The Berlage Institute was an independent unaccredited

postgraduate school Postgraduate or graduate education refers to academic or professional degrees, certificates, diplomas, or other qualifications pursued by post-secondary students who have earned an undergraduate (bachelor's) degree. The organization and struc ...

of architecture in

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and

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, that operated in 1990-2012. Named after the Dutch architect

Hendrik Petrus Berlage Hendrik Petrus Berlage (21 February 1856 – 12 August 1934) was a Dutch architect. He is considered one of the fathers of the architecture of the Amsterdam School. Life and work Hendrik Petrus Berlage, son of Nicolaas Willem Berlage and An ...

, the Berlage Institute had an international student population and teaching staff. In 2012 the institute moved to

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, and was reestablished as ''The Berlage Center for Advanced Studies in Architecture and Urban Design.''

1990–2012

The school was founded by Dutch architect

Herman Hertzberger Herman Hertzberger (born 6 July 1932) is a Dutch architect, and a professor emeritus of the Delft University of Technology. In 2012 he received the Royal Gold Medal of the Royal Institute of British Architects. Biography Herman Hertzberge ...

, who also served as the first dean. At that time, the school was located in

Aldo van Eyck Aldo van Eyck (; 16 March 1918 – 14 January 1999) was a Dutch architect. He was one of the most influential protagonists of the architectural movement Structuralism. Family He was born in Driebergen, Utrecht, a son of poet, critic, ess ...

's Children's Orphanage in Amsterdam. Later, the institute moved to Rotterdam. In 1995, Wiel Arets was appointed dean, drastically restructuring the school to a research-based institute. While dean, Arets initiated the school's publication, ''HUNCH'', which was originally edited by

Jennifer Sigler Jennifer Sigler is an American editor and cultural producer based in Rotterdam and Cambridge, Massachusetts. She leads and supports the creation of books, exhibitions, events, and multimedia projects as platforms for interdisciplinary exchange. ...

, editor of

Rem Koolhaas Remment Lucas Koolhaas (; born 17 November 1944) is a Dutch architect, architectural theorist, urbanist and Professor in Practice of Architecture and Urban Design at the Graduate School of Design at Harvard University. He is often cited as a r ...

S,M,L,XL ''S,M,L,XL'' () is a book by Rem Koolhaas and Bruce Mau, edited by Jennifer Sigler, with photography by Hans Werlemann. Overview The book was first published by Monacelli Press in 1995 in New York and 010 Publishers in Rotterdam. This enormous ...

.HUNCH No. 3
retrieved 1 May 2012 Arets expanded the school's international prominence through the publication of ''HUNCH'', extensive global study trips, public lectures, and notion of the 'year theme', with the 2001-2002 theme of 'Double Dutch' researching the doubling of the Netherlands' population.HUNCH No. 4
retrieved 1 May 2012 Architectural debate was fostered with prominently known architects, lecturers, and guest-professors, such as

Zaha Hadid Dame Zaha Mohammad Hadid ( ar, زها حديد ''Zahā Ḥadīd''; 31 October 1950 – 31 March 2016) was an Iraqi-British architect, artist and designer, recognised as a major figure in architecture of the late 20th and early 21st centu ...

, Stan Allen, Kazuyo Sejima,

Jean Nouvel Jean Nouvel (; born 12 August 1945) is a French architect. Nouvel studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris and was a founding member of ''Mars 1976'' and '' Syndicat de l'Architecture'', France’s first labor union for architects. He has o ...

Kenneth Frampton Kenneth Brian Frampton (born 20 November 1930) is a British architect, critic and historian. He is the Ware Professor of Architecture at the Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation at Columbia University, New York. He has b ...

Tadao Ando is a Japanese autodidact architect whose approach to architecture and landscape was categorized by architectural historian Francesco Dal Co as "critical regionalism". He is the winner of the 1995 Pritzker Prize. Early life Ando was born a few m ...

, and Toyo Ito. Notable alumni include Daan Roosegaarde, Miguel Robles-Durán, Vasa J. Perović,

Reinier de Graaf Regnier de Graaf (English spelling), original Dutch spelling Reinier de Graaf, or Latinized Reijnerus de Graeff (30 July 164117 August 1673) was a Dutch physician, physiologist and anatomist who made key discoveries in reproductive biology. He ...

, Ana Dzokic and Bas Princen, Mika Cimolini. Arets stepped down in 2002, and was succeeded by Spanish architect

Alejandro Zaera-Polo Alejandro Zaera Polo is a Spanish architect, theorist and founder of Alejandro Zaera-Polo & Maider Llaguno Architecture (AZPML). He was formerly dean of the Princeton University School of Architecture and of the Berlage Institute in Rotterdam. ...

(2002-2005). The Croatian architect and educator

Vedran Mimica Vedran Mimica (born 1954 in Zagreb) is a Croatian architect and educator who teaches at the Illinois Institute of Technology. He is known for being the last director of the Berlage Institute The Berlage Institute was an independent unaccredited ...

was the last director. Due to the Netherlands' government funding cuts, the Berlage Institute was forced to dissolve its existence as of 1 August 2012.

2012–Present

In autumn of 2012, the institute was re-established as 'The Berlage Center for Advanced Studies in Architecture and Urban Design', or 'The Berlage', as it now refers to itself, and is based at the Faculty of Architecture at the

in the Netherlands. The current director is Salomon Frausto, Since 2014, the organization is able to award accredited master degrees due to its affiliation with the TU Delft, whereas this was previously not the case.
retrieved 20 February 2014

References

External links

The Berlage Institute
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