / Guest house, Kurobe, Japan
1991-98
Exhibition
Venice Biennale: Dutch pavilion - 8th International Architecture Biennale, Venice, Italy
2002
Competition Entries by Herman Hertzberger, alphabetical:
Aarhus Urban design, Aarhus, Jylland, Denmark
2003
Auditorium, Rome, Italy
1993-94
Kulturzentrum am See - Cultural Centre on the Lake, Lucerne, Switzerland
1989
Luxor Theater, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
1996
Malmö University complex - Urban design, Malmö, Sweden
1997
Musicon - concert hall, Bremen, Germany
1995
Stedelijk Museum Extension, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2004
Tel Aviv Urban design Peninsula, Tel Aviv, Israel
1996-
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Practice Information
Herman Hertzberger studio located in Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Architectuurstudio Herman Hertzberger retitled as Architectuurstudio HH architects and urban designers in 2007
Studio led by architects Herman Hertzberger, Cor Kruter, Laurens Jan ten Kate & Patrick Fransen
Education
Technical University in Delft
graduated 1958
Career
Established practice in Amsterdam
1958
Teaching
Academy of Architecture in Amsterdam
1965-70
Technical University in Delft - Professor
1970-
Theory
Structuralist philosophy of a building’s users influencing its design via a ‘spatial framework’
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