Van Gogh Museum Building, Kisho Kurokawa Amsterdam, Architecture Holland, Photos, Architect
Van Gogh Museum Amsterdam
Dutch Arts Development by Kisho Kurokawa in The Netherlands, Europe
Van Gogh Museum – Exhibition Wing
Dates built: 1990-98/99
Design: Kisho Kurokawa, Japanese architect
Location: south west of the city centre, easy to find, just follow the main pedestrian route from Dam Square out to the museum quarter.
photos © Adrian Welch
This Van Gogh Museum building is the most important European building by Japanese architect Kisho Kurokawa, whose work is mostly located in Japan.
Location: Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam
Van Gogh Museum building : original by Gerrit Rietveld
Van Gogh Museum – Exhibition Wing architect : Kisho Kurokawa
Building seen in distance from southwest across the park:
photograph © AJW
Amsterdam Architecture – contemporary building information
photo © Christian Richters
Amsterdam Buildings – historic building information
photo © Adrian Welch
Kisho Kurokawa (born 1934 in Nagoya ; died 2007 in Tokyo ) was a Japanese architect, a representatives of Metabolism. Winner of Gold medal of the Academy of Architecture, France (1986) and The Chicago Athenaeum Museum International Architecture Award (2006).
Key buildings include Pacific Tower, La Défense ; Museum of Contemporary Art Hiroshima City ; German-Japanese Center, Berlin ; Capsule Hotel, Osaka ; and the Museum in Nagoya, Nagoya.
Amsterdam Architecture Designs – selection below:
Diamond Exchange
Design: ZJA
photo © Capital C Amsterdam
Diamond Exchange, Capital C Amsterdam
The Diamond Exchange, Capital C Amsterdam in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, has been awarded with a prestigious MIPIM Award 2020 for ‘Best Refurbished Building’ at the Paris Real Estate Week. The historical building, designated as a national monument, has undergone a major renovation designed by the architectural office ZJA in collaboration with Heyligers design + projects.
Café de Parel
Interior Design: Ninetynine
photograph : Ewout Huibers
The Pearl Café on Westerstraat
Café de Parel was originally a typical Amsterdam ‘brown bar’ with an old-fashioned dark interior and low lighting. The traditional stained-glass windows and monumental tile tableaus create the perfect setting for the new Parel.
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