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Johannes Hendrik ("Jo") van den Broek, (; 4 October 1898 - 6 September 1978) was a Dutch architect influential in the rebuilding of
Van den Broek & Bakema Architecture and Urban Design
1898 births 1978 deaths Architects from Rotterdam Delft University of Technology alumni {{Netherlands-architect-stub
Johannes Hendrik ("Jo") van den Broek, (; 4 October 1898 - 6 September 1978) was a Dutch architect influential in the rebuilding of 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 ...
after World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...
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Van den Broek 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 joined with Johannes Brinkman
Johannes Andreas Brinkman
(22 March 1902 – 6 May 1949), also known as Jan Brinkman,
was a Dutch architect and exponent of '' Nieuwe Bouwen'', modern architecture in the Netherlands.
Biography
Brinkman was born in Rotterdam, Neth ...
in 1936, after the death of Brinkman's partner Leendert van der Vlugt
Leendert Cornelis van der Vlugt (13 April 1894 – 25 April 1936) was a Dutch architect in Rotterdam. In the architects office Brinkman & Van der Vlugt he was responsible for the architecture of the Van Nelle Factory, a listed monument of t ...
.
The firm's work during this time including a new terminal building for the Holland-America cruise line.
From 1948 onward, van den Broek worked with Jacob Bakema
Jacob Berend "Jaap" Bakema (8 March 1914 – 20 February 1981) was a Dutch modernist architect, notable for design of public housing and involvement in the reconstruction of Rotterdam after the Second World War.
Born in Groningen, Bakema studi ...
. After Brinkman's death, the architectural firm was known as Van den Broek and Bakema. They collaborated to design landmarks and neighborhoods 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 ...
and around the Netherlands
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, and participated in the 1957 Interbau
Interbau was a housing development, constructed as part of the 1957 International Building Exhibition in the Hansaviertel area of West Berlin. The overall plan was managed by Otto Bartning, and the urban design competition was won by Gerhard Jo ...
project in Berlin. Van den Broek died in The Hague
The Hague ( ; nl, Den Haag or ) is a city and municipality of the Netherlands, situated on the west coast facing the North Sea. The Hague is the country's administrative centre and its seat of government, and while the official capital of ...
, aged 79.
The firm still exists to this day and is now known as Broekbakema.
See also
*List of Dutch architects
Following is a list of Dutch architects in alphabetical order by birth century.
Born in the 15th century
* Jan Heyns (14??–1516)
Born in the 16th century
* Bartholomeus van Bassen (c.1590–1652)
* Salomon de Bray (1597–1664)
* Ja ...
References
External links
Van den Broek & Bakema Architecture and Urban Design
1898 births 1978 deaths Architects from Rotterdam Delft University of Technology alumni {{Netherlands-architect-stub