Print Email Facebook Twitter A Comparative Study: Catholic Church in the Hague by Aldo van Eyck Title A Comparative Study: Catholic Church in the Hague by Aldo van Eyck Author Li, Shixuan (TU Delft Architecture and the Built Environment; TU Delft History & Complexity) Contributor Baeten, J.A.M. (mentor) Degree granting institution Delft University of Technology Programme Architecture, Urbanism and Building Sciences Project AR2A011 Date 2022-04-14 Abstract The subject of the study is the architect Aldo van Eyck and his design of the church Pastoor van Ars designed in 1964 (completed in 1969) years. In the 1960s, Catholicism within the Netherlands was undergoing some new changes as a result of the Second Vatican Council, and the effects of this event were pervasive among all church. Figures such as Bishop Wilhelmus Bekkers emerged who had new ideas. The philosophy and organization of some local churches have also been reorganized, with new demands for space for daily activities. The questions raised in the article are how groundbreaking this church was, what its influence was and whether its construction was linked to the changes in the religious world in the 1960s. Subject AR2A011Aldo van EyckChurch architecture To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:5b2cfadf-1244-4228-ab15-5327e67094b8 Part of collection Student theses Document type student report Rights © 2022 Shixuan Li Files PDF Thesis_final_v1.3_5516455.pdf 3.58 MB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:5b2cfadf-1244-4228-ab15-5327e67094b8/datastream/OBJ/view