H. P. Berlage
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| Born | Hendrik Petrus Berlage 21 February 1856 Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Died | 12 August 1934 (aged 78) The Hague, Netherlands |
| Alma mater | ETH Zurich |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Buildings | Beurs van Berlage (1903) Jachthuis Sint-Hubertus (1920) Kunstmuseum Den Haag (1935) |
| Projects | Plan Zuid (1915) |
Hendrik Petrus Berlage (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɦɛndrɪk ˈpeːtrʏz ˈbɛrlaːɣə]; 21 February 1856 – 12 August 1934) was a Dutch architect and designer. He is considered one of the fathers of the architecture of the Amsterdam School.
Life and work
Hendrik Petrus Berlage, son of Nicolaas Willem Berlage and Anna Catharina Bosscha, was born on 21 February 1856 in
Berlage studied architecture at the
Berlage was influenced by the Neo-Romanesque brickwork architecture of
A visit Berlage made to the U.S. in 1911 greatly affected his architecture. From then on the organic architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright would be a significant influence. Lectures he gave when returned to Europe would help to disseminate Wright's thoughts in Germany.
A notable overseas commission was the 1916 Holland House,
Considered the "Father of Modern architecture" in the Netherlands and the intermediary between the Traditionalists and the Modernists, Berlage's theories inspired most Dutch architectural groups of the 1920s, including
Berlage died on 12 August 1934 in
Legacy
The Berlage Institute has been a postgraduate school for architecture since 1990.
Works of Berlage are in the public collections of
Publications
- Hendrik Berlage (1996): Hendrik Petrus Berlage: Thoughts on Style, 1886-1909 (Texts & Documents), The Getty Center For The History Of Art, ISBN 0-89236-334-7
References
- ^ a b Heijden, Marien van der (5 February 2003). "Berlage, Hendrik Petrus". Biografisch Woordenboek van het Socialisme en de Arbeidersbeweging in Nederland. International Institute of Social History. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
- ^ "News & Views".
- ^ Wittekind, Sarah. "1916: Holland House, London". 100 Buildings 100 Years. The Twentieth Century Society. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
- ^ Descriptive data on lunar craters from the United States Geological Survey. (Click on the crater name ) : "Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature - Moon Nomenclature: Crater, craters". Astrogeology Research Program, U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 5 August 2007.
Further reading
- Bock, Manfred (1983). Anfange einer neuen Architektur. Berlages Beitrag zur architektonischen Kultur der Niederlande im ausgehenden 19. Jahrhundert [Beginnings of a new architecture. Berlage's contribution to the architectural culture of the Netherlands in the late 19th century] (in German). 's Gravenhage/Wiesbaden. )
- Fiell, Charlotte; Fiell, Peter (2005). Design of the 20th Century (25th anniversary ed.). Köln: Taschen. p. 107. OCLC 809539744.
- Gaillard, Karin; Dokter, Betsy (1992). Berlage en Amsterdam Zuid';'Berlage en de toekomst van Amsterdam Zuid' [Berlage and Amsterdam South';'Berlage and the future of Amsterdam South] (in Dutch). Amsterdam. ISBN 9789064501746.)
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link - Kohlenbach, Bernhard (1991). H.P. Berlage: Schriften zur Architektur [H.P. Berlage: Writings on Architecture] (in German) (German ed.). Basel: Birkhäuser. ISBN 3-7643-2587-9.
- Polano, Sergio; Fanelli, Giovanni; Van Rossem, Vincent (2002). Hendrik Petrus Berlage. Phaidon Press. ISBN 1-904313-11-6.
- Singelenberg, Pieter (1972). H.P. Berlage. Idea and style. The quest for modern architecture. Utrecht: Haentjens Dekker & Gumbert.
- Sharp, Dennis (1991). Illustrated Encyclopedia of Architects and Architecture. Watson-Guptill. ISBN 978-0-8230-2539-8
External links
Media related to Hendrik Petrus Berlage at Wikimedia Commons- Biography and works of Berlage
- National Library of the Netherlands - dossier Berlage
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