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Dick van Gameren Architecten

Amsterdam,  Netherlands

http://www.dickvangameren.nl/

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Dick van Gameren studied architecture at Delft university of Technology in the Netherlands. After his studies, he worked for four years as an assistant-architect in the Mecanoo office in Delft. In 1991 he started his own office together with Bjarne Mastenbroek.

Since 2005 he is leading Dick van Gameren architects in Amsterdam.

The office works currently with a staff of 15 architects on a variety of projects, from small-scale interiors to large urban masterplans. The project for the Dutch embassy in Addis Ababa received the Aga Khan award in 2007.

Dick van Gameren has been teaching at the Berlage Institute and the Academy of Architecture in Amsterdam. In 2006 he was appointed as a professor of architectural design in Delft. He is since 2008 chairman of the department of architecture.

Dick van Gameren wrote the book Revisions of space, published in 2006 by NAi publishers Rotterdam. The book gives an introduction to his work and design themes.







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