The People's Architect: Dutch Residents Pay Tribute by Crowdfunding Future Piet Blom Museum

The People's Architect: Dutch Residents Pay Tribute by Crowdfunding Future Piet Blom Museum

"Architecture is more than creating a place to live," stated the late Dutch architect, Piet Blom, "you create a society." Till his death in 1999, Blom designed homes and urban schemes as if to reject the stern, coldness of post-war Modernism in light of a warmer, more human architecture. His drawings, diagrams and homes portray an affectionate commitment to reconcile elements of culture with the architecture around us. Characterized by his use of lively colors and equally expressive architectural geometries, project's such as the "Kasbah" and the cube houses in Rotterdam stand as testaments to his belief that architecture serves the people, not the other way around.

A true "People's Architect," Blom's work has endeared a growing number supporters, among these are residents who have lived in his houses and are hoping to garner donations to share these artifacts with the public. Ingeborg van der Aa, secretary of the Piet Blom Foundation, mentions that the initiative's mission is to promote recognition, new insight and appreciation with the hopes of encouraging a younger generation to be active creators of their society.

To learn more or contribute towards the Piet Blom Museum, visit there Indiegogo page here.

Follow us after the break for a rare collection of Blom's drawings. 

Courtesy of Piet Blom Museum
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Courtesy of Piet Blom Museum
Courtesy of Piet Blom Museum
Courtesy of Piet Blom Museum
Courtesy of Piet Blom Museum


References: Piet Blom Museum, Piet-Blom

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Cite: Jose Luis Gabriel Cruz. "The People's Architect: Dutch Residents Pay Tribute by Crowdfunding Future Piet Blom Museum" 31 Aug 2013. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/423234/the-people-s-architect-dutch-resident-s-pay-tribute-by-crowdfunding-future-piet-blom-museum> ISSN 0719-8884

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