Английская Википедия:Han Groenewegen
Johannes Martinus (Han) Groenewegen (October 27, 1888 (The Hague) – April 4, 1980 (Jakarta)) was a Dutch architect who was active in the Netherlands and the Dutch East Indies, and subsequently, Indonesia from the 1920s to the 1960s.
Biography
Han Groenewegen worked in the Hague as a freelance architect from 1920 to 1927.Шаблон:Sfn Before establishing his own firm, he used to work for the contractor R. Rutgers in the Hague.Шаблон:Sfn One of his few works in the Netherlands is the Church of the Holy Heart of Jesus in Schiedam. During the Great Depression, Groenewegen left the Netherlands to established his own new firm in the Dutch East Indies.Шаблон:Sfn Many other architects were left for the Indies during the period, e.g. Albert Aalbers. Groenewegen arrived in Medan (on the island of Sumatra) in 1927 to work on the plan for a hospital, the St. Elisabeth's Hospital (1929-1930).Шаблон:Sfn He was active in Medan from 1927 to 1942 to work for the Oostkust.Шаблон:Sfn Like Schoemaker for the city of Bandung, Gronewegen can be considered as representative of modernist Nieuwe Bouwen in Medan.Шаблон:Sfn Among Groenewegen's extensive portfolio in Medan are the expansion of Medan Cathedral (1928),[1] Arnhem Insurance (now Museum Perjuangan TNI, 1930), the Roman Catholic Chinese church in Polonia (1934),Шаблон:Sfn Princess Beatrix School (now Immanuel Christian School, 1938),Шаблон:Sfn Medan swimming pool (1939),Шаблон:Sfn[2] and Oranjeschool (1941).Шаблон:Sfn Unlike many of his colleagues however, Groenewegen remained in Indonesia following the independence of the country.
After the war, Groenewegen moved to Jakarta from 1947. Shortly after the war, he worked on the central reconstruction plans.Шаблон:Sfn One of the first buildings designed by Groenewegen in Jakarta is the Menteng cinema in Javaweg (1949-1950, now demolished).Шаблон:Sfn Other designs in Jakarta are the houses for the Java Bank (1952), Sumber Waras hospital in Grogol (1957), a crematorium (1958) and the Dutch embassy and chancery (1960 and 1966). From 1957, Groenewegen worked in association with Indonesian architect F. Silaban, e.g. for Bank Indonesia in Jakarta.Шаблон:Sfn He also worked as an architecture lecturer. Groenewegen died in April 1980 in the hospital Sumber Waras he designed.Шаблон:Sfn
Groenewegen also had several works outside Medan and Jakarta, e.g. the Sumber Waras hospital in Padang (1956-1957), Savoy cinema in Bukittinggi (1957), and Museum Seni Modern in Bali (1959).Шаблон:Sfn
Design philosophy
Groenewegen was heavily influenced by the principle of Amsterdam School. While staying and working in Indonesia, Groenewegen began to incorporate Indies architectural element in his works.
See also
- List of colonial buildings in Medan for his works in Medan.
References
Cited works
External links
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