Jan Wils
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Born | Alkmaar, Netherlands | 22 February 1891
Died | 11 February 1972 Voorburg, Netherlands | (aged 80)
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Jan Wils (22 February 1891 – 11 February 1972) was a Dutch architect. He was born in Alkmaar and died in Voorburg.
Wils was one of the founding members of the De Stijl movement, which also included artists as Piet Mondrian, Theo van Doesburg and Gerrit Rietveld.
Among other works, Wils designed the Olympic Stadium for the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam. His design was also entered in the Olympic art competition, and won the gold medal.[1] he also designed the Papaverhof housing complex, now a Rijksmonument (Dutch national heritage site).
References[]
- ^ "Jan Wils". Olympedia. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
External links[]
- Media related to Jan Wils at Wikimedia Commons
- Short biography
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- 1891 births
- 1972 deaths
- Dutch architects
- People from Alkmaar
- Olympic gold medalists in art competitions
- Medalists at the 1928 Summer Olympics
- Olympic competitors in art competitions
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