VU Main Building: 50 years beacon of Buitenveldert

The striking VU Main Building, loved and reviled, celebrates its 50th anniversary on 12 April next. Freek Schmidt, professor of the history of architecture and the living environment, talks about the vision behind the design and its significance for its surroundings. "Our residential culture is a reflection of who we are," he says. "There will be few people who call the VU Main Building a beautiful building without hesitation," says Freek. "But architecture is not about beautiful or ugly, it's about how a building is put together and what it offers. If you look at the VU Main Building that way, you can see that it has been working for 50 years. It still fulfils its function after all these years.
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