| Herman Hertzberger | |
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| Born | 6 July 1932 Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Alma mater | Delft University of Technology |
| Work | |
| Buildings | Montessori school, Delft (1966-70) Centraal Beheer office building, Apeldoorn (1970-72) |
Herman Hertzberger (born 6 July 1932) is a Dutch architect and emeritus professor.
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Herman Hertzberger was born on 6 July 1932 in Amsterdam, Netherlands.[1]
He completed his studies at the Delft University of Technology in 1958, where he was a professor from 1970 to 1999.[1][2]
Hertzberger can be considered, along with Aldo van Eyck, as the influence behind the Dutch structuralist movement of the 1960s. He believed that the architect's role was not to provide a complete solution, but to provide a spatial framework to be eventually filled in by the users. Among Hertzberger's best known buildings are the Montessori school in Delft (1966–70) and the administration building for the Centraal Beheer Insurance Company building in Apeldoorn (1970–72).