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atelier eric de leeuw is based in Zwolle and has realised projects in almost every domain of spatial design. In each project, a significant amount of time is invested in research to expand fundamental knowledge. The goal is to find the best possible, poetic solution together with our clients, as partners in this joint search. To ensure that all available knowledge is used, we often collaborate with other studios. Ultimately, looking for new and profound narratives.
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The practice operates with its architectural explorations at the intersection of art and architecture, investigating the relationship between idea and reality in architectural sculptures and drawings. Where the contradiction between idea and reality is not rejected but embraced, only through para-consistent logic can architecture be described with greater accuracy.
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eric de leeuw (1965), studied Interior Architecture and Architecture at the Academy of Architecture in Amsterdam, from which he graduated cum laude in 1995.
He worked at Studio Alchemia with Alessandro Mendini (Milan) and Mecanoo Architects (Delft), among others.
In 1997, he was the co-founder of DAAD Architects, of which he was part as architect/director until 2005. Since then, he has worked independently on projects in the field of architecture, interior design and visual arts.
In 2002 eric de leeuw started tutoring at many different schools, i.e. architecture at the Universities of the Arts in Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Arnhem and Groningen.
He has been the head of the ArtEZ IN_architecture department for the last ten years (2014 -2024).
Currently, he holds positions as an architect at aedl and as an educator and artistic researcher at ArtEZ University of the Arts.