the NL experience
study trip
...on the 26th of December we flew from London Gatwick airport to Schipol, Amsterdam. The next pages are a study trip diary that shows bits of the fabulous experience we had there. The pictures have been taken with a Samsung Galaxy s2 mobile phone - specifically not with a professional camera. The subjects also are rather not iconic points, but details of urban landscape and retail design capturing the atmosphere of the place in a more instant way, and through the less-obvious beauty. we flew back to LONDON ON the evening of the 29th of December feeling inspired and excited about new projects and ideas.
architecture
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freedom
looking at buildings in Amsterdam eclectic and unrestrained Dutch Architecture with Modernist influences
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skip the tyrany of the Brief. Designers should not let the community set the agenda. they should map out their own street and find out exactly what is required. - Ravi Naidoo
"put two or three simple geometric forms together and see what happens.�
exhibition
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presentation
visit at the Netherlands Architecture Institute Louis Kahn - The Power of Architecture Treasury Dutchville
our institutions need spaces which wil evoke a greater sense of dignity. - Louis Kahn
the wish in the fairy tale is the beginning of science. - Louis Kahn
sonneveld house dutchvil e treasury
design
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innovation
Rietveld Schroder House DROOG design WONDERWOOD furnitre shop FROZEN FOUNTAIN contemp. DUTCH design
The idea of structural truth is essential to Modern Architecture.
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you have to alternate give it a twist. - Ca
e reality arol Spier
vibe
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inspiration Amsterdam atmosphere retail & streets
//\\//\\//\\//\\ amsterdam is a design-orientated place. it is bursting with textures materials colours.. fresh shapes and approaches.