Sandy van Ginkel
Harmen Peter Daniel ("Sandy") van Ginkel , CM , (born February 10, 1920 in Amsterdam ; † July 6, 2009 in Toronto , Ontario ) was a Dutch - Canadian urban planner , architect and sculptor . He was one of the first architects in Canada to apply the principles of modernism and is considered to be an important pioneer for the highly regarded Habitat 67 residential project .
Life
Sandy van Ginkel studied architecture and sociology at the University of Utrecht at the Elckerlyc Academy in Amsterdam . During the Second World War he was active in the Dutch resistance. He finished his studies during the German occupation, but refused to accept his diploma because he did not want to have a document issued by the National Socialists .
After graduating, he worked with Aldo van Eyck as an architect in Sweden, Ireland and the Netherlands and had his own office in Amsterdam. In 1953 he met his future wife Blanche Lemco at the Congrès International d'Architecture Moderne in France. In 1957 they both moved to Montreal , Canada , where both founded an architecture and planning office. He benefited from the dynamic urban development, so that he was able to participate in many orders and projects. One of his first assignments was the redesign of Bowring Park in St John's . He was instrumental in the preservation of Montreal's old town , which was to be sacrificed in the course of urban renewal in part because of a city motorway. In 1958/59 he made a study of the port area. In the early 1960s, he presented plans to redesign downtown Montreal and was involved in the planning and design of Expo 67 from 1962 to 1967 . Moshe Safdie , the architect of the Habitat 67 housing project for the World's Fair, names him an important pioneer of his project.
Van Ginkels influenced developments in North America and Asia with his work. It is noteworthy that he designed a minibus for traffic planning in Manhattan , which was named Ginkelvan in his honor . He published various specialist articles and gave lectures on various topics. In 1986 he was appointed professor of architecture at the University of Virginia . In 1977 he moved to Toronto and from 1989 onwards devoted himself mainly to sculpture.
For his work, van Ginkel received the Order of Urbanists of Quebec in 2003 for his commitment to further develop the city of Montreal while preserving its heritage. In 2007 he became Companion of the Order of Canada .
His extensive estate is held by the Center Canadien d'Architecture in Montréal and can be accessed using the search engine.
Web links
- Kelly Crossman: HP Daniel van Ginkel ( English, French ) In: The Canadian Encyclopedia . March 4, 2015. Accessed September 12, 2019.
- Sandy van Ginkel, 89: Innovative architect and planner : Toronto Star , Theresa Boyle, July 9, 2009
Individual evidence
- ↑ Canadian Architect: Architect HPD (Sandy) van Ginkel, CM passes away in Toronto , July 19, 2009
- ↑ The Globe and Mail : Sandy van Ginkel rescued Old Montreal from freeway developers (article by Sandra Martin on July 23, 2009)
- ^ Thomas H Creighton: American architecture , RB Luce, Washington 1964, p. 54
- ↑ Hommage à Sandy van Ginkel 1920–2009 ( Memento from October 23, 2015 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Home
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ginkel, Sandy van |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ginkel, Harmen Peter Daniel van (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch-Canadian architect and urban planner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 10, 1920 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Amsterdam |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 6, 2009 |
| Place of death | Toronto |