Dutch architect and author
Erick van Egeraat
Erick van Egeraat in 2007
Born (1956-04-27 ) 27 April 1956 (age 68) Nationality
Dutch Alma mater
Delft University of Technology Occupation Architect Awards Media Architecture Award (2014)
RIBA Award (2007) European Property award (2013) Practice (designed by) Erick van Egeraat Buildings
Erick van Egeraat (Dutch pronunciation:
[ˈeːrɪk fɑn ˈeːɣəraːt] ;
[1] born 1956) is a Dutch
architect and
author . He heads the architectural practice based in
Rotterdam with offices in
Moscow ,
Budapest and
Prague . He is best known for his projects of
ING Group
Headquarters in
Budapest ,
[2]
Drents Museum in
Assen , The Rock tower in
Amsterdam ,
[3] Incineration line in
Roskilde ,
[4] Main building and Auditorium in
Leipzig University
[5] and the Corporate University of
Sberbank in
Moscow .
[6] He is the winner of
RIBA Award 2007,
[7] Best Building Award 2011&2012
[8] and European Property Award 2013.
April 26, 2016, Erick van Egeraat was decorated ‘Officer in the order of Oranje Nassau.' This decoration was presented to Erick van Egeraat by the Mayor of Rotterdam, on behalf of the King of the Netherlands.
Early career
Erick van Egeraat graduated from the
Delft University of Technology , Department of Architecture. During his last year in the university, after winning the competition to design flexible youth housing at Kruisplein,
Rotterdam he co-founded
Mecanoo with Henk Döll,
Francine Houben , Roelf Steenhuis and Chris de Weijer. The early years of
Mecanoo were characterized by projects which challenged the norms of
urban renewal and
social housing .
[10] Notable projects include Housing Kruisplein,
Rotterdam (1980-1985), Bilderberg Parkhotel,
Rotterdam (1990-1992), House 13 at the IGA
Stuttgart 1993 (1990-1993), Faculty of Economics and Management,
Utrecht (1991-1995) and the Library at
Delft University of Technology (1992-1998).
Later career
In 1995 Erick van Egeraat left
Mecanoo and established his own company Erick van Egeraat associated architects (EEA) with offices in
Rotterdam ,
London ,
Budapest ,
Prague and
Moscow . A milestone project which expressed his new architectural approach was the
Headquarters of
ING Bank and NNH Insurance company in
Budapest (1992-1994).
[11] In his own words, “It may be considered one of the first buildings to juxtapose an uncompromising modernism with intuitive organic shapes to achieve what might be called Modern Baroque”. The new vision found its articulation in a variety of projects, such as
Crawford Art Gallery in
Cork ,
Ireland (1996-2000),
[13] Pop-stage Mezz in
Breda ,
[14] the
Netherlands (1996-2002), Mauritskade building in
Amsterdam , the
Netherlands (1996-2002),
[15]
City Hall in
Alphen aan den Rijn , the
Netherlands (1997-2002) and
Visual Art Center in Middlesbrough ,
England (2007)
[17] for which the architect received the
RIBA award .
[7]
This period was marked by a greater diversity of work, from
product design (door handle Erick, 2008)
[18] to master-planning (
Oosterdokseiland in
Amsterdam , The
Netherlands , (1998-2001)
[19] and increasing focus on
Central and
Eastern Europe where he built the Royal Netherlands Embassy in
Warsaw ,
Poland (1999-2004),
[20]
ING Group
Headquarters in
Budapest ,
Hungary (1999-2004),
[2] Hotel Kempinski in
Bratislava ,
Slovakia (2004-2008) and other projects. Erick van Egeraat was particularly interested to work in historical context, as shown in his projects of Liget Center (2000-2002) and Deak Palace (2003-2004) in
Budapest ,
Hungary as well as master-plan of
New Holland Island in
Saint Petersburg ,
Russia (competition 2006).
[23] Working with historical buildings or in historical ambience, he aimed for “continuity and memory rather than rupture and rejection”.
In 2000s Erick van Egeraat started to work actively in
Russia . The thrill of work in a new architectural environment made him design his "most spectacular, pure architecture project"
[26] Russian Avant-Garde in
Moscow (2001)
[27] which made him "one of the most flamboyant architects in the Netherlands", according to the critics. Russian Avant-Garde and
Federation Island in
Sochi (2007)
[29] caused a stir and started a public discourse, but did not reach the stage of realization.
[27] The others were successfully built, among them:
Capital City in
Moscow (2002-2010)
[30] and
Trade and Entertainment Center Vershina
[31] in
Surgut (2005-2010).
[32]
In 2009 Erick van Egeraat
restructured his company into (designed by) Erick van Egeraat with offices in
Rotterdam ,
Moscow ,
Budapest and
Prague . Despite the
world crisis , his focus on complexity and quality steadily grew. In
Europe he completed the projects of
Drents Museum in
Assen , the
Netherlands (2008-2011),
[33] Incineration Line in
Roskilde ,
Denmark (2008-2013),
[4] Main building and Auditorium in
Leipzig University ,
Germany (2004-2015)
[5] and
Erasmus University College in
Rotterdam , the
Netherlands (2012-2014).
[34] In
Russia he built Chess Academy in
Khanty-Mansiysk (2008-2010),
[35] Corporate University of
Sberbank in
Moscow region (2010-2013)
[6] and completed
Mercury City Tower in
Moscow (2011-2013).
[36] His interest in working in historical context is manifest in his high-profile design of the new
Dynamo stadium (winner of the competition, 2010)
[37] and master-planning, design and consultancy works for development of the territory of the former
Red October chocolate factory (since 2007).
[38]
Portfolio of Erick van Egeraat includes over 100 projects in more than 10 countries, including the
Middle East where he created the master-plan for the city center of
Unaizah (2014).
[39]
Writings and design philosophy
Erick van Egeraat authored several books. In Six Ideas about Architecture written in collaboration with
Deyan Sudjic he takes us to the world of a person who, just like the hero of
The Fountainhead “loves this earth, but doesn’t like the shape of things on this earth and wants to change them.”
[41] His definition of
sustainable architecture marries beauty with quality: "We need to reintroduce architecture which once again captivates us. Beauty, strength and a focus on qualitative materials are essential elements from which a truly sustainable architecture can emerge.
His later book 10 years Erick van Egeraat: Realized Works co-authored by Philip Jodidio, presents a comprehensive sweep of his oeuvre of the period 1995-2005, from the first post-
Mecanoo years when he was trying to make a difference convinced that the
future proof architecture needs to show "more than bare essentials". to the full architectural maturity, both loyal to long-established standards of beauty and decidedly contemporary: “I believe that all architecture of historic significance was modern at the time it was built, emerging from its time and culture.”
His most recent book Life without Beauty elaborates on importance of beauty in architecture which in the 20th century lost a battle to budget: “In Holland, the budget was the only subject. Many architects didn’t like the word “beauty”. He claims that ultimate measure for society or human being is not ability to make money, but its achievements and the beauty it has produced.
[43]
Selected projects
ING office in
Budapest , Hungary
The Rock in
Amsterdam , Netherlands
University building
Paulinum and Augusteum in
Leipzig , Germany
1980-1985 Housing Kruisplein -
Rotterdam , the
Netherlands (as partner of
Mecanoo )
1985-1989 Housing Tiendplein -
Rotterdam , the
Netherlands (as partner of
Mecanoo )
1989-1990 Restaurant Boompjes -
Rotterdam , the
Netherlands (as partner of
Mecanoo )
1990-1992 Parkhotel -
Rotterdam , the
Netherlands (as partner of
Mecanoo )
1992-1995
Natural History Museum -
Rotterdam , the
Netherlands (as partner of
Mecanoo )
[44]
1992-1994 / 1993-1997
ING office / Extension -
Budapest ,
Hungary
1994-1997 School for Fashion and Graphic design -
Utrecht , the
Netherlands
[45]
1996-2000
Municipal Art Gallery -
Cork ,
Ireland
[13]
1996-2000
InHolland High School -
Rotterdam , the
Netherlands
[46]
1996-2002 Pop-stage Mezz -
Breda , the
Netherlands
[14]
1997-2002
City Hall -
Alphen aan den Rijn , the
Netherlands
1999-2003 Villa Bianca –
Prague ,
Czech Republic
[47]
1999-2004
ING
Headquarters -
Budapest ,
Hungary
[2]
2000-2004 Royal Netherlands Embassy -
Warsaw ,
Poland
[20]
2001-2005 Crescent housing –
Nieuw Vennep , the
Netherlands
2002-2009
The Rock Tower -
Amsterdam ,
The Netherlands
[3]
2002-2010
Capital City –
Moscow ,
Russia
2003-2004 Deak Palace refurbishment -
Budapest ,
Hungary
[49]
2003- 2006 Offices
Zilverparkkade -
Lelystad , the
Netherlands
[50]
2003-2006 Metzo College –
Doetinchem , the
Netherlands
[51]
2003-2007
Visual Art Center –
Middlesbrough ,
England
[17]
2003-2008 Municipal Theatre –
Haarlem , the
Netherlands
[52]
2003-2012 Masterplan Milanofiori -
Milan ,
Italy
[53]
2004-2010
Masterplan River Park -
Bratislava ,
Slovakia
[54]
2004-2010 Private Residence -
Rotterdam , the
Netherlands
[55]
2004-2015 University Main building and Auditorium -
Leipzig ,
Germany
[5]
2005-2009 Lyon Confluence –
Lyon ,
France
[56]
2005-2010
Trade and Entertainment Center Vershina –
Surgut ,
Russia
[31]
2006-2011 Sumatrakontor -
Hamburg ,
Germany
[57]
2006-2014 Bay Mansion –
Moscow ,
Russia
[58]
2007-2011
Drents Museum -
Assen , the
Netherlands
[33]
2008-2010 Chess Academy –
Khanty-Mansiysk ,
Russia
[35]
2008-2013 Incineration Line -
Roskilde ,
Denmark
[4]
2009-2012 Columbuskwartier -
Almere , the
Netherlands
[59]
2010-2013 Corporate University of
Sberbank –
Moscow ,
Russia
[6]
2010-2013
Erasmus University Campus and Interior -
Rotterdam , the
Netherlands
[34]
2012-2013 Public spaces in
Mercury City Tower –
Moscow ,
Russia
[36]
Awards and recognition
“Animated architecture” winner at World’s best media architecture for Incineration Line in
Roskilde ,
Denmark , (2014))
[60]
Best
high-rise architecture in Russia at European Property Awards for
Mercury City Tower ,
Moscow ,
Russia (2013)
[61]
Best Interior at
Dutch Design Awards for
Drents Museum ,
Assen , the
Netherlands (2012)
Best Building ‘2012 Siberia for
Trade and Entertainment Center Vershina,
Surgut ,
Russia (2012)
Grand Prix at Golden Capital Award Siberia for
Trade and Entertainment Center Vershina,
Surgut ,
Russia (2012)
Best Building ‘2011 Russia for Chess Academy,
Khanty Mansiysk ,
Russia (2011)
[8]
Emporis Skyscraper Award for
Capital City ,
Moscow ,
Russia (2010)
Best
mixed-use development at Commercial Real Estate Award for
Capital City ,
Moscow ,
Russia (2010)
Hadrian Award for
Visual Art Center ,
Middlesbrough ,
England (2009)
[62]
US Award for Milanofiori North office buildings in
Milan ,
Italy (2009)
[63]
RIBA award North East region for
Visual Art Center ,
Middlesbrough ,
England (2007)
[7]
Renaissance Award of the
Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors for
Visual Art Center ,
Middlesbrough ,
England (2007)
[7]
For Budapest Award for the “design of architectural masterpieces in Budapest, Hungary” (2006)
[64]
Reitter Ferenc Prize for refurbishment of Déak Palace in
Budapest ,
Hungary (2006)
[65]
Life in Architecture Award for the best building in Warsaw 2004-2005, for Royal Netherlands Embassy
Warsaw ,
Poland (2005)
MIPIM award for Offices of
ING & NNH in
Budapest ,
Hungary (1999)
Erick van Egeraat is the professor of the
International Academy of Architecture in
Sofia ,
Bulgaria . He travels the world not only to work on his projects, but also to give lectures, workshops and
master classes .
Publications
Egeraat, E. van. Life without beauty . Tatlin publishers: Ekaterinburg, 2011.
ISBN
978-5-903433-59-9 .
Leeuwen, K. van & Wagt, W. De. Het Geschenk: Stadsschouwburg Haarlem 1918 – 2009. HDC Media: Haarlem, 2009.
Egeraat, E. van. From making buildings to offering solace to the city . EEA Erick van Egeraat associate architects: Rotterdam, 2008.
Jodidio, P.; Egeraat, Erick van (2005). 10 years Erick van Egeraat: realized works . Australia: Images Publishing Group.
ISBN
1-86470-131-5 .
Egeraat, E. van. Redefining Budapest, Offices for a new era . Pauker Nyomda, 2005.
Sudjic D. , D. & Egeraat, E. Van. For Russia with love . Aedes: Berlin, 2003.
Lammers, M., Spangenberg W., Houweling W.J. Ichthus Hogeschool Rotterdam, een gedurfd project. Bouwen aan Zuid-Holland : pp. 11–17, 2000.
Sudjic D. , & Egeraat, E. van. Cool Medium Hot . Aedes: Berlin, 1997.
Egeraat, E.; Sudjic, Deyan (1997). Six ideas about architecture . Basel: Birkhäuser Verlag.
ISBN
3764356391 .
Egeraat, E. van & Lammers, M. The Andrassy Project . Delft, 1994.
Feddes, F., Egeraat, E. van,
Houben, F. Ruimte voor Ruimte . Groningen, 1990.
Egeraat, E. van &
Houben, F. De Hillekop, op zoek naar een poëtische relatie met de haven . Rotterdam Stedebouwkundige ontwerpen: pp. 54–62, 1988.
Döll, H. & Egeraat, E. Van (ed.) Woningbouw Kruisplein . Anders wonen in Rotterdam. Academia: Delft, 1985.
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