Frits van Dongen
Frits van Dongen (born 12 March 1946, in 's-Hertogenbosch) is an architect from the Netherlands. He designed a canal-side municipal theatre for the city of Leeuwarden with his firm De Architecten Cie. The building he designed that is known as The Whale is in an area known as the Oostelijke Handelskade (Eastern Docklands area) that includes "some of The Netherlands' most cutting-edge housing developments including Piraeus, designed by Hans Kollhoff and Christian Rappit, "Hoop, Liefde en Fortuin" (named after three windmills that used to dominate this area) by Rudy Uytenhaak" and one of Jamie Oliver's "Fifteen" restaurants.
Frits van Dongen
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- Name
- Frits van Dongen
- Born
- 12 March 1946
- Birthplace
- 's-Hertogenbosch, North Brabant, Netherlands
- Occupation
- Architect
- Nationality
- Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Fields
- architecture · urbanism
- Education
- Delft University of Technology
- Languages
- Dutch · English
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Frits van Dongen (born 12 March 1946, in 's-Hertogenbosch) is an architect from the Netherlands. He designed a canal-side municipal theatre for the city of Leeuwarden with his firm De Architecten Cie. The building he designed that is known as The Whale is in an area known as the Oostelijke Handelskade (Eastern Docklands area) that includes "some of The Netherlands' most cutting-edge housing developments including Piraeus, designed by Hans Kollhoff and Christian Rappit, "Hoop, Liefde en Fortuin" (named after three windmills that used to dominate this area) by Rudy Uytenhaak" and one of Jamie Oliver's "Fifteen" restaurants.
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Frits van Dongen was a Dutch architect, designer and university teacher, among other activities.
The architect studied at Delft University of Technology. Frits van Dongen held the position of Chief Government Architect of the Netherlands and worked in Amsterdam. The architect was active in architecture and urbanism.
Languages used include Dutch and English. Works by Frits van Dongen are held at Nieuwe Instituut.
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Rotterdam Maaskant Prize for Young Architects 2005 winner Oliver Thill and his architecture partner André Kempe, both from East Germany, both worked in van Dongen's office.
Frits van Dongen studied at Delft University of Technology. The recorded working language is Dutch and English. The field of work recorded is architecture and urbanism. Places of work recorded in the authority are Amsterdam. Positions recorded include Chief Government Architect of the Netherlands. Work by Frits van Dongen is recorded in the collections of Nieuwe Instituut.
Amsterdam - Oosterdokskade - Amsterdam Public Library 2007 by Jo Coenen - Conservatorium van Amsterdam 2008 by Frits van Dongen
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Amsterdam - Oosterdokskade - Amsterdam Public Library 2007 by Jo Coenen - Conservatorium van Amsterdam 2008 by Frits van Dongen
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Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Frits van Dongen • Born — 12 March 1946 • Birthplace — 's-Hertogenbosch, North Brabant, Netherlands • Occupation — Architect
Projects
Projects
• Delfts Blauw, Delft, The Netherlands, 1998 • Batavia - Entrepot - West 4, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, 2000 • Botania - Anne Frankstraat, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, 2002 • The Whale, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, 2000
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Selected publications
• Frits van Dongen, Ron van der Ende, Braden King. The factory set, Frame Publishers, 2015.
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reference work
- “Frits van Dongen”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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authority record
- Wikidata, structured authority record Q1855243: Frits van Dongen
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- 1.Jeremy Myerson, Jennifer Hudson New public architecture
- 2.Chabot, Nicole. [Grand designs]: rich in history and effortlessly stylish, Amsterdam's latest generation of boutique hotels can bring a smile to the face of the weariest of travellersAdate=1 September 2005. Business Traveller Middle East.
- 3.Piet Vollaard Kempe and Thill dispel the myth architectuur 9 November 2005 ArchiNed
- 4.Jingmin Zhou, Ian Colquhoun Urban housing forms
- 5.Van Dongen https://www.cie.nl/botania?lang=en
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