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Aldo van Eyck
Architect

Aldo van Eyck

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Designing Amsterdam’s orphanage and advancing human-centred architecture.

Amsterdam Orphanage · Hubertus House

Born
16 March 1918
Birthplace
Driebergen
Died
14 January 1999

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Aldo van Eyck

Aldo van Eyck was a Dutch architect associated with Team 10 and architectural structuralism.

Early life

Education

Grew up partly in Britain and graduated from ETH Zurich in 1942.

Career

  1. 1954

    Team 10

    Helped establish the architectural group.

  2. 1959–1963

    Forum

    Co-edited the architectural magazine.

  3. 1966–1984

    Delft

    Taught as professor of architecture.

  4. 1990

    Royal Gold Medal

    Honoured by the RIBA.

Selected buildings

Amsterdam Orphanage

Organised a residential institution around interconnected spaces.

Hubertus House

Designed a residential and care building in Amsterdam.

Beyond architecture

Family

Married architect Hannie van Rooijen, who collaborated on his projects.

Sources & photo creditBiography and career ↗Biographical references ↗

Original photograph. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.

Photo: Anefo. CC0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.