4 articles in this issue
MaartenJan Hoekstra
Looking at H.P. Berlage’s famous Plan Zuid (‘South Plan’) for Amsterdam by examining the notions that were used and are still being used to describe his design, we gain new insights into the design, into the notions themselves and into the way in which hi... see more
Hannes Pieters
When the Belgian government decided to build a new Royal Library in the heart of Brussels, named the Albertine Library after King Albert I, they wanted to create a new powerful symbol for the Belgian nation. For this reason, the Albertine was to be realiz... see more
Herman van Bergeijk
In 1905, Dirk Frederik Slothouwer, who was born in the Dutch East Indies, graduated from the Delft Polytechnic School and in 1926 he was appointed full professor there. Today, he is perhaps still known as the writer of various books on the history of arch... see more
Walther Schoonenberg
In the 1930s, as Chief Inspector of the Amsterdam Municipal Building and Housing Department, Eelke van Houten (1872-1970) devoted himself to placing old sculpted gables, salvaged from demolished houses, on newly built houses in Amsterdam’s inner city. He ... see more