Architecture and Memory, Duinoord & Zorgvliet
Saturday 13th September16:00 uur: ‘Architecture and Memory, Duinoord & Zorgvliet’, presentation by Javier Lizarzaburu (in English).
Have you ever strolled through our neighbourhood Duinoord and paid special attention to the architecture of the buildings? Do you ever wonder about the history of this area of The Hague? What do the buildings tell us about history?
Javier Lizarzaburu, heritage and communications specialist, originally from Peru and currently living in The Hague, has been studying the history of Duinoord and the adjoining neighbourhood Zorgvliet thoroughly, and will share with us the stories that the buildings tell us.
He invites you to look at these two neighbourhoods through a new lens. Built in the fascinating years of great changes at the beginning of the 20st century, their architecture reveals the tensions of the era and deep layers of history, reflecting major Dutch and European developments between the 1870s and 1920s: the rise of the nation-state, the influence of colonial wealth, the optimism of technological progress and the beginnings of modern urban planning. From stately neo-Renaissance façades to carefully designed villa parks, these streets capture shifting ideals of identity, ambition and power. Join us to discover how much history is built into the bricks around us.
Javier Lizarzaburu is a heritage and communications specialist and a former BBC editor. He holds an MA in Heritage and Urban Planning from VU Amsterdam and lives locally. His work explores how cities express identity and power through architecture and public space.