Guided tour Burgerweeshuis in English
Explore Aldo van Eyck’s Burgerweeshuis in Amsterdam and the BPD Art Collection of the building’s current tenant, BPD | Bouwfonds Gebiedsontwikkeling. Designed by architect Aldo van Eyck (1918-1999), the Burgerweeshuis is considered one of the most important contributions to Dutch architectural history of the twentieth century. It is also seen internationally as one of the architectural highlights of the last century. Location: IJsbaanpad 1, Amsterdam.
Guided tour Burgerweeshuis in English
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About the building
The building was designed in 1955 to house 125 orphans. It is a labyrinth of pavilions covered with 328 domes, ingeniously grouped around patios. At a time when mass production, rationality and functionalism were the norm in architecture, Van Eyck’s focus was on the human scale. By merging the private and the collective – under the motto ‘a house like a city, a city like a house’ – he created a safe place where each individual child could live, play and develop.
Guided tour Burgerweeshuis in English
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