Detail View: SHIMMER: Schroder House
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Title:
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Schroder House
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Creation Date:
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1925
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Image Date:
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1985
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Period:
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20th century
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Start Date:
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1924
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End Date:
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1925
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Location:
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Utrecht, Utrecht
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Country:
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NETHERLANDS
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Material:
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steel beams and columns , wood , concrete
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Display Creator:
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RIETVELD, Gerrit
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Image ID:
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85-0677
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Description:
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Exterior view: view looking up and across the street with the Schröder House visible at the end of the row of terraced houses. The motorway is behind the noise reduction panels to the right of the picture. A small De Stijl-inspired house built at the end of a row of ordinary terraced houses in the suburbs of Utrecht with a motorway, built in the 1960's, beyond it. Commissioned by Truus Schröder-Schräder for herself and her three children. She lived in the house until her death in 1985. Designed by her and Rietveld the upper, living level comprises of a bathroom, toilet and a large open area with sliding partitions that allow it to be temporarily subdivided. Kitchen and three bed/sit rooms downstairs. Since her death the house is now a museum. (The house was still occupied at the time of this photograph)
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Rights:
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© Sheffield Hallam University
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Permissions:
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For educational use only. This image may be used in print or digital materials provided that full acknowledgment is given, expressed as follows: " © < insert details from the 'Rights' field >. Photographed by < insert details from the 'Photographed by' field >."
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Related Information:
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Schroder House. For plans see Great Buildings Online < http://www.greatbuildings.com/buildings/Schroder_House.html >.
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Photographed by:
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Dave Ball
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Creator:
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RIETVELD, Gerrit
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Creator Dates - Born:
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1888
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Creator Dates - Died:
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1964
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Creator Role:
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Architect and designer.
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Culture Gender:
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Male.
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Nationality:
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Dutch.
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Creator:
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SCHRÖDER-SCHRÄDER, Truus
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Creator Dates - Born:
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1889
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Creator Dates - Died:
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1985
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Creator Role:
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Designer.
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Culture Gender:
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Female.
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Nationality:
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Dutch.
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Subject Heading:
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Architecture -- 1900-2000
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Subject Heading:
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De Stijl (Art movement)
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Subject Heading:
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Architecture, Domestic -- Netherlands
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Subject Heading:
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Architecture -- Netherlands -- Utrecht
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