Bertus Mulder
Albertus Johannes "Bertus" Mulder (31 January 1929 – May 2024) was a Dutch architect and writer.[1] He became an expert of Gerrit Rietveld and also wrote multiple reference works about him and his works.
Bertus Mulder | |
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| Born | Albertus Johannes Mulder 31 January 1929 Dedemsvaart, Netherlands |
| Died | May 2024 (aged 95) |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Occupation | architect |
Biography
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Mulder was born on 31 January 1929 in Dedemsvaart. In 1959 he became an independent architect in Utrecht. In the 1960s he worked together with Gerrit Rietveld who became his main source of inspiration. Mulder was the architect of the exhibition pavilion near Leidsche Rijn Centrum and is known for restoring the Rietveld Schröder House in 1987, restoring the Zuiderbad in Amsterdam-Zuid and expanding the Theehuis Rhijnauwen. He also published several books, most of them about Gerrit Rietveld.[2]
Mulder had three children.[3] According to his son Marco Mulder, Gerrit Rietveld was the spiritual father of Bertus Mulder.[3] Mulder died in May 2024, at the age of 95.[2]
References
change- ↑ "Bertus Mulder". Integrated Authority File (in Dutch). 25 May 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Utrechtse architect en Rietveldkenner Bertus Mulder overleden". DUIC (in Dutch). 25 May 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Architect Bertus Mulder en zijn zoon over Gerrit Rietveld als spirituele vader". DUIC (in Dutch). 4 June 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
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