Jacobus Johannes Pieter Oud
Jacobus Johannes Pieter Oud (born February 9, 1890 in Purmerend , † April 5, 1963 in Wassenaar ), called Bob Oud and also known as JJP Oud , was a Dutch architect and author . He was a member of the De Stijl artist group from 1917 to 1921 and is considered one of the main exponents of functionalism . His brother, Pieter Oud , was mayor of Rotterdam .
life and work
Oud studied in Amsterdam and Delft . He learned from Petrus Josephus Hubertus Cuypers , Jan Stuyt and the German architect Theodor Fischer . In 1914 he settled in Leiden . There he met Theo van Doesburg . Between 1917 and 1920 he wrote several articles on architecture for his magazine “De Stijl”.
From 1918 to 1933 he was a city architect in Rotterdam . The residential complexes and settlements that he built in Rotterdam in the 1920s made him one of the best-known representatives of the International Style . In 1954 he was awarded an honorary doctorate from the Technical University of Delft .
Works
buildings
- Katwijk , Villa "Allegonda", 1917
- Scheveningen, settlement on the beach promenade, 1917
- Rotterdam, "Tusschendijken" settlement, 1920–21 (model for the Berlin residential area Carl Legien by Bruno Taut and Franz Hillinger )
- Rotterdam, “Oud-Mathenesse” settlement, 1922
- Rotterdam, “Hoek van Holland” settlement, 1924–1927
- Rotterdam, “De Unie” restaurant, 1925
- Rotterdam, “Kiefhoek” settlement, 1925–1927
- Stuttgart , row houses in the Weißenhofsiedlung , houses Pankokweg 5–9, 1927
- The Hague , BIM ( Shell Administration Building ), 1938–42
- Rotterdam, Sparkasse, 1942–50
- Amsterdam, National Monument on Dam Square, 1949 (together with the sculptor John Raedecker )
- Arnheim , Organic Children's Home, 1952–1960
- Rotterdam, office building for the insurance company De Utrecht , 1954–61
- The Hague, Dutch Congress Center , 1956–63
Architectural theory
- JJP Oud: Dutch Architecture, Bauhaus Books 10, Munich 1926
literature
- Günther Stamm: JJP Oud, Buildings and Projects 1906 to 1963 , Berlin 1998
- Eva von Engelberg-Dockal: JJP Oud between De Stijl and classical tradition. Works from 1916 to 1931. Gebr. Mann Verlag, Berlin 2006. ISBN 978-3-7861-2498-6
Web links
- Jacobus Johannes Pieter Oud. In: arch INFORM .
- Literature by and about Jacobus Johannes Pieter Oud in the catalog of the German National Library
- Weissenhofsiedlung | Multimedia portal
- Ouds Weissenhof contribution to Classic Modern Baden-Württemberg
Individual evidence
- ↑ Images in: H. de Fries (ed.): Modern Villas and Country Houses , 3rd Edition, Berlin: Wasmuth 1925, pp. 60–61.
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Oud, Jacobus Johannes Pieter |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Oud, JJP |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch architect |
DATE OF BIRTH | February 9, 1890 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Purmerend |
DATE OF DEATH | April 5, 1963 |
Place of death | Wassenaar |