Leendert van der Vlugt
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Leendert van der Vlugt

Dutch architect

Leendert Cornelis van der Vlugt (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈleːndərt kɔrˈneːlɪs fɑn dər ˈvlʏxt]; 13 April 1894 – 25 April 1936) was a Dutch architect in Rotterdam. In the architects office Brinkman & Van der Vlugt he was responsible for the architecture of the Van Nelle Factory, a listed monument of the UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2014.2

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Born Apr 13, 1894, died Apr 26, 1936.1

About

After the death of the Rotterdam architect Michiel Brinkman in 1925, his son Johannes Brinkman, a constructional engineer, took over the architectural office and made Leendert van der Vlugt co-director. The new practice was called J.A. Brinkman & L.C. van der Vlugt.

From Wikipedia’s article on Leendert van der Vlugt, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.2

Companies

Career

Occupation: designer, architect, industrial designer.4 5

Known for: De Kuip.6

Personal life

  • BornApr 13, 1894, Rotterdam7 8
  • DiedApr 26, 1936, Noordwijk9 10
  • CitizenshipKingdom of the Netherlands11 12