Hendricus Theodorus Wijdeveld (

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) was a Dutch

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and

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. He was an important figure of the

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and is known for his work as

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for the Wendingen magazine.

Life and work

Wijdeveld started his career at the architectural firm of Jacques van Straaten and the studio of

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. He then worked in France as an assistant to the architect

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. He returned to

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. From 1914 to 1940, he completes his main designs: * 1920-1921: Bendien Residence * 1922-1927: Villa De Wachter * 1927: Plan West Amsterdam * 1928: Villa de Bouw * 1936: Tilburg villa Amersfoort

He is also known for his futuristic projects: * 1918: A vagina shaped building for the People's theater * A reforestation project for Amsterdam * The 'Plan the impossible' project

Editor for Wendingen

From 1918 to 1932, Wijdeveld was the editor-in-chief of the magazine

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, a publication for the architecture association

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. The magazine is known for its groundbreaking architectural approach to typography. It also was an important platform for several modernist movements in the Netherlands.

War period

Wijdeveld published a book titled De Nieuwe Orde (The New Order) in 1940, suggesting his sympathy for the German occupation. As a result, he fell out of public favor, but appears to have been rehabilitated after the war since the

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, a major national museum in Amsterdam, dedicated a major retrospective to him in 1953.

Teaching

Wijdeveld taught in America between 1947 and 1952 at the invitation of

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. In 1949–1950, he was a visiting professor at NC State College's School of Design.

Family

Wijdeveld was married to the cellist Ellen Philippine Kohn, then to the actress

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. He has one daughter, illustrator Ruscha Wijdeveld, and two sons, Wolfgang Wijdeveld and Roland Matthijs Wijdeveld.

Publications about Wijdeveld

* Jean-Paul Baeten & Aaron Betsky: Design the impossible. The world of architect Hendrik Wijdeveld (1885-1987). Rotterdam, NAI Publishers, 2006. * H.Th. Wijdeveld, 50 years of creative work. Architecture and urbanism, ideal projects, theatre, sets, costumes, typography, Wendingen, decorative work, publications, books. Inl. by W.M. Dudok. Amsterdam, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, 1953

References

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