Category Archives: Architecture

New Series in the New Year

Posted on December 21, 2011 by

Sometimes a word or just a hint brings me to a subject, and in this case a new series. An email from ‘the dealer’ yesterday afternoon made me aware that maybe my order couldn’t be filled before Xmas. And since it just … Continue reading →

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Another Step Closer…

Posted on November 16, 2011 by

When the Rijksmuseum opened in 1885, a design by architect Pierre Cuypers, it was and still is, the largest collection of art in the Netherlands. Home to the “Night Watch” by Rembrandt, “The Milk Maid” by Vermeer and many other … Continue reading →

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Gezocht… / Looking For…

Posted on September 5, 2011 by

Ik heb één kaart over voor het bezichtigen van het Huis Van Brienen aan de Herengracht 284, op 22 september a.s. om 11 uur ‘s ochtends. Wie het eerst ‘komt’, wie het eerst maalt. Oftewel stuur mij een berichtje via het … Continue reading →

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From The Archives #17

Posted on April 23, 2011 by

The Schreierstoren  [Crying Tower] has stood on the same spot since 1487. In this drawing, the work of an unknown artist, we see what the steeple and its surroundings looked like in the first half of the seventeenth century. Situated on … Continue reading →

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A Whole City On A Stamp…

Posted on March 30, 2011 by

It may sound strange when you combine the thoughts of TNT, the Dutch postal services and NAI, the Netherlands Architecture Institute, the first wanted to bring out a series of stamps with modern architecture in the Netherlands. The other wanted … Continue reading →

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Dancing Cranes

Posted on March 29, 2011 by

This small significant building on the banks of the IJ had to make way for the new construction of IJDock. This complex – to include the Palace of Justice and the National Police Agency – is under construction. In 2009 … Continue reading →

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How Long Is Temporary?

Posted on July 19, 2010 by

In 1660 the city of Amsterdam decided that they needed 4 new churches and squares, in their planning for the coming years. Between 1668-1670 a temporary church was built on Amstelveld [Amstel Field], aptly named Amstelkerk [Amstel Church] for the Reformed congregation in that … Continue reading →

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Back To The Country…

Posted on July 14, 2010 by

Waterland consists of the villages of Monnickendam, Marken, Broek in Waterland, Ilpendam, Katwoude, Overleek, Purmer, Zuiderwoude. As you might expect from the name, nearly half of the entire surface area of Waterland consists of water [about 5000 hectares]. This means anybody who … Continue reading →

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Perfection in Proportion – an Exhibit

Posted on June 30, 2010 by

The legacies of Palladio and Scamozzi in the Golden Age. This exhibition highlights the influence of Vincenzo Scamozzi [1548—1616] on Dutch architecture of the Golden Age. The work of Dutch architects in the first three decades of the seventeenth century … Continue reading →

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Museum of the Month – May 2010

Posted on May 19, 2010 by

I did go to the Museo Teatrale, which was a bit of a disappointment, okay the building and the rooms looked nice with their silk wall-coverings. It had mostly paintings and busts of people from the theater, world-famous in Italy, but not … Continue reading →

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