W.M. DudokWillem Marinus Dudok (1884-1974) is regarded internationally as one of the most important Dutch architects. As director of Public Works and City Architect to Hilversum, Dudok realized in that municipality not only his world-famous City Hall but also a welter of smaller projects including public baths, a library, housing, schools, a sports park and a cemetery. It was in this period that Dudok developed his own idiom, marked by compositions of cubic volumes. Besides his Hilversum buildings, others he built in Rotterdam, Paris and Velsen have been the subject of great interest. They are regarded as exemplifying an architecture that appeals not only to the professional world but also to the public at large. This compact though lavishly illustrated volume gives a complete overview of the major works by this architect who succeeded in striking a unique balance between modernism and tradition. |
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1845 office block A.E. Redelé Afsluitdijk Amsterdam Amsterdam School archi architect architecture Arnhem auditorium BEGANE GROND Berlage Berlage's Beurs Bijenkorf BLAD Bosdrift Bouw Bouwkundig Weekblad Architectura Bouwkunst Bussum Cité Universitaire columbarium complex with public conjunction construction Coolsingel cultural centre Den Helder department store Design for building development plan Driehuis/Velsen Dudok designed Dudok drew Dudok was commissioned Dutch entrance estate house façade façade View flat roof garden GEMEENTE glass Hague Hengelo Hilversum demolished Hilversum Design Hilversum Dudok Hilversum extension Hilvertsweg Inner-city plan Kamerlingh Onnesweg Kerkbrink Koninklijke Langestraat Leiden Leiderdorp main façade Mariahoeve Minckelerstraat modern monumental municipal housing complex Municipal Theatre Naarden Nederlanden van 1845 neighbourhood Netherlands Neuweg Nieuw IJmuiden Ockenburgh office building Ontwerp Openbare pond Post-war reconstruction plans public baths renovation right page View Rotterdam s-Gravelandseweg SCHAAL Schiedam Schuttersweg Stedebouw straat Tijen Toelichting urban planning Utrecht Velsen villa Voorburg W.M. Dudok Wendingen Westerveld Willem Marinus Dudok Witte Zaanstad
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Page 142 - in the Order of the Dutch Lion (Ridder in de Orde van de Nederlandse Leeuw).
Page 7 - were clearly less appreciative of Dudok's work, which they viewed as not conforming to the conventions of modern architecture.
Page 8 - period (...) had been elaborated by Dudok into a more acceptable, coquettish design'.