Traditionalist School (architecture)
Hendrik Petrus Berlage
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Traditionalist architecture is an architectural movement in Europe since the beginning of the 20th century in the
Cubist, Constructivist and Expressionist architecture
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In
Dutch architecture, the Traditionalist School was also a reaction against Functionalism as well as the Expressionism of the Amsterdam School, and meant a revival of rural and national architectural styles and traditions, with tidy, visible brickwork
, minimal decoration and "honest" (that is, traditional and natural) materials.
It occurred after the
Technical University in Delft
from 1924 until 1953.
Traditionalism can be seen in many ways as a direct successor to Berlage-type Rationalism
.
It was highly influential on church design up after 1945, especially in Catholic architecture but gaining influence as well on Protestant architecture just before World War Two, especially on architects like Berend Tobia Boeyinga and Egbert Reitsma. During the reconstruction after the war, its influence on secular architecture reached a peak while its importance for church architecture slowly vanished.
Delft School Members
- Marinus Jan Granpré Molière
- Cornelis Hubertus (Cees) de Bever
- Gijsbert Friedhoff
- Bernardus Joannes Koldewey
- Kees van Moorsel