School of science.(Leiden University's physics and astronomy laboratories) From: The Architectural Review | Date: March 1, 1999| Author: Van Cleef, Connie | COPYRIGHT 1999 EMAP Architecture. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

The laboratories designed by Erick van Egeraat for Leiden University succeed in unifying the buildings centered around the Huygens Laboratories. Created to house the physics and astronomy departments of one of the Netherland's leading science centers, the Egeraat design is organized around a simple L-shaped plan with offices and laboratories separated into two formal sections. One is a sleek, six-storey block that is inclined forward at an angle of 10 degrees, while the other is a muscular, s...

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