Jo van den Broek

The practice played a leading role in Dutch post-war reconstruction rebuilding and expanding the housing in the Netherlands.

Although their building, known as the Bakema Tower, was not constructed until two years after the exhibition of the project opened in July 1957, the plans and models were included in the catalogue.

[2] 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.

[2] 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).

[2][8][9] The practice became known for its large-scale building projects and its problem-solving ability, and it generated new ideas about architecture, urbanism, and society.