Johannes Brinkman

Johannes Andreas Brinkman^[1] (22 March 1902 – 6 May 1949), also known as Jan Brinkman,^[2] was a Dutch architect and exponent of Nieuwe Bouwen, modern architecture in the Netherlands.

Biography

Brinkman was born in Rotterdam, Netherlands, in 1902.^[3] He was the son of architect Michiel Brinkman (1873–1925), who established a firm in Rotterdam in 1910 and was known for designing the Spangen neighborhood of Rotterdam in 1922. Johannes studied civil engineering at the Delft University of Technology (Dutch: Technische Universiteit Delft). After Michiel's death in 1925, Johannes took charge of the father's architectural firm and entered into a partnership with architect Leendert van der Vlugt. The results of that collaboration include the Van Nelle Factory and the Feijenoord Stadion.^[2]

After the death of Van der Vlugt in 1936, Brinkman teamed up with architect Johannes Hendrik van den Broek.^[2] The firm's work during this time including a new Rotterdam Cruise Terminal for the Holland-America Line.^[4]

Brinkman died in 1949 and the architect Jaap Bakema joined the firm, which in 1951 was renamed Architectenbureau Van den Broek en Bakema and today is known an Broekbakema.^[2]

Works

• Van der Leeuw House, Rotterdam (1930)
• Van Nelle Factory, Rotterdam (1931)
• Sonneveld House, Rotterdam (1932)
• Stadion Feyenoord, Rotterdam (1937)
• Cruise Terminal, Rotterdam (1946)

See also

• List of Dutch architects

References

• Emmanuel, Muriel (1980). Contemporary Architects. New York: St. Martin's Press. pp. 119–121. ISBN 0-312-16635-4.

External links

• Van Nelle Factory
• Van der Leeuw House
• Sonneveld House

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