B. van Kasteel (1921-1988) Bart van Kasteel is born in Amsterdam in 1921 as the son of a contractor. He attends the MTS Bouwkunde in Amsterdam in the period 1938-1942, to continue his education after World War II at the Voortgezet Bouwkunst Onderricht from 1947 to 1949 and the Hoger Bouwkunst Onderricht from 1949-1952, also in Amsterdam. Meanwhile, he works for a short time in daytime practice with J.W.H.C. Pot and from 1947 to 1955 with architect F.A. Eschauzier. In 1955, Van Kasteel begins as an independent architect and performs much work in his native Amsterdam. Commissioned by Willem Sandberg, director of the Stedelijk Museum, he provides a new entrance to the museum and realizes a mezzanine floor, through which a restaurant, a reading room and the print room can be accommodated. Together with architect J. Schipper, he converts the Burgerweeshuis into the Amsterdam Historical Museum (1966-1975). The beautiful covered Schuttersgalerij, which provides passage to the Begijnhof, is part of this conversion. At the Pulitzer complex on Prinsen- and Keizersgracht, Kasteel shows, how old houses can be given a new purpose without damaging the cityscape. At Prinsengracht 323, he barely noticeably set back the facade several meters to create the desired forecourt for the hotel. With his restoration of the Hollandse Manege on Vondelstraat, he manages to create a contemporary center for equestrian sports. He also receives considerable commissions outside of Amsterdam. Among other things, he carries out the renovation of the Kurhaus in Scheveningen (1975-1979), and fits a new Library building for the University of Leiden between old buildings on the Witte Singel in Leiden (1977-1983). He receives the Berlage Prize in 1975 for his Buitenhof office building in The Hague. At the end of the 1980s, the number of commissions at Bart van Kasteel's office drops sharply due to the economic recession at the time. Van Kasteel dies in 1988. Note: the oeuvre of B. van Kasteel is not (completely) inventoried. Education: MTS Bouwkunde in Amsterdam/1938-1942;Hoger Bouwkunst Onderricht Amsterdam/1949-1952