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EURASIAN PRIZE
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Erick van Egeraat During his over 40 years of successful practice, Erick van Egeraat has built a highly diverse portfolio containing ambitious and high-profile projects in The Netherlands, Europe, and the Russian Federation. He has led the realization of over 166 projects in more than 10 countries ranging from buildings for public and commercial use to luxury and social housing projects, projects for mixed-use and master plans for cities, and even entire regions. Each of these projects represents his very personal and expressive vision of architecture and urban development. Both Erick van Egeraat and his work have been the recipients of numerous international awards and citations such as the RIBA Award 2007 for the Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art and the ‘Best Animated Architecture’ award at the 2014 Media Architecture Biennale for the Waste to Energy Plant in Roskilde, Denmark. Erick van Egeraat graduated from the Delft University of Technology, Department of Architecture, with honorable mention in 1984, and was the co-founder of Mecanoo – the renowned avant-garde architects. In 1995 he established (EEA) Erick van Egeraat associated architects with offices in Rotterdam, Moscow, Budapest, London, and Prague. To better meet the demands of a portfolio as diverse as his, Erick van Egeraat successfully restructured his company in 2009 into what is now (design) Erick van Egeraat.
F LO R I A D E E X P O 202 2 TOW E R T WO ALMERE, NETHERLANDS 2019 (Competition Project)
For the 7th edition of the Floriade, the Dutch horticultural exhibition, Erick van Egeraat proposes the tallest wooden structure in the Netherlands, a sustainable residential tower next to the main square of the Floriade terrain. Its floor plans are designed around a central and modular service core, which can be prefabricated off-site and installed on-site. Rapid on-site assembly is favored by the proposed way of construction, which also reduces building costs. The total composition results in a playful landmark for the Floriade.
