Maaslust te Rotterdam, een aanleg van Louis Paul Zocher

Maaslust, a Rotterdam villa where Louis Paul Zocher laid out a garden in 1875, is still omitted in two recent (explicitly preliminary) overviews of the works of this illustrious family of architects. It is time to refer to a 2001 publication, where the evidence was already gathered. And to add some of my own.

Continue reading

Summary

Maaslust, a Rotterdam villa where Louis Paul Zocher laid out a garden in 1875, is still omitted in two recent (explicitly preliminary) overviews of the works of this illustrious family of architects. It is time to refer to a 2001 publication, where the evidence was already gathered. And to add some of my own.

Continue reading

Zochers probably did not design Keukenhof beech avenue

Father and son Zocher are often mentioned as designers of the beech avenue at Keukenhof. An analysis of their rejected design (by lack of a preserved final one) casts some doubt on that assumption. They probably didn’t bother, or weren’t allowed to.

Continue reading

Summary

Father and son Zocher are often mentioned as designers of the beech avenue at Keukenhof. An analysis of their rejected design (by lack of a preserved final one) casts some doubt on that assumption. They probably didn’t bother, or weren’t allowed to.

Continue reading

Keukenhof ‘replaces’ 180 year old beeches

In an attempt to revitalize the layout and to ensure visitor safety, de Keukenhof is ‘replacing’ 180 year old beeches in an avenue. While they’re at it, they seem to create something de Keukenhof has never witnessed before. Or…

Continue reading

Summary

In an attempt to revitalize the layout and to ensure visitor safety, de Keukenhof is ‘replacing’ 180 year old beeches in an avenue. While they’re at it, they seem to create something de Keukenhof has never witnessed before. Or…

Continue reading