Jordanus (Daan) Roodenburgh (23 July, 1886 – 4 February, 1972) was a Dutch

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and former General director of

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Career

Born 23 July 1886 in

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, Daan started his career working for K.P.C. de Bazel and H.A.J. en J. Baanders, before becoming an independent architect in 1916. Apart from his work as an architect, he was also active in several committees, such as the

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(''Architecture and Friendship'') and the Maatschappij tot Bevordering der Bouwkunst (''Society for the Promotion of Architecture''). In 1936 at age 50 he competed in the

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in the Mixed Architecture event for Sports venues with his construction of

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, the first proper stadium for his local football club

. The works of Roodenburgh are very diverse. During his career he designed apartment buildings, churches, schools, furniture, fire departments, theater, fabric stores, shops and more primarily in the city of Amsterdam and its surrounding area. On 4 February 1972 Daan Roodenburgh died in his hometown of Amsterdam.

AFC Ajax

Daan Roodenburgh was the architect of

on the Middenweg in

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, Amsterdam, and he also built the team's second stadium

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, while the later reconstruction of the stadium was also attributed to his name. From 1932 to 1938, Roodenburgh was the commissioner of Ajax, and was later made an

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of the club,

Bibliography

* :it: Maristella Casciato, ''The Amsterdam School'', 010 Publishers, Rotterdam, 2005, 25QZ-FUF-IG0S * :nl: Jonneke Jobse, ''De Stijl Continued: The Journal Structure (1958-1964) : an Artists' Debate'', 010 Publishers, Rotterdam, 2005, GRW9-UOC-9LOG

References

External links

Buildings of Jordanus Roodenburgh
by Architecture Guide (NL) {{DEFAULTSORT:Roodenburgh, Jordanus 1886 births Dutch architects Architects from Amsterdam Olympic competitors in art competitions Dutch football managers AFC Ajax non-playing staff 1972 deaths