Student [?] competition drawing showing a perspective for a student union, Netherlands

People:

Johannes Antonius van der Laan (student)
Johannes Antonius van der Laan (draughtsman)

Title:

Student [?] competition drawing showing a perspective for a student union, Netherlands

Date:

1921

Description:

- This drawing is one of an incomplete group of four competition drawings for a housing development attributed to Johannes Antonius van der Laan. Drawings DR1984:0723 - DR1984:0725 and DR1987:0031 are lettered A, B, C, and E respectively. All of the drawings bear Laan's motto, "STUDWYK", which may be derived from "Stud[ent] wijk", student district. Drawings DR1984:0723 and DR1984:0724 show the student centre (clubgebouw). A general perspective view (DR1984:0725) shows the relationship between the student centre and the housing development depicted in drawing DR1987:0031.

Form:
drawings

Quantity / Object type:
1 drawing(s)

Stage and Purpose:

competition drawing
student drawing

Technique and media:

Pen and green ink over graphite

Dimensions:

secondary support: 42.8 x 80.5 cm sheet: 42.8 x 80.5 cm

Reference number:

DR1984:0724

Drawing Type:

finished drawing

Method of Projection:

perspective drawing

Point of View:

exterior view

Physical characteristics and technical requirements:

- Object consists of a piece of cardboard with a sheet of white paper fixed to the recto and a sheet of brown paper fixed to the verso. There are traces of old glue along all edges of both recto and verso, where binding tape was previously fixed to sheet.

Inscription:

inscribed - by the draughtsman, in pen and green ink, u.l.: "MOTTO / STUDWYK"; and u.r.: "CLUBGEBOUW.B."

Location:

Netherlands;

Subject:

architecture

Subject Descriptive Terms:

competition
student union
competition entry
student competition entry

Credit line:
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal

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