Jan Hoogstad (born 29 June 1930) is a Dutch architect. His best-known building is the VROM Building (Ministry of Housing) in The Hague.
Biography
Jan Hoogstad (Rotterdam, 1930 – 2018)
Other projects include the TNO-NiTG Building at the Utrecht Uithof complex and the Enschede Muziekkwartier. In addition to his architectural work, Jan Hoogstad gives frequent (guest) lectures at various national and international organizations. Jan Hoogstad ranks among the
International Academy of Architecture's Academicians and is President of the International Centre in Rotterdam.
He is also a founder and board member of the Megacities Foundation.
Hoogstad was born in
Rotterdam
Rotterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Rotte'') is the second largest city and municipality in the Netherlands. It is in the province of South Holland, part of the North Sea mouth of the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta, via the ''"N ...
. He has been awarded the Dutch Royal knight order ''Officer in the order of Orange Nassau'' and received the ''Laurenspenning'' of the city of Rotterdam.
References
External links
Official website
1930 births
Living people
Architects from Rotterdam
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