Abe Bonnema

He was a functionalist architect. In addition to buildings for care, education and offices, Bonnema has designed more than a thousand homes in Leeuwarden.

Abe Bonnema studied at Delft University of Technology. Works named in the authority record are Delftse Poort. Work by Abe Bonnema is recorded in the collections of Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen. Distinctions recorded are Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau.

• Name — Abe Bonnema • Birth Name — Abe Bonnema • Born — 6 September 1926 • Birthplace — Stiens, Netherlands • Died — 9 August 2001 • Place of death — Groningen • Education — TU Delft • Occupation — Architect • Practice — Bonnema Architecten • Significant Buildings — Gebouw Delftse Poort in Rotterdam Achmeatoren in Leeuwarden Het Boek, Amsterdam

• Illustration — Gebouw Delftse Poort, 1991, Rotterdam • Illustration — Cascadecomplex, 2000, Groningen • Illustration — Achmeatoren, 2002, Leeuwarden • Illustration — Girokantoor, Leeuwarden • Illustration — Interpolis tower, Tilburg Exhibitions of his work took place in various museums, including Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen in Rotterdam and the Museum of Modern Art in New York.

• Illustration — Fries Museum in Leeuwarden Bonnema has left a legacy to the city of Leeuwarden under certain conditions (executory bequest). The money had to be spent on a new accommodation for the Fries Museum. This new museum had to be built on the Zaailand and the design had to be made by Hubert-Jan Henket in collaboration with his architectural firm Bonnema Architects. The building has been realized and was opened in 2013.