J.H. van den Broek (1898-1978) Johannes Hendrik van den Broek was born in 1898 as the son of a contractor. He first trained as a teacher (1913-1917) in Nijmegen. After completing his training as a structural engineer at the Technical High School (1919-1924) in Delft, he worked at the office of architect B.J. Ouëndag from 1924 to 1927. In 1927, Jo van den Broek starts his own architectural firm in Rotterdam, which mainly carries out commissions for housing associations and private individuals. Well-known projects include the project on Vroesenlaan in the Blijdorp district of Rotterdam. In 1937, Van den Broek succeeded the late Van der Vlugt as the partner of J.A. Brinkman. Together they realize, among other things, the departure hall of the Holland-America Line (1937-1938) in Rotterdam. After the bombing of Rotterdam in 1940, Van den Broek became involved in the discussion about the reconstruction of the Netherlands through his advisory role at the Adviesbureau Stadsplan Rotterdam (1943) and through his memberships of Opbouw Rotterdam, of the preparatory committee of the Bouwcentrum (1944) and of the Core Group of the Studiegroep Woningarchitectuur (1945-1954). Together with Van Tijen, Brinkman and Maaskant, he publishes the study Woonmogelijkheden in het Nieuwe Rotterdam (1941). Van den Broek plays an important role in the process of institutionalization and scientification of postwar housing construction. He is a member of the advisory committees of the Ministry of Reconstruction and Housing (1947), of the Stichting Studiegroep Efficient Woningbouw (1947-1965), and leads the establishment of the Consumer Foundation 'Goed Wonen' (1946) and the Economic Institute for the Construction Industry (EIB) in 1956. In 1947, he is also appointed extraordinary professor of architecture in the Department of Architecture at TH Delft. He contributes to the international debate through his membership in the Union Internationale des Architectes (UIA) and the Comité de Liaison des Architectes du Marché Commun. In 1948, J.B. Bakema joins the firm. After Brinkman's death, the two operate from 1951 under the name Architectenbureau Van den Broek and Bakema. The duo was inspired by the Nieuwe Bouwen movement and played an important role in postwar architectural history. Van den Broek died in 1978. Architectural firm Van den Broek and Bakema The architectural firm Van den Broek and Bakema has its origins in the collaboration entered into by architects J.A. Brinkman (1902-1949) and Leendert van der Vlugt (1894-1936) in 1925. Brinkman, a graduate of Delft University of Technology and son of architect Michiel Brinkman (1873-1925), is the business brain in this collaboration. Van der Vlugt, educated at the Academy of Visual Arts and Technical Sciences in Rotterdam and the son of a building contractor, is primarily the inspired designer and pioneer of the New Building style within this duo. The Brinkman and Van der Vlugt firm gained world fame with projects such as the Van Nelle Factory (1925-1931), the Van der Leeuw residence (1927-1929), the Sonneveld villa (1928-1932) and the Feijenoord stadium (1934-1936) in Rotterdam. After Van der Vlugt's death, his work was continued by Jo van den Broek (1898-1978), while Jaap Bakema (1914-1981) joined the firm from 1948. Jo van den Broek was educated at the Technical High School in Delft, Bakema at the Academy of Architecture in Amsterdam. After Brinkman's untimely death, the firm continued under the name Architectenbureau Van den Broek en Bakema from 1951 and subsequently grew into one of the largest and most productive architectural firms in the Netherlands from the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. Van den Broek and Bakema maintain the Nieuwe Bouwen course and become the most famous architects of post-World War II reconstruction. The firm becomes known throughout the world with the design for the car-free Lijnbaan shopping center (1951-1953) in Rotterdam. Other projects include the TU Delft auditorium (1959-1966), the 1964 Pampus Plan, an expansion of Amsterdam on an island in the IJ, the design for the disabled village Het Dorp (1962) near Arnhem and the Terneuzen town hall (1972). A number of cross-border projects also come to fruition: the head office for Siemens in Munich (1971-1978), with Joost Boks and Gerrit Rietveld the firm provides the Dutch Pavilion at the 1958 World's Fair in Brussels and, in collaboration with Carel Weeber and Wim Crouwel, the expo pavilion for the 1970 World's Fair in Osaka. Van den Broek and Bakema are both professors at the Technische Hogeschool in Delft. Bakema is also a member of Team X, the group of young architects organizing the 10th CIAM Congress in Dubrovnik, and editor of the magazine Forum. Van den Broek dies in 1978 and Bakema in 1981, after which their associates continue the firm under the same name. Education: Technical College, Delft/1919-1924 Secondary activities: - Consultancy firm City Plan Rotterdam/advisor/1943 - Preparatory committee of the Bouwcentrum/member/1944 - Core group of the Housing Architecture Study Group/member/1945-1954 - Advisory Committees of the Ministry of Reconstruction and Housing/member/1947 - Consumer foundation 'Goed Wonen'/lead establishment/1946 - Economic Institute for the Building Industry (EIB)/involved in founding/1956 - Technische Hogeschool, Delft/ professor/1947(from) - Union Internationale des Architectes (UIA)/member/ - Comité de Liaison des Architectes du Marché Commun/member/.