Frits van Dongen
Frits van Dongen (born 12 March 1946, in 's-Hertogenbosch) is an architect from the Netherlands. He designed a canal-side municipal theatre for the city of Leeuwarden with his firm De Architecten Cie.[1] The building he designed that is known as The Whale is in an area known as the Oostelijke Handelskade (Eastern Docklands area) that includes "some of The Netherlands' most cutting-edge housing developments including Piraeus, designed by Hans Kollhoff and , "Hoop, Liefde en Fortuin" (named after three windmills that used to dominate this area) by " and one of Jamie Oliver's "Fifteen" restaurants.[2] R otterdam Maaskant Prize for Young Architects 2005 winner Oliver Thill and his architecture partner André Kempe, both from East Germany, both worked in van Dongen's office.[3]
Projects[]
- Delfts Blauw, Delft, The Netherlands, 1998[4]
- Batavia - Entrepot - West 4, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 2000[4]
- The Whale, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 2000[4]
Selected publications[]
- Frits van Dongen, Ron van der Ende, Braden King. The factory set, Frame Publishers, 2015.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Jeremy Myerson, Jennifer Hudson New public architecture
- ^ Chabot, Nicole. "[Grand designs]: rich in history and effortlessly stylish, Amsterdam's latest generation of boutique hotels can bring a smile to the face of the weariest of travellersAdate=1 September 2005". Business Traveller Middle East.
- ^ Piet Vollaard Kempe and Thill dispel the myth architectuur 9 November 2005 ArchiNed
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Jingmin Zhou, Ian Colquhoun Urban housing forms
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