* 1914 in Groningen
† 1981 in Rotterdam
- studied at the Technical University of Groningen and at the Academy of Architecture in Amsterdam; graduated 1941 under Mart Stam
- from 1941 worked in various offices, including with Willem van Tijen, Rotterdam
- since 1947 member of CIAM (Congrès Internationaux d’Architecture Moderne)
- 1948 joined the van den Broek office
- 1949–1953 De Lijnbaan shopping center in Rotterdam
- 1960–1965 Marl Town Hall
- from 1965 professorship at the Staatliche Hochschule für Bildende Künste, Hamburg
- 1970 Faculty of Architecture at the TU Delft
- 1980 Rotterdam Central Library