ING Group Headquarters, Amsterdam: Meyer En Van Schooten Architecten

by Georges Fessy and Hans Ibelings

The headquarters of the ING Group in Amsterdam is one of the most spectacular buildings of our time. A steel construction with the largest second skin facade in the Netherlands, it had etched itself into public consciousness even before construction began. For obvious associative reasons, the design by Roberto Meyer and Jeroen van Schooten immediately attracted such nicknames as "the shoe," "the handyvac" and "the TGV" ( train grande vitesse , or...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9056622765
• ISBN13: 9789056622763
• Release Date: July 2003
• Publisher: Nai010 Publishers
• Length: 114 Pages
• Weight: 1.81 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 9.7" x 13.2"