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ART ACADEMY ARNHEM

G.TH. RIETVELD, 1957-1962, Onderlangs 9, Arnhem

ARCHITECT(URAL OFFICE):
Gerrit Rietveld

RENOVATOR:
Hubert-Jan Henket

ASSISTING ARCHITECT:
Joan van Dillen

BUILDING TYPE:
Buildings for education


RELATED BUILDINGS:
Faculty of Theatre and Dance
Gerrit Rietveld Academy

Comparable in terms of material and parti with its better-known Amsterdam https://www.architectureguide.nl/project/item/prj_id/412" class="inline_link">counterpart, the main block of this academy is divided into two unequal parts by the entrance, lobby and stairtower. Added to these downstairs is a main hall cum after-school room along the short side with staff rooms above; the long side contains the classrooms. The structure on the roof contains a classroom for model drawing; the kinked low-rise is given over to workshops. The building proceeds from a grid of 2.1 m. clearly expressed in the facade. It was faithfully renovated by Henket, who also designed the later underground extension housing the https://www.architectureguide.nl/project/item/prj_id/2026" class="inline_link">ArtEZ School of Dance.