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The Amsterdam Orphanage by Aldo van Eyck: Post-War Architecture

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Built in 1960, the Amsterdam Orphanage, designed by Aldo van Eyck, is a seminal project that goes beyond its function as a shelter for children. The post The Amsterdam Orphanage by Aldo van Eyck: Post-War Architecture appeared first on ArchEyes.

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One of Scarpa’s few ground up commissions, it is an exquisite lesson in architecture telling a story through metaphor. Ryan Thomason - Amsterdam Orphanage, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Architect: Aldo van Eyck completed 1960 A beauty not in the mystic and distant sense, but in the attainable and present sense.