Eindhoven City Centre
- Eindhoven
- Duration: half day
- Date to be determined
- max. 25 participants per guide
- walking
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Eindhoven’s evolution from a provincial village to an industrial hub began in the early 20th century, driven largely by the Philips corporation. This legacy is visible in the city center, where various remnants from the industrial past can be found, from the art-deco-style Lichttoren to a former gas factory that has recently become a living and creative working area. But Eindhoven also features a surprising range of building by famous international architects, from Gio Ponti to Neave Brown and Massimiliano Fuksas.
Eindhoven’s role as a global center for design and innovation continues to influence its urban landscape, guiding redevelopment projects and long-term growth strategies.
This tour provides insight into Eindhoven’s architectural transformations and the city’s future plans, highlighting a range of architectural styles, approaches to adaptive reuse, and contemporary urban development initiatives.
Tour Highlights: Eindhoven City Centre
> Historical Development and Urban Strategy
> Railway Station (Koen van der Gaast, 1956)
Mid-century modern transport hub reflecting post-war reconstruction principles.
> Bijenkorf (Gio Ponti, 1969)
Department store representing an international modernist influence on Dutch retail architecture.
> 18th September Square (Massimiliano Fuksas, 2010)
> Lichttoren (1921 / AWG renovation, 2006)
Former Philips factory building repurposed into offices
> Van Abbemuseum (A. J. Kropholler, 1935 / Abel Cahen, 2002)
> Designhuis (Jo Krüger, 1964) and Eindhoven City Hall (J.A. van der Laan, 1969)
> Nieuw Bergen (MVRDV, 2025)
> Medina (Neave Brown, 2003)
Green housing complex comprising various typologies.
> DomusDela (Architecten|en|en + DiederenDirrix, 2019)
Monastery transformed into mixed-use spaces
> NRE-terrein
Transformation of a former gas factory into a site for housing and workspaces (2013–2023)