Henricus Joseph (Henk) Teeken is co-owner of the architectural firm Teeken & Beelen in Beverwijk (Gaasterland 8). Henk Teeken also maintained offices at Bloemgracht 62 in Amsterdam. Henk began his career in the office of his father and his successor J. Petit. Around 1952 he joined the architectural firm of ir. F.P.J. Peutz (1896-1974) in Heerlen. In 1954 he joined the architectural firm of ir. Petrus Hubertus Antonius (Piet) Starmans (1927-) in Utrect and 2 years later he joined the architectural firm of M.F. Duintjer (1908-1983) in Amsterdam. In 1959 he graduated successfully from the Academy of Architecture in Amsterdam. In 1963 he started his own office in Amsterdam. [Text Ir. H.R. van der Woude - October 2011]