Willem Marinus Dudok

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Willem Marinus Dudok, 1946

Willem Marinus Dudok (born July 6, 1884 in Amsterdam , † April 6, 1974 in Hilversum ) was a Dutch architect . Its most famous buildings are the city theater in Utrecht , the town hall and the main building of the blast furnaces ( Koninklijke Hoogovens ) in Velsen, as well as around 75 buildings that shape the entire cityscape of Hilversum. There Dudok was director of the municipal utilities from 1915 to 1927, then city architect until his retirement in 1954.

In his style, he initially processed influences from H. P. Berlage and the Amsterdam School that grew up around him , later from Frank Lloyd Wright . Dudok is considered one of the leading architects in the Netherlands.

Buildings (selection)

Hilversum town hall
Town hall of the municipality of Velden
Havengebouw in Amsterdam
  • Workers' settlement (1914–1915), Leiderdorp (in collaboration with JJP Oud )
  • Gemeentelijke HBS (1915), school, Leiden , today Bonaventura College
  • Geraniumschool (1916), school, Hilversum
  • Dr. Bavinckschool (1921), school, Hilversum
  • Bathing establishment (1921), Hilversum
  • Houses on Godelindeweg (1921–1922), Naarden
  • JP Minckelersschool (1925), school, Hilversum
  • Julianaschool (1925), school, Hilversum
  • Catharinaschool (1925), school, Hilversum
  • Julianaschool (1925), school, Hilversum
  • Fabritiusschool & Ruysdaelschool (1926), schools, Hilversum
  • Nassauschool (1927), school, Hilversum
  • Collège néerlandais (1927–1939), Cité Internationale Universitaire de Paris
  • Vondelschool (1928–1929), school, Hilversum
  • Nelly Bodenheim Kleuterschool (1925), kindergarten, Hilversum
  • Hilversum Town Hall (1928–1931)
  • Jan van der Heydenschool (1929), school, Hilversum
  • De Bijenkorf (1929–1930), department store, Rotterdam, destroyed in 1940
  • Monument on the final dike (1933)
  • HAV Bank (1934), office building, Schiedam
  • Erasmus building (1938–1939), Nijmegen
  • Julianaschool (1925), school, Hilversum
  • Witte Dorp settlement (1939), Eindhoven
  • City Theater Utrecht (1941)
  • Office building of the former Koninklijke Hoogovens (1947–1951), Velsen
  • Gas station for Esso (1953), 112 gas stations, two of which still exist
  • Julianaflat (1959–1960), residential building, Bilthoven
  • Town hall of the municipality of Velsen (1962–1965), IJmuiden
  • Havengebouw (1963-1965), Amsterdam

literature

  • Herman van Bergeijk: Willem Marinus Dudok. Architect-stedebouwkundige 1884–1974. V + K Publ., Inmerc: Naarden, 1995, ISBN 90-6611-144-5
  • Lara Voerman: Wonderlijkheden. Willem Marinus Dudok. Networking & inspiration. Lost: Hilversum, 2019, ISBN 978-90-8704-814-3

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personal data
SURNAME Dudok, Willem Marinus
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Dutch architect
DATE OF BIRTH July 6, 1884
PLACE OF BIRTH Amsterdam
DATE OF DEATH April 6, 1974
Place of death Hilversum