Leo de Bever

Leonardus Lodewijk Josephus "Leo" de Bever (14 July 1930 – 14 August 2015) was a Dutch architect best known for his works in the city of Eindhoven, which included the Evoluon which he created together with Louis Kalff [nl], the Catharina Ziekenhuis and Eindhoven Airport.

[1] De Bever studied at the Academie van Bouwkunst van de Leergangen in Tilburg, he later obtained a Master of Architecture from Cornell University, United States.

[2] He started his out his career in New York, Milan and Rome, but later kept mostly to Eindhoven.

[2] For the design of the Evoluon de Bever and Louis Kalff [nl] only got two demands, it had to be "spectacular" and it had to be possible to hold exhibitions in the building.

[1] In 2011 de Bever was invested as a Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau, amongst others for his volunteer work concerning holiday camps for the handicapped.