El Croquis 72(I) - Ben Van Berkel (1990-1995)

El Croquis Editorial | 1995 | English-Spanish | 97 pages | PDF | 54 Mb

Ben van Berkel was trained to the Rietveld Academie in Amsterdam and the Architectural Association School in London, where he locked 1987 its study. After he had worked short time for Zaha Hadid and Santiago Calatrava, he established himself in Amsterdam. It realized its first work in in Amersfoort, among other things factory (1990-91) and the Exterieur of a transformatorenhauses (1989-93). Van Berkels so far largest project is the draft for the Erasmusbruecke in Rotterdam (1990-95).

El Croquis 111 - MVRDV (1997-2002)

El Croquis Editorial | 2002 | English-Spanish | ASIN B00008D9WY | 275 pages | PDF | 83 Mb

This issue features biographies, interviews, and the projects of Winy Maas, Jacob van Rijs and Nathalie de Vries. Works include the Dutch Pavilion for the EXPO 2000, the Unterfohring Park Village, a housing silo in Amsterdam (SILODAM), the Museum of Primitive Arts Quai Branly, the Effenaar Cultural Centre, the BMW Event and Delivery Centre, and Donau City (Kissing Towers), amongst many more.