Reviews

We had a wonderful tour with Alex. He was knowledgeable about both the deep history and the current environment for building in Amsterdam. It was a rich experience. He was very responsive to our specific interests and adjusted his tour to make sure we saw those things.
I look forward to returning ro Amsterdam, and booking another tour with Alex to see more of this beautiful and interesting city.

We had an amazing walking tour with Alex focused on Amsterdam School era to present day architecture and urban planning. It was such a pleasure spending the time learning with him.

Enjoiful, Amazing and really interesting. Discovering Amsterdam’s architectures with Alex, from land and from water, has been really e wonderful experience. He customises the tour according to your needs and he is professional and prepared. Thank you Alex

We had a two hours tour of contemporary architecture with Alex – we managed to see and learn a lot – Alex is a very knowledgeable professional, we enjoyed the tour very much. Highly recommended.

Dear Alex and Rudolph

A big thank you to you both for the very informative and enjoyable tour of old Amsterdam. We were all so impressed with both of your English! Keeping a group of 34 architects engaged throughout the tour was no mean feat but even those who had been to Amsterdam before learnt a lot. It was much appreciated that you also discussed the masterplan and the architecture and development of the new residential districts in the east which helped us a lot as we walked around there in the afternoon.

Many thanks.

Kind regards

Sabine

Both the content and length of the guided tour though Central Station were just what we wanted. Alex was very knowledgeable and did a very good job.

With architects from Finland we have done the Manhattan at the IJ experience four times in 2018. The information Alex gives as a architectural historian is really usefull for these architects. They like the combination of the new and old architecture. During the excursion there is also time for the architects to meet each other and to have lunch aboard. That the roof of the boat can open very quickly is great.

Our company used Architectuur Tours to organize a tour for twenty (20) U.S. education architects to see school designs in Amsterdam. Alex quickly picked up on the tour intent and made arrangements for the group to see appropriate school/building types along with lectures from the project design architects. He also lead the group on a canal tour and his knowledge of the city and architecture became evident. His sense of humor and ability to engage with people made the tour a success. I would recommend Architectuur Tours and Alex.

Walking, cycling and boat tours
‘For a deeper insight into this multifaceted area architectural historian Alex Hendriksen runs a series of highly recommondated walking, cycling and boat tours of Nieuwmarkt and the ÍJ with Architectuur Tours that peel away the layers of development to help you understand how a place has arrived of its current appearance….’

‘We thoroughly enjoyed our walk yesterday and your insights into local historical and modern architecture. We would recommend this tour as a valuable insight into the development of Amsterdam as a city.’

Architectural boatride on the IJ.
‘Interesting. Different from on ordinary tourist tour.’

Architectural boatride on the IJ with a visit to A’dam toren.
‘Great. Very interesting.’

Architectural boatride on the IJ.
‘Very informative and a good atmosphere.’

Architectural boatride on the IJ.
‘Very nice, beautiful ride and good explanation. Big diversity you normally don’t see.’