{"product_id":"aula-tu-delft-netherlands-miniature-concrete-model","title":"Aula TU Delft, Netherlands","description":"\u003ch2 data-end=\"305\" data-start=\"196\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAula TU Delft, Netherlands - \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMiniature Concrete Model 079\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"290\" data-end=\"337\"\u003eHand-cast in fine concrete. Shaped by memory.\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"162\" data-end=\"264\"\u003eSome buildings sit on the edge of science and theatre. The Aula at TU Delft feels exactly like that.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"266\" data-end=\"886\"\u003eCompleted in 1966 on Mekelweg, the Aula TU Delft is the brutalist heart of the university campus, designed by Van den Broek \u0026amp; Bakema as a vast auditorium and ceremonial hall for the Technical University. Its great concrete body cantilevers out over the grass, supported on angular legs, with a folded roofline of vertical fins that cut sharply into the Dutch sky. Often nicknamed “the frog” or “the UFO”, it has become one of the most recognisable post-war modernist buildings in the Netherlands and was listed as a national monument in 2009.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"888\" data-end=\"1328\"\u003eInside, the Aula houses a 1,300-seat auditorium, trapezoid lecture halls, senate chambers and daily social spaces, from the main restaurant to informal meeting areas on the stairs. It is where students graduate, where honorary doctorates are awarded, and where the university gathers to mark its biggest moments, so the building lives in thousands of personal memories as much as in architecture books.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1330\" data-end=\"1888\"\u003eI was drawn to the Aula for its sheer strangeness and poise: that hovering concrete hull, the serrated roof, the way the whole thing seems to crouch and lift at once. Turning it into a model meant focusing on the overhangs and the symmetry along its length, simplifying the rear wings so the main auditorium volume and folded fins stay clear. I worked through several digital massing studies to get the stance right, then refined the casting so the undersides, legs and roof all catch light in a way that feels true to walking up across Mekelpark towards it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1890\" data-end=\"1968\"\u003eA small concrete fragment of one of Europe’s great brutalist university halls.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1282\" data-start=\"1072\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"1084\" data-start=\"1072\"\u003eFeatures\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-end=\"1087\" data-start=\"1084\"\u003e• Solid cast concrete, individually hand-poured\u003cbr\u003e• 2.5\u003cspan\u003ecm high, 9cm wide, 5cm deep (approx)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-end=\"1141\" data-start=\"1138\"\u003e• Laser-etched cork base with building name\u003cbr data-end=\"1187\" data-start=\"1184\"\u003e• Comes gift-boxed for the perfect concrete gift\u003cbr data-end=\"1238\" data-start=\"1235\"\u003e• Designed, modelled, and finished in the UK\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1548\" data-end=\"1730\"\u003eThis model is for anyone who has studied or worked at TU Delft, fallen for Dutch Brutalism, or been captivated by that strange “spaceship” on Mekelweg. It sits easily on a desk, shelf or studio windowsill, keeping a piece of Delft’s campus and your own time there close at hand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem data-end=\"1534\" data-start=\"1491\"\u003e15% off when you order two or more models\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cem data-end=\"1620\" data-start=\"1542\"\u003eEU customers: please order via my \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.etsy.com\/uk\/listing\/4430135174\/aula-tu-delft-netherlands-miniature\" title=\"Aula Delft - miniature concrete model\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eEtsy shop\u003c\/a\u003e due to customs regulations\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1282\" data-start=\"1072\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-end=\"1803\" data-start=\"1779\"\u003eBuilding Information\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2659\" data-end=\"3104\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2659\" data-end=\"2672\"\u003eLocation:\u003c\/strong\u003e Delft, South Holland, Netherlands\u003cbr data-start=\"2756\" data-end=\"2759\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2759\" data-end=\"2773\"\u003eArchitect:\u003c\/strong\u003e Van den Broek \u0026amp; Bakema\u003cbr data-start=\"2867\" data-end=\"2870\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2870\" data-end=\"2884\"\u003eCompleted:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1959–1966 (officially opened 1966)\u003cbr data-start=\"2957\" data-end=\"2960\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2960\" data-end=\"2971\"\u003eStatus:\u003c\/strong\u003e National monument and active university aula\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3106\" data-end=\"3731\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3106\" data-end=\"3125\"\u003eBrief Overview:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"3125\" data-end=\"3128\"\u003eThe Aula TU Delft was developed as the ceremonial and social centre of a new campus plan in the 1960s, conceived along Mekelweg as a showcase of Dutch technical education. Its dramatic cantilevered concrete form with folded roof, exposed structure and deep overhangs expresses the building’s internal functions and the brutalist fascination with visible construction. Housing the main auditorium, lecture halls, senate rooms and student facilities, it has become a key work of Dutch post-war modernism and a defining landmark for generations of TU Delft students.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlease note:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eALL EU ORDERS \u003c\/strong\u003eprocessed through our Etsy Store\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.etsy.com\/uk\/listing\/4430135174\/aula-tu-delft-netherlands-miniature\" title=\"Aula Delft - miniature concrete model\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHERE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMy concrete sculptures are individually hand cast in solid concrete. This means that each piece will have distinctive markings and minor blemishes due to air bubbles in the concrete. This is a natural part of the material and will mean that no two pieces are ever exactly the same.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShipping:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI aim to make and ship your artwork within 30 days. 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