Dirk Brouwer
Illustration — D. Brouwer • Illustration — Former HEMA store, Heerlen (1939) Dirk Brouwer (November 23, 1899 in Alkmaar – November 17, 1941 in Overveen) was a Dutch architect. His father was a concierge at a local technical school. After three years of studies Dirk Brouwer learned from various architects and attended a course for Higher Architectural Education in Amsterdam.
Dirk Brouwer
Persoonlijkheden in het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden in woord en beeld (1938) · Public domain
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- Dirk Brouwer was born on 23 November 1899. · Alkmaar.
- Died
- Dirk Brouwer died on 17 November 1941. · Overveen.
- Nationality
- Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Occupation
- architect · resistance fighter
- Education
- Academie van Bouwkunst Amsterdam
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Illustration — D. Brouwer • Illustration — Former HEMA store, Heerlen (1939) Dirk Brouwer (November 23, 1899 in Alkmaar – November 17, 1941 in Overveen) was a Dutch architect. His father was a concierge at a local technical school. After three years of studies Dirk Brouwer learned from various architects and attended a course for Higher Architectural Education in Amsterdam.
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His buildings were designed according to the Amsterdam School and he cooperated with Willem Marinus Dudok, a notable assertor of Modernism, thus Brouwer's style was influenced. In 1938 he designed the backside and possibly also the dome light of the Bijenkorf department store in Amsterdam. He also built the HEMA store in Heerlen. In World War II he joined the resistance and the editors of the illegal magazine Vrij Nederland. He was therefore executed by German troops in the dunes near Overveen in 1941.
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Dirk Brouwer was born at Alkmaar.
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Dirk Brouwer died at Overveen.
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- 1.Oorlogsgravenstichting.nl, Dirk Brouwer 1899-1941. Gezien op 25 september 2016.
- 2.Link rijksmonument id=520733
- 3.Link rijksmonument id=512799
- 4.Link rijksmonument id=518426
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