A Comparative Study: Catholic Church in the Hague by Aldo van Eyck

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...

An Investigation into the Development of the Spatial Concept of the In-Between Space in the Netherlands and Japan in the 20th Century

In-between spaces are the gradual transition spaces between two opposites; between inside and outside or public and private. This research will investigate the motives and implementation of the concept within Dutch and Japanese architecture, as it is widely used within architecture of these countries. Because the in-between...