The Aesthetic City

#27 - Peter Drijver, Scala Architecten: the Birth of & Battle for New Traditional Architecture in the Netherlands & Modernist Power Games

Apr 18, 2023
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 2min
2
The Postmodern Movement and the Design of Leon Krier
02:21 • 2min
3
Leon Krier and Maurice Coulot in the Student Union
04:03 • 2min
4
The History of Traditional Architecture
05:42 • 2min
5
The Differences Between Traditional Architecture and Modernism
07:43 • 2min
6
The Inability to Create Real Urban Fabric
09:29 • 2min
7
The Last Urban Extension Amsterdam Has Had
11:31 • 2min
8
The Importance of Urban Renewal
13:10 • 3min
9
The Importance of Understanding the Context
15:44 • 3min
10
Modernist Architecture: A Self-Study
18:22 • 3min
11
The Importance of Discipline in Architecture
21:51 • 3min
12
The Valley: A Tale of Two Cities
24:27 • 2min
13
The Modernist Ideology
26:17 • 2min
14
The Importance of Transparency in Architecture
28:05 • 3min
15
The Problem With Traditional Forms
31:04 • 3min
16
The Resistance to Traditional Architecture in the Hague
34:11 • 4min
17
The Cultural Center in the Hague
37:49 • 2min
18
The Unpopularity of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
39:41 • 2min
19
The Influence of the Social Democracy on Dutch Architecture
41:53 • 4min
20
The Importance of Skin in the Game
46:06 • 2min
21
The Failure of a Representational Democracy
47:55 • 2min
22
The Architectural Uprising in Norway, Sweden, and Finland
49:29 • 2min
23
The Modernist Movement in the Netherlands
51:28 • 6min
24
The Origins of the Architectural School of Thought
57:18 • 2min
25
The Making Dystopia of Architecture
58:58 • 3min
26
The Nitrogen Crisis in the Netherlands
01:01:37 • 2min
27
Scala Architects on the Future of Architecture
01:03:25 • 4min