Jaap Bakema

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.

[3] They achieved international fame with some of their projects, including the Lijnbaan shopping centre (1949-53) and buildings for retailers Ter Meulen, Wassen and Van Vorst (1948-51) in Rotterdam.

[3] Van den Broek en Bakema was commissioned to design buildings for Delft University of Technology, including the Faculty of Architecture (1959-64) and the Auditorium (1959-66).

[3][8][9] Van den Broek en Bakema was commissioned to design buildings for Delft University of Technology, including the Faculty of Architecture (1959-64) and the Auditorium (1959-66).

[3] In 1946 Bakema began attending meetings of the Congrès International d'Architecture Moderne, became its secretary in 1955, and was a core member of its offshoot Team 10.

[4] Australian architect Col James, who had been influenced by reading about Team 10, spent some time working in Bakema's studio in the early 1960s.

The exhibition, which included original drawings and models, photographs, film footage, and audio tapes, was the largest survey of their work to date.