Ben van Berkel
Ben van Berkel
Ben van Berkelis a Dutch architect, working in the architectural practice UNStudio. With his studio he designed the Erasmus Bridge in Rotterdam, the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart, Germany and other building...
NationalityDutch
ProfessionArchitect
reading ideas novel
Ideas can come while reading a good novel.
expression dutch tongue
I never show the back of my tongue. That is a Dutch expression.
mother cities venice
My mother took me to Venice one time and showed me all the houses where famous composers used to live. It gave me a fascination for music and the city, but also for architecture. It was a valuable lesson.
art fall thinking
Architecture falls between art and airports. It's pragmatic-it helps you get from point A to point B. But it also works as art. It makes you think twice. It inspires you. It brings you back to yourself.