Ector Hoogstad Architects (EHA) is an independent all round architectural practice based in Rotterdam, headed by Joost Ector (design principal) and Max Pape (managing director). EHA has a leading position in the Netherlands’ internationally highly ranked designlandscape. In the past fifty years, the firm has built up an impressive portfolio of projects, remarkable both for its range and variety as well as its consistently high level of both architectural and technical quality. The firm has a large number of striking and significant buildings to its credit, such as the Netherlands Ministry of VROM (Spatial Planning and the Environment), several theatres, and buildings for various universities.