Henri van Dievoet
Henri van Dievoet (born January 19, 1869 in Brussels ; † April 24, 1931 there ) was a Belgian architect .
Life
Van Dievoet comes from an old patrician family in Brussels. One of his ancestors was the sculptor Peter van Dievoet . He is the brother of the Art Nouveau painter and decorator Gabriel van Dievoet . The architect Joseph Poelaert was his great-uncle. He was married to Ernestine Eugenie Hortense Clémence Masson.
His first work was in 1889 in a house and studio of the artist Felix Rodberg (today Washington Straat 30 in Ixelles / Elsene ). In 1890 he participated in the Salon d'Architecture de l'Exposition des Beaux-Arts de Bruxelles, as did Victor Horta and Maurice Van Ysendijck . In 1894 he won the Grand Prize for Architecture of the City of Brussels with his plan for parliament buildings in the constitutional state . From 1910 he was a professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Brussels. From 1924 to 1931 he taught architectural drawing and perspective at the Academy of Fine Arts in Saint-Gilles / Sint-Gillis .
Buildings (selection)
- House and studio of artist Felix Rodberg, Washington Straat, 1889
- Haine-Saint-Paul-Jolimont Evangelical Church, 1890, demolished in 1913 in connection with damage discovered shortly after commissioning
- Four houses on rue General Patton in 1895, heavily changed through renovations
- Royal Military Academy , Avenue de la Renaissance , 1908, in collaboration with Henri Marquet
- Hotel Astoria , rue Royale, 1909.
1888 - Grave of the Belgian diplomat Léon Rodberg, Art Nouveau , Friedhoff Robermont, Liège, Henri van Dievoet, architect.
1908 - “ Royal Military Academy ”, avenue de la Renaissance, 30, Brussels, Architects: Henri Maquet and Henri van Dievoet.
1909 - “ Hotel Astoria ”, Brussels, Henri van Dievoet, architect, 1909.
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SURNAME | Van Dievoet, Henri |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Belgian architect |
DATE OF BIRTH | January 19, 1869 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Brussels |
DATE OF DEATH | April 24, 1931 |
Place of death | Brussels |