Contra-Construction Project (Axonometric)

Contra-Construction Project (Axonometric)

Cornelis van EesterenWW-1923-M000179
1923·Gouache on lithograph·22 1/2 x 22 1/2" (57.2 x 57.2 cm)

Catalogue

Year
1923
Dimensions
22 1/2 x 22 1/2" (57.2 x 57.2 cm)

Artist

Cornelis van Eesteren
Cornelis van Eesteren

Drawing

Cornelis van Eesteren was a Dutch architect and urban planner who pioneered modernist approaches to city design and public space in the early twentieth century. Working primarily in the Netherlands, he developed theoretical frameworks for rational urban organization that influenced postwar European planning practice. His designs emphasized functional clarity, geometric precision, and the integration of residential, commercial, and recreational zones at a systematic scale. Van Eesteren's legacy rests on both his built projects and his contribution to modernist planning doctrine.

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Year
1923
Dimensions
22 1/2 x 22 1/2" (57.2 x 57.2 cm)
Watts ID
WW-1923-M000179

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Status
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Artist

Cornelis van Eesteren

Cornelis van Eesteren

Drawing

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