Evert van Linge (1895-1964) Evert van Linge, born in Veendam in 1895, trained as an architectural draftsman at the Minerva Academy in Groningen starting in 1915. In 1916 he left for Amsterdam where he studied at the Voortgezet Hoger Bouwkundig Onderricht (VHBO). After three years working at the architectural office of the brothers H.A.J. and J. Baanders, he establishes himself in 1920 as an independent architect in Groningen. Since 1914, Van Linge plays regularly in the successful first team of the Groningen soccer club "Be Quick." He becomes captain of the club and is a member of the Dutch national team. His connection with "Be Quick" in 1920 leads to one of his first assignments; the construction of a new stadium in Haren. In 1922, Van Linge becomes a member of the Groninger Art Circle "De Ploeg." His early work, which can be seen at exhibitions of De Ploeg in 1923 and 1924, is mainly strongly inspired by the Amsterdam School. This style was widely imitated in Groningen. Van Linge also experimented with other style forms, such as De Stijl and Nieuwe Bouwen. His competition design for a League of Nations Palace in Geneva in 1927 is often regarded as the high point in Van Linge's work. This functionalist-tinged design was awarded an honorable mention second class, no mean feat in a field of international contenders. In 1935, Van Linge entered into a partnership with Delft-based ir. G. Bosma. This collaboration officially lasts until 1946, but they also work together frequently thereafter. They actively participate in the reconstruction of Groningen. Several buildings are rebuilt, including hotel "Baulig"(1944), the Groninger Cooking and Household School (from 1949) and an asbestos factory (1949). The architect J.B. Bakema, who from 1944, after escaping from German captivity, went into hiding with Van Linge for some time, also collaborated on a number of designs. Besides rebuilding buildings, Van Linge and Bosma were intensively engaged in various applications of system construction. In 1946 they developed the so-called "synthetic resin house," several of which were erected in Haren and Veendam. Starting in 1947, they also design a large number of duplex houses for the "Pelita" foundation, which was set up to receive and, if necessary, house former members of the Dutch East Indies. Such houses are built in Groningen, Leeuwarden, Santpoort and Zeist, among other places. In January 1954, Evert's son, ir. Arent E. van Linge, joined the firm. The firm moved to Haren in 1960. After Evert van Linge's death in 1964, the firm continued under the name "Van Linge en Kleinjan bv". Exhibitions Work by Van Linge was shown at the following exhibitions: "De Ploeg", Pictura Art Society in Groningen, 1923 and 1924 (1924 catalog) "The Amsterdam School," Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, 1975 (catalog) "De Ploeg," Dordrecht, 1976 "E.van Linge", Groningen, 1993