Léon Stynen (15 July 1899 – 13 May 1990) was a Belgian architect, urban planner and designer, from Antwerp.

[2] The contest-winning memorial Stynen designed (Herdenkingsmonument 1914–1918) was to commemorate the World War I veterans from Knokke.

[4] The monument features four standing figures representing soldiers: they lean against a center column.

[5] He was called one of Belgium's greatest architects, and there are many buildings in Flanders which were designed by Stynen, and they still exist to display the Modern architecture style.

In designing the casino Stynen also was influenced by his background n Beaux-Arts architecture and the Art Deco movement.

[6] In 1939 he was asked to work with Henry van de Velde and Victor Bourgeois to design the Belgian pavilion for the 1939 New York World's Fair.