E.G.H.H. Cuypers (1859-1927) Eduard Gerard Hendrik Hubert Cuypers was born in Roermond in 1859. Eduard receives his strongly practice-oriented education there at the office of his uncle P.J.H. Cuypers, where his own father was working. He started his own architectural firm in 1881. Due to the economic growth and his many good contacts in the business world, he receives many design assignments for offices, store premises, exhibitions and residential buildings. Ed. Cuypers also gives prominent architects such as J.M. van der Mey, P.L. Kramer and M. de Klerk the opportunity for further training at his office. In 1909, together with M.J. Hulswit, later assisted by A.A. Fermont, he establishes an architectural firm in the former Dutch East Indies. There, too, there is an economic boom, allowing the firm to produce many designs for commercial buildings until its dissolution in 1954. Quantitatively, it is the most productive architectural firm in the Dutch East Indies. In his first years as an independent architect, Eduard Cuypers is a member of the society Architectura et Amicitia, which advocates innovation in architecture. At the beginning of the twentieth century he becomes strongly influenced by new trends and makes designs in Jugendstil and 'cottage' style, sometimes with Japanese motifs. Following the example of P.J.H Cuypers, Ed. Cuypers and his firm produce many arts and crafts products, including furniture, lamps and glass tableware. He also published his own magazine, "Het Huis, Oud en Nieuw," from 1902. In it he presents his ideas about architecture and applied arts and publishes a large number of his works. His stylistic development can be seen in his work, which in the early period was mainly in the Neo-Renaissance style. An early example of this - in Italianate style - is the residence on Nicolaas Witsenkade in Amsterdam (1891). The most impressive work from this period is his first major commission: the Den Bosch train station (1894 -1896). This station was destroyed in 1944. Gradually the New Art asserts its influence in his work, which can be seen in his own residence and office in the Jan Luyckenstraat (1898-1899) and in the office building for the Algemeen Handelsblad on the Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal (1902-1903), both in Amsterdam. His later work is predominantly of an austere New Historicist style. The colossal country house De Hooge Vuursche in Baarn (1910-1911) is a good example of this. Cuypers' office is considered the origin of the Amsterdam School, as the ringleaders of this style - Michel de Klerk, Joan van der Mey and Piet Kramer - were all formed in Eduard Cuypers' office. Berend Tobia Boeyinga, one of the most important followers of the Amsterdam School, also worked for Cuypers for some time. In addition to the architects associated with the Amsterdam School, Charles Estourgie also began his career in Cuypers' office. Cuypers designed his own home and office in 1898. The office was located iaan Jan Luijkenstraat 2 in Amsterdam and was next to the Rijksmuseum, designed by his uncle Pierre Cuypers. Other buildings designed by Cuypers include: - the building Spui 10 for the furniture and carpet warehouse H.F. Jansen & Zonen in Amsterdam. - the Algemeen Handelsblad building on the Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal in Amsterdam. - the Safety Institute at Hobbemakade 22 in Amsterdam. After Cuypers' death in 1927, his office was continued by others. The current name is 'a/d Amstel architects' and is still located in Amsterdam