The board of KIVI Construction Section cordially invites you to the evening lecture 'FOLLYS IN THE NETHERLANDS AND ELDERS' by Fridjof van den Berg.

Explanation

Wikipedia says: A folly or follie is a structure that is intentionally useless or bizarre. A folly is a non-conventional building, unfit for housing or other functions and serving no purpose other than decoration. The term folly is adopted from English where it means folly. In the Netherlands, the term entertainment architecture is sometimes used, which includes other things such as menageries and zoos.

Many follys could probably be considered art if they were commissioned by a recognised artist.

Fridjof van den Berg

Fridjof van den Berg is an architect with very broad interests. For many years he worked as a lecturer at Delft University's Faculty of Architecture. Both within and outside his employment, he organised many lectures and study tours to South Africa / Mexico / Iran / Berlin / Barcelona / Milan / Brussels / Paris / Frankfurt and others.

Of particular interest is his interest in follys and 'strange' buildings, the subject of this lecture. Fridjof has already organised several excursions to North Holland follys. This time, he addresses this subject in the form of a lecture exclusively for the KIVI Construction Section.

Twelve provinces will be covered. In each province, we get to see about five follys. So that's 60 slides. Why 12 provinces?

KIVI is a national organisation. There will be members who, on seeing the presentation, will become interested about the follys in their province.

After this cycle, Fridjof will show some more follys from around the world. For each country, it will be just one slide.

The lecture will show historical and contemporary follys.

Participants will receive a booklet compiled by Fridjof van den Berg entitled "Kronkels in de Kop".

Note: Fridjof is also active as an artist. His work is currently on display at museum Casa Casla, Weerwaterplein 3, 1324 EE Almere.

Three examples of follys