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Ben van Berkel

Ben van Berkel (born January 25, 1957) is a Dutch architect. He is the founder and principal architect of the architectural practice UNStudio. With his studio he designed, among others, the Erasmus Bridge in Rotterdam, the Moebius House in the Netherlands, the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart, Germany, Arnhem Central Station, the Singapore University of…

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Occupation
Architect
Awards
A&W Architect of the Year 2017 KUBUS Award 2016 Honorary Fellowship AIA 2013 RIBA International Fellowship 2009 Charles Jencks Award 2007 1822-Kunstpreis 2003 Charlotte Köhler A…
Born
(1957-01-25) January 25, 1957 (age 69) Utrecht, Netherlands
Buildings
Moebius House Erasmus Bridge Mercedes-Benz Museum Gelleria Center City (Cheonan-si, South Korea)
Practice
UNStudio

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related to Selection publications · 51
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Awards · 1
Ben van Berkel → A&W Architect of the Year 2017 KUBUS Award 2016 Honorary Fellowship AIA 2013 RIBA International Fellowship 2009 Charles Jencks Award 2007 1822-Kunstpreis 2003 Charlotte Köhler A…
Born · 1
Ben van Berkel → (1957-01-25) January 25, 1957 (age 69) Utrecht, Netherlands
Buildings · 1
Ben van Berkel → Moebius House Erasmus Bridge Mercedes-Benz Museum Gelleria Center City (Cheonan-si, South Korea)
Occupation · 1
Ben van Berkel → Architect
Practice · 1
Ben van Berkel → UNStudio

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van berkel unstudio ben architecture design architectural projects museum rotterdam arnhem architect book central bos mercedes-benz amsterdam new station stuttgart

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Ben van BerkelAwardsA&W Architect of the Year 2017 KUBUS Award 2016 Honorary Fellowship AIA 2013 RIBA International Fellowship 2009 Charles Jencks Award 2007 1822-Kunstpreis 2003 Charlotte Köhler A…1.00infobox
Ben van BerkelBorn(1957-01-25) January 25, 1957 (age 69) Utrecht, Netherlands1.00infobox
Ben van BerkelBuildingsMoebius House Erasmus Bridge Mercedes-Benz Museum Gelleria Center City (Cheonan-si, South Korea)1.00infobox
Ben van BerkelOccupationArchitect1.00infobox
Ben van BerkelPracticeUNStudio1.00infobox
Santiago Calatravainstance ofThis collection of fifteen essays on subjects ranging from the language and notation of architecture to contemporary architects0.80text
Daniel Libeskindinstance ofThis collection of fifteen essays on subjects ranging from the language and notation of architecture to contemporary architects0.80text
Nigel Coatesinstance ofThis collection of fifteen essays on subjects ranging from the language and notation of architecture to contemporary architects0.80text
Bernard Tschumiinstance ofThis collection of fifteen essays on subjects ranging from the language and notation of architecture to contemporary architects0.80text
is a tribute to the architectural imagination. 'This book should be viewed not so much as a 'visionary' collection of writingsinstance ofThis collection of fifteen essays on subjects ranging from the language and notation of architecture to contemporary architects0.80text
but as a well presented accumulation of thoughtsinstance ofThis collection of fifteen essays on subjects ranging from the language and notation of architecture to contemporary architects0.80text
ideasinstance ofThis collection of fifteen essays on subjects ranging from the language and notation of architecture to contemporary architects0.80text

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