Author Description

A thorough overview in words and visual material of the work of one of this country's largest architectural firms. Founded in 1954 by Piet Zanstra, ZZDP grew into one of the Netherlands' largest architectural practices in the 1960s and '70s. ZZDP steps off from the architect's own responsibility in working to achieve the highest architectural quality. The designer adopts a businesslike and pragmatic role, with ideological and theoretical reflections taking a back seat. Originally ZZDP specialized mainly in housing and, by extension, facilities indispensable to dwelling. With the collapse of the housing market at the end of the 1970s ZZDP turned to designing offices until housing returned to the portfolio in the '90s.