Jaap Bakema
Dutch modernist architect (1914-1981) · Netherlands · On the map · Architects · Died at 66
Jacob Berend "Jaap" Bakema was a Dutch modernist architect. He is notable for design of public housing and involvement in the reconstruction of Rotterdam after the Second World War, and especially his work with Jo van den Broek. The firm was renamed Van den Broek en Bakema in 1951.
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Bakema is also noted for his impact on the direction of modernist architecture.
