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Principle / Partner - Landscape Architect / Industrial Designer
Jerry van Eyck graduated Cum Laude from the Eindhoven Design Academy with a degree in Industrial design and landscape architecture in 1992 and founded IRONYX, Office/Laboratory/Workshop for Architectural design, that same year. For seven years Mr. van Eyck managed and designed various projects across Europe. In 1999, he integrated with West 8 urban design & landscape architecture b.v. Holding the position of Lead Designer specializing in public space design, Mr. van Eyck lead many projects and worked with international teams such as for the design for the Swiss National Expo.02 and won international competitions such as the Buona Vista Park International Design Competition in 2002.
As a well-respected lecturer Mr. van Eyck has been a guest professor at design schools such as the Accademia Nazionale di San Luca, Rome, Italy, the Academy of Architecture, Biel Switzerland and the Gerrit Rietveld Academy, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. In 2003, Mr. van Eyck was made partner of West 8 urban design & landscape architecture b.v.
West 8 Projects (selection):
2005 - pres. Jubilee Gardens - Project Director
2005 Luxury Village, Moskou, Russia - Design Director
2004 - pres. Battersea Powerstation, London, England - Design Director
2004 - pres. Grand Egyptian Museum, Giza, Egypt Masterplan and Park-design - Project Director
2003 - pres. Roosevelt Avenue, San Juan, Puerto Rico - Design Director
2003 - pres. Park J.B. Lebas, Lille, France - Project Leader
2002 - pres. Buona Vista Park, Singapore - Design Director
2002 Arroyo Parkway, Pasadena, CA, USA - Design Director
2000 - pres. Chiswick Park, London, England - Project Leader
2000 - 2002 Expo.02 , Nationale Expo, Yverdon-Les-Bains, Switzerland - Project Leader
Previous Projects:
1999 ‘Portaal Podium’, Mobile Multifunctional ‘folding’ Theatre stage, Almere
1998 Design for ‘Grote Markt’ square – Almere, with Michael van Gessel
1995 ‘Candy, Candy, Candy’, Installation at Centre for Modern Art, Dordrecht; Gasreducing Station, permanent installation, Amstelveen
Teaching Positions:
2004 Accademia Nazionale di San Luca, Rome, Italy
2003 Academy of Architecture, Biel, Switzerland
2000 Design Academy Eindhoven, the Netherlands
1995 Gerrit Rietveld Academie, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
1993 Academy for Architecture and Urban Planning, Rotterdam; Design Academy, Eindhoven; St. Joost Academy of Arts, Breda, the Netherlands
why
The knowledge that contemporary landscape is for the major part artificial, made up of different components -- designed and undesigned -- allows West 8 the freedom to respond by positioning its own narrative spaces. The basic ingredients are ecology, infrastructure, weather conditions, building programs and people. The goal is to incorporate awareness of these various aspects in a playful, optimistic manner stimulating the desire to conquer and take possession of a space. On the other hand, the realization of an urban masterplan is a long-term process. It is not a readymade object, but accumulates richness and beauty through time. Large-scale interventions in a city require a strong and understandable concept in order to carry a unique identity.
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