Herman Hertzberger
*6. 7. 1932 – Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Biography
Herman Hertzberger is a Dutch architect and educator who, together with Aldo van Eyck, was a leading figure in structuralism in the 1960s and 1970s in the Netherlands. He studied architecture in 1958 at the Technical University of Delft, where he subsequently taught from 1970 to 1999. Hertzberger believed that the role of the architect is not to provide a comprehensive solution, but to create a spatial framework that future users will fill. This idea stems from the Participation movement, the principles of which were summarized in 1961 by N.J. Habraken in the book “De dragers en de mensen.” Herman Hertzberger was one of the first architects to design architectural solutions with the direct involvement of future users. Hertzberger was often criticized for unattractive facades, but he was more interested in the internal functioning and interiors of buildings than in the aesthetics of facades.
1983 - became an honorary member of BDA (Association of German Architects)
1986-93 - was a professor of architecture at the University of Geneva
1991 - appointed honorary member of RIBA (Royal Institute of British Architects)
1993 - appointed honorary member of the Academy of Arts in Berlin
1999-2000 - taught at the Berlage Institute in Amsterdam
2001 - received an honorary doctorate from the University of Geneva
2004 - became an honorary member of AIA (American Institute of Architects)
2012 - received the RIBA Gold Medal (Royal Institute of British Architects)
2013 - awarded honorary membership of the Architectural Association in London
Herman Hertzberger is a Dutch architect and educator who, together with Aldo van Eyck, was a leading figure in structuralism in the 1960s and 1970s in the Netherlands. He studied architecture in 1958 at the Technical University of Delft, where he subsequently taught from 1970 to 1999. Hertzberger believed that the role of the architect is not to provide a comprehensive solution, but to create a spatial framework that future users will fill. This idea stems from the Participation movement, the principles of which were summarized in 1961 by N.J. Habraken in the book “De dragers en de mensen.” Herman Hertzberger was one of the first architects to design architectural solutions with the direct involvement of future users. Hertzberger was often criticized for unattractive facades, but he was more interested in the internal functioning and interiors of buildings than in the aesthetics of facades.
1983 - became an honorary member of BDA (Association of German Architects)
1986-93 - was a professor of architecture at the University of Geneva
1991 - appointed honorary member of RIBA (Royal Institute of British Architects)
1993 - appointed honorary member of the Academy of Arts in Berlin
1999-2000 - taught at the Berlage Institute in Amsterdam
2001 - received an honorary doctorate from the University of Geneva
2004 - became an honorary member of AIA (American Institute of Architects)
2012 - received the RIBA Gold Medal (Royal Institute of British Architects)
2013 - awarded honorary membership of the Architectural Association in London
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