Alexander Bodon

As a young man Alexander was first taught the trade of building furniture, and in 1924 began studying in Budapest.

He later worked for architects Jan Buijs and Lürsen, and for the agencies of Ben Merkelbach and Charles Karsten.

Bodon had a studio in Amsterdam in 1934, together with Eva Besnyö and Carel Blazer [nl], and was a member of the group De 8.

[1] From 1935 to 1940 he led the short-lived Nieuwe Kunstschool (1934-1941), a school for the arts whose students included Otto Treumann, Benno Premsela, and Violette Cornelius.

He was established as an independent architect by 1945, and after 1954 was a partner in the architectural and engineering firm J.P. van Bruggen, G. Drexhage, J.J. Sterkenburg en Alexander Bodon.