| 1932 | Born, Amsterdam, the Netherlands |
| 1958 | Study at the Delft University of Technology, graduated |
| 1958 | Starts his own office in Amsterdam, the Netherlands |
| 1959 - 63 | Editor of FORUM, with Aldo van Eyck, Jaap Bakema and others |
| 1965 - 69 | Teacher at the Academy of Architecture Amsterdam, the Netherlands |
| 1966 - 96 | Visiting professor at several Armerican and Canadian universities |
| 1970 - 99 | Professor at the Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands |
| 1975 | Honorary member of the Académie Royale de Belgique |
| 1982 - 86 | Visiting professor at the University of Geneva, Switzerland |
| 1983 | Honorary Member of the Bund Deutscher Architekten |
| 1986 - 93 | Professor at the University of Geneva, Switzerland |
| 1990 - 95 | Chairman of the Berlage Institute Amsterdam, the Netherlands |
| 1991 | Officier in de Orde van Oranje Nassau (Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau) |
| 1991 | Honorary Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects (now: International Fellow RIBA) |
| 1993 | Honorary Member of the Akademie der Künste Berlin, Germany |
| 1995 | Honorary member of the Accademia delle Arti del Disegno Firenze, Italy |
| 1996 | Honorary Fellow of the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland |
| 1997 | Honorary Member of the Académie d'Architecture de France |
| 1999 | Ridder in de Orde van de Nederlandse Leeuw (Companion of the Order of the Dutch Lion) |
| 1999 - 00 | Teacher at the Berlage Institute Amsterdam, the Netherlands |
| 2000 | Honorary citizen (notable de classe exceptionelle) of Ngouenjitapon, Cameroun |
| 2000 | Guest teacher at the Academy of Architecture, Amsterdam, the Netherland |
| 2001 | Honorary doctor (doctor honoris causa) at the Université de Genève, Switzerland |
| 2002 | Honorary member of the Bond van Nederlandse Architecten (BNA) |
| 2004 | Honorary fellow of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) |
| 2012 | Recipient of the Royal Gold Medal by the Royal Institute of British Architects |
| 2013 | Honorary membership Architectural Association |