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Architecture of the Netherlands. Dutch architecture has played an important role in the international discourse on architecture in three eras. The first of these was during the 17th century, when the Dutch empire was at the height of its power. The second was in the first half of the 20th century, during development of modernism.
Van Nelle Factory is an icon of modernist and functionalist architecture. [8] It might also show the influence of Constructivism [citation needed].The main contributor to the factory's design was Leendert van der Vlugt, while after his death the design was often referenced to Johannes Brinkman and Mart Stam. [9]
Considered the "Father of Modern architecture" in the Netherlands and the intermediary between the Traditionalists and the Modernists, Berlage's theories inspired most Dutch architectural groups of the 1920s, including the Traditionalists, the Amsterdam School, De Stijl and the New Objectivists. He received the British RIBA Royal Gold Medal in ...
Rietveld Schröder House. The Rietveld Schröder House (Dutch: Rietveld Schröderhuis) (also known as the Schröder House) in Utrecht (Prins Hendriklaan 50) was built in 1924 by Dutch architect Gerrit Rietveld for Mrs. Truus Schröder-Schräder [ 1 ] and her three children. She commissioned the house to be designed preferably without walls.
The Amsterdam School (Dutch: Amsterdamse School) is a style of architecture that arose from 1910 through about 1930 in the Netherlands. The Amsterdam School movement is part of international Expressionist architecture, sometimes linked to German Brick Expressionism. Buildings of the Amsterdam School are characterized by brick construction with ...
Dutch Colonial Revival architecture. Dutch Colonial is a style of domestic architecture, primarily characterized by gambrel roofs having curved eaves along the length of the house. Modern versions built in the early 20th century are more accurately referred to as "Dutch Colonial Revival", a subtype of the Colonial Revival style.
Born in the 19th century. Albert Aalbers (1897–1961) Gerrit van Arkel (1858–1918) Herman Ambrosius Jan Baanders (1876–1953) Herman Hendrik Baanders (1849–1905) Karel de Bazel (1869–1923) Hendrik Petrus Berlage (1856–1934) Adrianus Bleijs (1842–1912) Berend Tobia Boeyinga (1886–1969)
Brinkman was born in Rotterdam, Netherlands, in 1902. [3] He was the son of architect Michiel Brinkman (1873–1925), who established a firm in Rotterdam in 1910 and was known for designing the Spangen neighborhood of Rotterdam in 1922. Johannes studied civil engineering at the Delft University of Technology (Dutch: Technische Universiteit Delft).