Amsterdam Centre for Architecture explained

Amsterdam Centre for Architecture (Arcam)
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Map Type:Netherlands Amsterdam Central
Map Size:250
Coordinates:52.3722°N 4.9127°W
Established:1986
Location:Prins Hendrikkade 600
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Type:Architecture museum
Visitors:16.795 (2014)[1]
Director:Indira van 't Klooster

Amsterdam Centre for Architecture (Arcam) is an organisation that was founded in 1986 that "concentrates its activities in Amsterdam and the surrounding area."[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] Arcam focuses on architecture, urban design, and landscape architecture. Arcam is the oldest and largest of more than forty local Dutch architecture centers.

Architecture

The building was designed by René van Zuuk.[8] The building is a trapezoidal form with three floors.

Foundation

The director of Arcam is Indira van 't Klooster. Arcam's work is made possible by donors, sponsors, several services of the municipality of Amsterdam and the Stimuleringsfonds voor Architectuur (English: Support Foundation for Architecture).[9]

Activities

Arcam provides information about architecture throughout the city of Amsterdam. The institution disperses this information in various ways, including Architectuurgids (Architecture Guides), crash courses, and guided tours. Additionally, the museum offers temporary and permanent exhibitions.

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://amsterdam.toeristischebarometer.nl/Module/Index/0?year=2014&focusedChartType=1 Toeristiche Barometer, 2015.
  2. Web site: Our mission - ARCAM.
  3. Web site: The building - ARCAM.
  4. Web site: MUSEA - Rene van Zuuk Architekten BV - Architectenbureau Almere, Flevoland. 2015-08-24. 2020-08-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20200813230623/https://www.renevanzuuk.nl/projecten/musea/. dead.
  5. Web site: Architecture Guide - ARCAM.
  6. Web site: Crash Course - ARCAM. 2015-08-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20150923172953/http://www.arcam.nl/en/crash-course/. 2015-09-23. dead.
  7. Web site: Crash Course & Guided Tour - ARCAM.
  8. Book: Carlson, Neil. Night+Day Amsterdam. 2006. ASDavis Media Group. 978-0-9766013-3-3. 74.
  9. Web site: stimuleringsfonds creatieve industrie - toekenningen.