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The artist Johannes Duiker
Born March 1 1890, Den Haag, Netherlands.
Born March 1 1890, Den Haag, Netherlands.
Died Febr 23 1935 Amsterdam.
Style and technique of the artist: Architecture,
Jan Duiker was een bijzonder produktieve architect, die in een beperkt aantal jaren een relatief groot aantal ontwerpen op zijn naam heeft gebracht.
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The Eerste Openluchtschool (First Open Air School) in Amsterdam is a model example of Modernist architecture, of the Dutch ‘Nieuwe Zakelijkheid’ (New Objectivity) to be exact. Johannes Duiker projected a concrete and glass building that shows proudly its glass-free corners thanks to the white-painted cantilevered structure. The school is a pure cubic volume rotated 45º degrees to the courtyard block where it is located. The only addition to the cube is the gym area in the ground plan…
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Johannes Duiker’s «Handelsblad Cineac» was built in Amsterdam in 1934…
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