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Name
  
Jan Wils

Role
  
Architect


Period
  
Structures
  

Born
  
22 February 1891 (
1891-02-22
)
Alkmaar, Netherlands

Died
  
February 11, 1972, Voorburg, Netherlands

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Jan Wils (22 February 1891 – 11 February 1972) was a Dutch architect.

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He was born in Alkmaar and died in Voorburg.

Jan Wils FileJan Wils block of flats Jozef Isralsplein The Hague

Wils was one of the founding members of the De Stijl movement, which also included artists as Piet Mondrian, Theo van Doesburg and Gerrit Rietveld.

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Among other works, Wils designed the Olympic stadium for the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam. His design was also entered in the Olympic art competition, and won the gold medal. he also designed the Papaverhof housing complex, now a Rijksmonument (Dutch national heritage site).

Jan Wils Stadionkade1

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Jan Wils Jan Wils De Stijl painted chair

References

Jan Wils Wikipedia