Rietveld was influenced a lot by his teacher Hendrick Petrus Berlage who was known as the father of modern architecture in Holland. He was the first person in the Netherlands to promulgate ˜the importance of space' as a fundamental quality of architecture. 7 This idea is linked to Rietveld's pursuit of ˜space, which is the reality that architecture can create'. The Schroder House was the key to Rietveld architecture. ... Mrs Schroder wanted to radically reshape her life with something new. ... It creates a sense of continuity between the small intimate spaces, so ...

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