Title & Author:

Post-war reconstruction the Netherlands 1945-1965 : the future of a bright and brutal heritage / Anita Blom, Simone Vermaat, Ben de Vries (eds.).

Publication:

Rotterdam : Nai010 Publishers, [2016]
©2016

Description:

232 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps, plans ; 31 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Foreword / Jet Bussemaker -- Introduction / Anita Blom, Simone Vermaat and Ben de Vries -- Bright and brutal, photo essay -- The dream of progress ; the Netherlands during the years of reconstruction / Ed Taverne -- Wounded cities ; leaving the centre / Koos Bosma -- Challenges and ambitions in the post-war spatial development of the Netherlands / Anita Blom -- The era of reconstruction and land consolidation in perspective ; lessons learned / Bertram de Rooij and Jan van Rheenen -- Progress and optimism ; the post-war Netherlands portrayed in buildings, structures and ensembles / Ben de Vries -- Thematic approach post-war reconstruction era / Dorine van Hoogstraten -- Converting post-war churches / Frank Strolenberg and Albert Reinstra -- Dutch monumental art during the reconstruction era / Frans van Burkom and Yteke Spoelstra -- The percentage rule in Europe ; a brief exploration / Simone Vermaat -- A future for monumental art / Simone Vermaat -- Bright and brutal, photo essay -- A matter of choice ; the selection of areas, buildings and monumental art from the post-war era in the Netherlands / Anita Blom, Simone Vermaat and Ben de Vries -- Maps -- Reconstruction cores ; The Hague Atlantikwallzone Kijkduin-Zorgvliet ; Rotterdam city centre east / Anita Blom, Dorine van Hoogstraten, Wouter Veldhuis and Simone Vermaat -- Residential areas ; Amsterdam western garden cities ; Nagele / Anita Blom, Dorine van Hoogstraten, Wouter Veldhuis and Simone Vermaat -- Rural areas ; Noordoost Polder ; Walcheren-Island / Dorine van Hoogstraten, Frits Niemeijer, Wouter Veldhuis and Simone Vermaat.

Summary:

"Europe was hurt badly during the Second World War. The Netherlands, despite the dimensions of the task ahead, the poverty and the significant war damage, took up reconstruction expeditiously. Bombed cities and villages re-emerged from the rubble and thanks to central management, the Netherlands were redeveloped spatially. In economic and social terms, significant innovations took place as well. The sense of optimism led to a surprisingly wide diversity in architecture, urban planning and landscape design. The application of new techniques and materials led to exceptional experiments. Moreover, many buildings were provided with monumental art, architects and artists working closely together. The reconstruction of the Netherlands in the years 1945-1965 was a huge feat. This publication gives an overview of the buildings in the re-emerging Netherlandsand examines the significance of this heritage of the reconstruction for current tasks of transformation and rezoning."--Publisher's description.

ISBN:

9789462082793 (paperback)
9462082790 (paperback)

Subject:

Kunst am Bau
Architecture Netherlands History 20th century.
City planning Netherlands History 20th century.
Reconstruction (1939-1951) Netherlands Pictorial works.
Reconstruction (1939-1951) Netherlands.
Architecture Pays-Bas Histoire 20e siècle.
Reconstruction, 1939-1951 Pays-Bas Ouvrages illustrés.
Reconstruction, 1939-1951 Pays-Bas.
Reconstruction (1939-1951)
Architecture
City planning
Architektur
Netherlands
Niederlande

Form/genre:

Exhibition catalogues
History
Illustrated works

Added entries:

Blom, Anita, editor.
Vermaat, Simone, editor.
Vries, Ben de, editor.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 294930
Call No.: BIB 240859
Status: Available