Wessel de Jonge (born 1957) is a Dutch
architect,
architectural historian and Professor Heritage & Design at the Department of Architectural Engineering and Technology of the TU Delft. He is specialized in the restoration and re-use of 20th century buildings.
Live and work
Wessel de Jonge is the son of architect Leo de Jonge (1919-2009) and Nelly Burggraaff. He studied at the Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment of the Delft University of Technology, where he graduated in 1985.
In 1988 in cooperation with
Hubert-Jan Henket
Hubert-Jan Henket (born 11 March 1940, in Heerlen) is a Dutch architect. He is a specialist in the relations between old and new buildings, the redesign of buildings, renovation and restoration. He is the founder of DOCOMOMO international.
Life ...
he founded
Docomomo International, the working party for the documentation and conservation of buildings, neighborhoods and landscapes of the Modern Movement. The organization grew over the years towards 73 chapters worldwide.
;Renovation works
Prof.ir. W. de Jonge
Professor Heritage & Design - Department of Architectural Engineering and Technology]. Accessed 23.02.2023.
* Zonnestraal (estate)
The estate ''Zonnestraal'' is a former sanatorium in Hilversum, the Netherlands. The building was designed by architects Jan Duiker Bernard Bijvoet and Jan Gerko Wiebenga, and is an example of the Nieuwe Bouwen. In 1995, the estate was submitt ...
, former Sanatorium Zonnestraal of 1928–31 with Bierman Henket Architects
* Dutch pavilion
The Dutch pavilion houses the Netherlands's national representation during the Venice Biennale arts festivals.
Background
Organization and building
The pavilion, designed by Ferdinand Boberg, was originally built in 1912. It was later ...
, the Gerrit Rietveld's Biennale Pavilion in Venice of 1953-1954
* Van Nelle Factory
The former Van Nelle Factory ( nl, Van Nellefabriek) on the Schie in Rotterdam, is considered a prime example of the International Style based upon constructivist architecture. It has been a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2014. Soon ...
in Rotterdam (1928–31)
* Former Technical Schools in Groningen (1923)
* St.Jobs warehouse (1914)
* HUF building (1953) in Rotterdam
* Social Security Building GAK (1959)
* National Aerospace Laboratories NLR in Amsterdam from the 1950s
* Revitalisation of 1938 Olympic Stadium in Helsinki
Publications (selection)
* Paul Meurs and Marie-Therese van Thoor (eds.), " Zonnestraal Sanatorium - The History and Restoration of a Modern Monument", 18 articles by Hubert-Jan Henket
Hubert-Jan Henket (born 11 March 1940, in Heerlen) is a Dutch architect. He is a specialist in the relations between old and new buildings, the redesign of buildings, renovation and restoration. He is the founder of DOCOMOMO international.
Life ...
, Ton Idsinga, Wessel de Jonge, Jan Molema, Bruno Reichlin
Bruno Reichlin (born 10 February 1941 in Lucerne) is a Swiss architect.
Biography
Reichlin studied at the Polytechnic of Zürich.
In the 1970s he got associated with Fabio Reinhart and opened a practice in Lugano. They were strongly influenced b ...
et al., Rotterdam 2010.
* Marieke Kuipers, Wessel de Jonge. ''Designing from Heritage: Strategies for Conservation and Conversion.'' TU Delft, 2017.
References
External links
Prof.ir. W. de Jonge
at tudelft.nl
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1957 births
Living people
Dutch architects
Delft University of Technology alumni