Hugh Maaskant
Huig (Hugh) Aart Maaskant (August 17, 1907 – May 27, 1977) was a Dutch architect. He designed a number of notable buildings in Rotterdam, his home city, and in Amsterdam, notably the Groothandelsgebouw in Rotterdam in 1951 and the Amsterdam Hilton Hotel in 1958.
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Hugh Maaskant
Vervaardiger: Ary (A.) Groeneveld · 21985-6-1 Architect Huig Aart (Hugh) Maaskant voor het scholencomplex Technikon, dat ontworpen is door architectenbureau Maaskant, Van Dommelen, Kroos en Senf. Collectie Ary Groeneveld. Gemeente Rotte · CC0
- Born
- 1907 · Rotterdam.
- Died
- 1977 · Rotterdam.
- Nationality
- Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Occupation
- architect
- Known for
- Euromast · Provinciehuis Noord-Brabant
- Languages
- Dutch
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Huig (Hugh) Aart Maaskant (August 17, 1907 – May 27, 1977) was a Dutch architect. He designed a number of notable buildings in Rotterdam, his home city, and in Amsterdam, notably the Groothandelsgebouw in Rotterdam in 1951 and the Amsterdam Hilton Hotel in 1958.
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The recorded working language is Dutch. Places of work recorded in the authority are Rotterdam. Works named in the authority record are Euromast and Provinciehuis Noord-Brabant. Work by Hugh Maaskant is recorded in the collections of Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, Regionaal Archief Rivierenland and Nieuwe Instituut.
• Groothandelsgebouw Rotterdam 1951 • Tomadohuis Dordrecht 1962 • Euromast Rotterdam 1960 • Scheveningen Pier 1961 • Neudeflat, Utrecht 1961 • Hilton Amsterdam 1962 • Hilton Rotterdam 1964 • Student Centre De Bunker Eindhoven 1969 • Seat of government for the Province of Noord-Brabant 's-Hertogenbosch 1971
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• Illustration — Hilton Rotterdam Rotterdam, Netherlands • Illustration — Groothandelsgebouw Rotterdam, Netherlands • Illustration — Scheveningen Pier The Hague, Netherlands • Illustration — Euromast Rotterdam, Netherlands • Illustration — Hilton Amsterdam Amsterdam, Netherlands
It eardere bedriuwsgebou fan houthandel Buttinger oan de Oosterhamrikkade yn Grins. It is setten yn 1955-'57 en waard ûntwurpen troch F. Klein (1918-1973) en H.A. Maaskant (1907-1977).
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Detail of the building 'Katshoek' (architect Hugh Maaskant, built 1960-1969), Heer Bokelweg in Rotterdam. More info here: http: zoeken.nai.nl/CIS/project/18062
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