With his distinctive playground designs, Dutch architect Aldo van Eyck has left his mark on generations of children in Amsterdam. Over the years, he created a n

"For the present publication the architect opened his substantial archive and provided unpublished original texts, plans and photographs. All main buildings and

Climbing frames, arches, igloos, tumbling bars, jumping stones, and climbing walls all found their way into unsightly wastelands and boring squares thanks to th

This is a monograph on the Dutch architect van Eyck, who regarded the concept of relativity as the foundation of 20th-century culture. It includes an examinatio

In 1954 there existed in Amsterdam around 200 playgrounds designed by Dutch architect Aldo van Eyck, which in turn gave him the opportunity to design what is co