Two prefabricated churches in Delft
Description
Two prefab churches in Delft: modern building in the Middle Ages.
In the Late Middle Ages, the building industry in the Netherlands underwent an extraordinary development. Unlike elsewhere in northern Europe, large public buildings such as churches and town halls were not built in-house but were increasingly put out to public tender. Contractors could offer various products, ranging from prefabricated construction kits in natural stone to delivery of a complete building. In this talk, Merlijn Hurx will discuss this development on the basis of the two large parish churches in Delft: the Oude Kerk and the Nieuwe Kerk
10.30 am Building open: reception with coffee
11.00 am State of affairs Science Centre Delft, by director Drs M. van der Meer
11.15 am Lecture "Two prefabricated churches in medieval Delft" by Dr M. Hurx
11.45 pm Break
12.15 pm Continuation of the lecture with a concluding discussion
12.45 pm End of meeting
Speaker(s)
Merlijn Hurx (1981) received his PhD from Delft University of Technology in 2010. He is currently an associate professor of medieval architectural history at the Department of History and Art History of Utrecht University. His research focuses on design and building practice in the late medieval and early modern periods. In 2012, his book was published by Vantilt: "Architect and Contractor. The Rise of the Building Market in the Low Countries 1350-1530". In 2013, he received a NWO Veni grant for talented researchers for his research project 'Architects and bureaucrats'
Location
Science Centre, Mijnbouwstraat 120,
2628 RX Delft
Organiser
History of Technology
Histechnica
Name and contact details for information
Further information from L.A. Hissink at the e-mail address below.