Erick van Egeraat (; born 1956) is a Dutch

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and

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. He heads the architectural practice based in

Rotterdam Rotterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Rotte'') is the second largest city and municipality in the Netherlands. It is in the province of South Holland, part of the North Sea mouth of the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta, via the ''"Ne ...

with offices in

Moscow Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 millio ...

Budapest Budapest (, ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Hungary. It is the ninth-largest city in the European Union by population within city limits and the second-largest city on the Danube river; the city has an estimated population ...

and

Prague Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and List of cities in the Czech Republic, largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 milli ...

. He is best known for his projects of

ING Group The ING Group ( nl, ING Groep) is a Dutch multinational banking and financial services corporation headquartered in Amsterdam. Its primary businesses are retail banking, direct banking, commercial banking, investment banking, wholesale bankin ...

Headquarters in

Drents Museum The Drents Museum () is an art and history museum in Assen, Drenthe, in the Netherlands. The museum was opened in 1854. It has a collection of prehistorical artifacts, applied art, and visual art. The museum also has temporary exhibitions. In 2 ...

Assen Assen () is a municipality and a city in the northeastern Netherlands, and is the capital (politics), capital of the province of Drenthe. It received City rights in the Netherlands, city rights in 1809. Assen is known for TT Circuit Assen, the ...

, The Rock tower in

Amsterdam Amsterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Amstel'') is the capital and most populous city of the Netherlands, with The Hague being the seat of government. It has a population of 907,976 within the city proper, 1,558,755 in the urban ar ...

, Incineration line in

Roskilde Roskilde ( , ) is a city west of Copenhagen on the Danish island of Zealand. With a population of 51,916 (), the city is a business and educational centre for the region and the 10th largest city in Denmark. It is governed by the administrative ...

, Main building and Auditorium in

Leipzig University Leipzig University (german: Universität Leipzig), in Leipzig in Saxony, Germany, is one of the world's oldest universities and the second-oldest university (by consecutive years of existence) in Germany. The university was founded on 2 December ...

and the Corporate University of

Sberbank PJSC Sberbank (russian: Сбербанк, initially a contraction of russian: сберегательный банк, translit=sberegatelnyy bank, lit=savings bank, link=no) is a Russian majority state-owned banking and financial services compa ...

. He is the winner of RIBA Award 2007, Best Building Award 2011&2012 and European Property Award 2013. April 26, 2016, Erick van Egeraat was decorated ‘Officer in the order of Oranje Nassau.' This decoration was presented to Erick van Egeraat by the Mayor of Rotterdam, on behalf of the King of the Netherlands.

Early career

Erick van Egeraat graduated from the

Delft University of Technology Delft University of Technology ( nl, Technische Universiteit Delft), also known as TU Delft, is the oldest and largest Dutch public technical university, located in Delft, Netherlands. As of 2022 it is ranked by QS World University Rankings among ...

, Department of Architecture. During his last year in the university, after winning the competition to design flexible youth housing at Kruisplein,

he co-founded

Mecanoo Mecanoo is an architecture firm based in Delft, Netherlands. Mecanoo was founded in 1984 by Francine Houben, Henk Döll, Roelf Steenhuis, Erick van Egeraat and Chris de Weijer. Foundation Houben, Döll and Steenhuis won a competition to desig ...

with Henk Döll, Francine Houben, Roelf Steenhuis and Chris de Weijer. The early years of

were characterized by projects which challenged the norms of

urban renewal Urban renewal (also called urban regeneration in the United Kingdom and urban redevelopment in the United States) is a program of land redevelopment often used to address urban decay in cities. Urban renewal involves the clearing out of blighte ...

and

social housing Public housing is a form of housing tenure in which the property is usually owned by a government authority, either central or local. Although the common goal of public housing is to provide affordable housing, the details, terminology, d ...

. Notable projects include Housing Kruisplein,

(1980-1985), Bilderberg Parkhotel,

(1990-1992), House 13 at the IGA Stuttgart 1993 (1990-1993), Faculty of Economics and Management,

Utrecht Utrecht ( , , ) is the fourth-largest city and a municipality of the Netherlands, capital and most populous city of the province of Utrecht. It is located in the eastern corner of the Randstad conurbation, in the very centre of mainland Net ...

(1991-1995) and the Library at

(1992-1998).

Later career

In 1995 Erick van Egeraat left

and established his own company Erick van Egeraat associated architects (EEA) with offices in

London London is the capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary dow ...

and

. A milestone project which expressed his new architectural approach was the Headquarters of

ING Ing, ING or ing may refer to: Art and media * '' ...ing'', a 2003 Korean film * i.n.g, a Taiwanese girl group * The Ing, a race of dark creatures in the 2004 video game '' Metroid Prime 2: Echoes'' * "Ing", the first song on The Roches' 1992 ...

Bank and NNH Insurance company in

(1992-1994). In his own words, “It may be considered one of the first buildings to juxtapose an uncompromising modernism with intuitive organic shapes to achieve what might be called Modern Baroque”. The new vision found its articulation in a variety of projects, such as

Crawford Art Gallery The Crawford Art Gallery ( ga, Áiléar Crawford) is a public art gallery and museum in the city of Cork, Ireland. Known informally as the Crawford, it was designated a 'National Cultural Institution' in 2006. It is "dedicated to the visual arts ...

in Cork,

Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...

(1996-2000), Pop-stage Mezz in Breda, the

Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...

(1996-2002), Mauritskade building in

, the

(1996-2002), City Hall in Alphen aan den Rijn, the

(1997-2002) and Visual Art Center in Middlesbrough,

England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...

(2007) for which the architect received the RIBA award. This period was marked by a greater diversity of work, from product design (door handle Erick, 2008) to master-planning ( Oosterdokseiland in

, The

, (1998-2001) and increasing focus on Central and

Eastern Europe Eastern Europe is a subregion of the European continent. As a largely ambiguous term, it has a wide range of geopolitical, geographical, ethnic, cultural, and socio-economic connotations. The vast majority of the region is covered by Russia, whic ...

where he built the Royal Netherlands Embassy in

Warsaw Warsaw ( pl, Warszawa, ), officially the Capital City of Warsaw,, abbreviation: ''m.st. Warszawa'' is the capital and largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the River Vistula in east-central Poland, and its population is officia ...

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populou ...

(1999-2004),

Headquarters in

Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the ...

(1999-2004), Hotel Kempinski in Bratislava,

Slovakia Slovakia (; sk, Slovensko ), officially the Slovak Republic ( sk, Slovenská republika, links=no ), is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the s ...

(2004-2008) and other projects. Erick van Egeraat was particularly interested to work in historical context, as shown in his projects of Liget Center (2000-2002) and Deak Palace (2003-2004) in

as well as master-plan of

New Holland Island New Holland Island (russian: Но́вая Голла́ндия) is a historic triangular artificial island in central Saint Petersburg, Russia, dating from the 18th century. It is also known as Admiralty Island. Construction The island was ...

Saint Petersburg Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...

Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-eig ...

(competition 2006). Working with historical buildings or in historical ambience, he aimed for “continuity and memory rather than rupture and rejection”. In 2000s Erick van Egeraat started to work actively in

. The thrill of work in a new architectural environment made him design his "most spectacular, pure architecture project" Russian Avant-Garde in

(2001) which made him "one of the most flamboyant architects in the Netherlands", according to the critics. Russian Avant-Garde and Federation Island in Sochi (2007) caused a stir and started a public discourse, but did not reach the stage of realization. The others were successfully built, among them:

Capital City A capital city or capital is the municipality holding primary status in a country, state, province, department, or other subnational entity, usually as its seat of the government. A capital is typically a city that physically encompasses t ...

(2002-2010) and Trade and Entertainment Center Vershina in Surgut (2005-2010). In 2009 Erick van Egeraat

restructured Restructuring is the corporate management term for the act of reorganizing the legal, ownership, operational, or other structures of a company for the purpose of making it more profitable, or better organized for its present needs. Other reasons ...

his company into (designed by) Erick van Egeraat with offices in

and

. Despite the world crisis, his focus on complexity and quality steadily grew. In

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he completed the projects of

, the

(2008-2011), Incineration Line in

Denmark ) , song = ( en, "King Christian stood by the lofty mast") , song_type = National and royal anthem , image_map = EU-Denmark.svg , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of Denmark , establish ...

(2008-2013), Main building and Auditorium in

Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...

(2004-2015) and Erasmus University College in

, the

(2012-2014). In

he built Chess Academy in

Khanty-Mansiysk Khanty-Mansiysk ( rus, Ха́нты-Манси́йск, Khánty-Mansíysk, lit. ''Khanty-Mansi Town''; Khanty: , ''Jomvoćś''; Mansi: , ''Abga'') is a city and the administrative center of Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug–Yugra, Russia. It stan ...

(2008-2010), Corporate University of

in Moscow region (2010-2013) and completed Mercury City Tower in

(2011-2013). His interest in working in historical context is manifest in his high-profile design of the new

Dynamo stadium Dynamo Stadium or Dinamo Stadium is a stadium that often associated with the Dynamo (sports society). It may also refer to: Albania * Selman Stërmasi Stadium, Tirana, formerly "Dinamo Stadium" Belarus *Dinamo Stadium (Brest), Belarus *Dinamo St ...

(winner of the competition, 2010) and master-planning, design and consultancy works for development of the territory of the former Red October chocolate factory (since 2007). Portfolio of Erick van Egeraat includes over 100 projects in more than 10 countries, including the

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where he created the master-plan for the city center of

Unaizah Unaizah ( ar, عنيزة ) or officially The Governorate of Unaizah (also spelled Onaizah, Onizah, or Unayzah; ar, محافظة عنيزة ) is a Saudi Arabian city in the Al Qassim Province. It lies south of the province capital Buraydah and ...

(2014).

Writings and design philosophy

Erick van Egeraat authored several books. In ''Six Ideas about Architecture'' written in collaboration with

Deyan Sudjic Deyan Sudjic (born 6 September 1952) is a British writer and broadcaster, specialising in the fields of design and architecture. He was formerly the director of the Design Museum, London.LSE"Advisory board" retrieved 17 May 2013 Life and caree ...

he takes us to the world of a person who, just like the hero of

The Fountainhead ''The Fountainhead'' is a 1943 novel by Russian-American author Ayn Rand, her first major literary success. The novel's protagonist, Howard Roark, is an intransigent young architect, who battles against conventional standards and refuses to comp ...

“loves this earth, but doesn’t like the shape of things on this earth and wants to change them.” His definition of sustainable architecture marries beauty with quality: "We need to reintroduce architecture which once again captivates us. Beauty, strength and a focus on qualitative materials are essential elements from which a truly sustainable architecture can emerge. His later book ''10 years Erick van Egeraat: Realized Works'' co-authored by Philip Jodidio, presents a comprehensive sweep of his oeuvre of the period 1995-2005, from the first post-

years when he was trying to make a difference convinced that the future proof architecture needs to show "more than bare essentials". to the full architectural maturity, both loyal to long-established standards of beauty and decidedly contemporary: “I believe that all architecture of historic significance was modern at the time it was built, emerging from its time and culture.” His most recent book ''Life without Beauty'' elaborates on importance of beauty in architecture which in the 20th century lost a battle to budget: “In Holland, the budget was the only subject. Many architects didn’t like the word “beauty”. He claims that ultimate measure for society or human being is not ability to make money, but its achievements and the beauty it has produced.

Selected projects

*1980-1985 Housing Kruisplein -

, the

(as partner of

) *1985-1989 Housing Tiendplein -

, the

(as partner of

) *1989-1990 Restaurant Boompjes -

, the

(as partner of

) *1990-1992 Parkhotel -

, the

(as partner of

) *1992-1995

Natural History Museum A natural history museum or museum of natural history is a scientific institution with natural history collections that include current and historical records of animals, plants, fungi, ecosystems, geology, paleontology, climatology, and more. ...

, the

(as partner of

) *1992-1994 / 1993-1997

office / Extension -

*1994-1997 School for Fashion and Graphic design -

, the

*1996-2000 Municipal Art Gallery - Cork,

*1996-2000 InHolland High School -

, the

*1996-2002 Pop-stage Mezz - Breda, the

*1997-2002 City Hall - Alphen aan den Rijn, the

*1999-2003 Villa Bianca –

Czech Republic The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. The ...

*1999-2004

Headquarters -

*2000-2004 Royal Netherlands Embassy -

*2001-2005 Crescent housing –

Nieuw Vennep Nieuw-Vennep is a town in the Dutch province of North Holland. It's located near the capital city Amsterdam as well as Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. It has a population of 31,415 (2021), and is a part of the municipality of Haarlemmermeer, which ran ...

, the

*2002-2009 The Rock Tower -

The Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...

*2002-2010

–

*2003-2004 Deak Palace refurbishment -

*2003- 2006 Offices Zilverparkkade - Lelystad, the

*2003-2006 Metzo College –

Doetinchem Doetinchem (; Low Saxon: ) is a city and municipality in the east of the Netherlands. It is situated along the Oude IJssel (Old IJssel) river in a part of the province of Gelderland called the Achterhoek. The municipality had a population of in ...

, the

*2003-2007 Visual Art Center –

Middlesbrough Middlesbrough ( ) is a town on the southern bank of the River Tees in North Yorkshire, England. It is near the North York Moors national park. It is the namesake and main town of its local borough council area. Until the early 1800s, the a ...

*2003-2008 Municipal Theatre – Haarlem, the

*2003-2012 Masterplan Milanofiori -

Milan Milan ( , , Lombard: ; it, Milano ) is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the second-most populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of about 1.4 million, while its metropolitan city h ...

Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical ...

*2004-2010 Masterplan River Park - Bratislava,

*2004-2010 Private Residence -

, the

*2004-2015 University Main building and Auditorium -

Leipzig Leipzig ( , ; Upper Saxon: ) is the most populous city in the German state of Saxony. Leipzig's population of 605,407 inhabitants (1.1 million in the larger urban zone) as of 2021 places the city as Germany's eighth most populous, as ...

*2005-2009 Lyon Confluence –

Lyon Lyon,, ; Occitan language, Occitan: ''Lion'', hist. ''Lionés'' also spelled in English as Lyons, is the List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, third-largest city and Urban area (France), second-largest metropolitan area of F ...

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan area ...

*2005-2010 Trade and Entertainment Center Vershina – Surgut,

*2006-2011 Sumatrakontor -

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*2006-2014 Bay Mansion –

*2007-2011

, the

*2008-2010 Chess Academy –

*2008-2013 Incineration Line -

*2009-2012 Columbuskwartier -

Almere Almere () is a planned city and municipality in the province of Flevoland, Netherlands, located about 20 km to the east of Amsterdam (as the crow flies) across the IJmeer. Bordering Lelystad and Zeewolde, the municipality of Almere comprise ...

, the

*2010-2013 Corporate University of

–

*2010-2013 Erasmus University Campus and Interior -

, the

*2012-2013 Public spaces in Mercury City Tower –

Awards and recognition

*“Animated architecture” winner at World’s best media architecture for Incineration Line in

, (2014)) *Best high-rise architecture in Russia at European Property Awards for Mercury City Tower,

(2013) *Best Interior at

Dutch Design Awards Dutch Design Awards (DDA) honours the best Dutch designs across eight categories. It awards design initiatives and designers in the Netherlands each year, in first place by relevance and impact, but also to the extent to which they relate to thei ...

for

, the

(2012) *Best Building ‘2012 Siberia for Trade and Entertainment Center Vershina, Surgut,

(2012) *Grand Prix at Golden Capital Award Siberia for Trade and Entertainment Center Vershina, Surgut,

(2012) *Best Building ‘2011 Russia for Chess Academy,

Khanty Mansiysk Khanty-Mansiysk ( rus, Ха́нты-Манси́йск, Khánty-Mansíysk, lit. ''Khanty-Mansi Town''; Khanty: , ''Jomvoćś''; Mansi: , ''Abga'') is a city and the administrative center of Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug–Yugra, Russia. It stand ...

(2011) *

Emporis Skyscraper Award The Emporis Skyscraper Award was an award for architectural excellence regarding the design of buildings and their functionality. The award was presented annually by Emporis, a real estate data mining company with headquarters in Hamburg, Germany ...

for

(2010) *Best mixed-use development at Commercial Real Estate Award for

(2010) * Hadrian Award for Visual Art Center,

(2009) *US Award for Milanofiori North office buildings in

(2009) * RIBA award North East region for Visual Art Center,

(2007) *Renaissance Award of the

Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) is a global professional body for surveyors, founded in London in 1868. It works at a cross-governmental level, and aims to promote and enforce the highest international standards in the va ...

for Visual Art Center,

(2007) *For Budapest Award for the “design of architectural masterpieces in Budapest, Hungary” (2006) *Reitter Ferenc Prize for refurbishment of Déak Palace in

(2006) *Life in Architecture Award for the best building in Warsaw 2004-2005, for Royal Netherlands Embassy

(2005) *

MIPIM MIPIM (in French, Le Marché International des Professionnels de L’immobilier) is an international property event hosted in Cannes, France, each March. It is hosted by Reed MIDEM and includes an exhibition area, networking events and conference ...

award for Offices of

& NNH in

(1999) Erick van Egeraat is the professor of the International Academy of Architecture in

Sofia Sofia ( ; bg, София, Sofiya, ) is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria. It is situated in the Sofia Valley at the foot of the Vitosha mountain in the western parts of the country. The city is built west of the Iskar river, and h ...

Bulgaria Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedo ...

. He travels the world not only to work on his projects, but also to give lectures, workshops and master classes.

Publications

*Egeraat, E. van. ''Life without beauty''. Tatlin publishers: Ekaterinburg, 2011. . *Leeuwen, K. van & Wagt, W. De. ''Het Geschenk: Stadsschouwburg Haarlem'' 1918 – 2009. HDC Media: Haarlem, 2009. *Egeraat, E. van. ''From making buildings to offering solace to the city''. EEA Erick van Egeraat associate architects: Rotterdam, 2008. *Jodidio, P. & Egeraat, E. Van. ''10 years Erick van Egeraat: realized works''. The Images Publishing Group: Australia, 2005. . *Egeraat, E. van. ''Redefining Budapest, Offices for a new era''. Pauker Nyomda, 2005. * Sudjic D., D. & Egeraat, E. Van. ''For Russia with love''. Aedes: Berlin, 2003. *Lammers, M., Spangenberg W., Houweling W.J. Ichthus Hogeschool Rotterdam, een gedurfd project. ''Bouwen aan Zuid-Holland'': pp. 11–17, 2000. * Sudjic D., & Egeraat, E. van. ''Cool Medium Hot''. Aedes: Berlin, 1997. *Egeraat, E. van & Sudjic D. ''Six ideas about architecture''. Birkhäuser: Basel, 1997. . *Egeraat, E. van & Lammers, M. ''The Andrassy Project''. Delft, 1994. *Feddes, F., Egeraat, E. van, Houben, F. ''Ruimte voor Ruimte''. Groningen, 1990. *Egeraat, E. van & Houben, F. De ''Hillekop, op zoek naar een poëtische relatie met de haven''. Rotterdam Stedebouwkundige ontwerpen: pp. 54–62, 1988. *Döll, H. & Egeraat, E. Van (ed.) ''Woningbouw Kruisplein''. Anders wonen in Rotterdam. Academia: Delft, 1985.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Egeraat, Erick van Living people 1956 births Architects from Amsterdam Dutch architects Delft University of Technology alumni