Hans van Heeswijk Architectshome
28 April 2010
Hermitage Amsterdam nominated for
Gouden Piramide 2010

De Gouden Piramide ('Golden Pyramid') is a state prize awarded each year for excellence in commissioning work in architecture, urban design, landscape architecture, infrastructure and physical planning. Every building client in the Netherlands is eligible for the award. The prize is open to municipalities, private individuals, companies, organisations, specialised building clients and so on. Clients employed by the state are excluded from participation, however. The state prize is an award for projects that, in their preparation and c ompletion, illustrate the inspirational role that clients can play in the design and construction process.
De Gouden Piramide is a joint initiative from the Ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment (VROM); Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality (LNV); Ministry of Education, Culture and Science (OCW) and Ministry of Transport, Public Works and Water Management (V en W).

For more information on the project, see:
Projects\Public Buildings\Hermitage Amsterdam

For more information about Gouden Piramide, see:
Gouden Piramide