Henry van de Velde
(1863–1957) belgisk konstnär, arkitekt och formgivare
Henry van de Velde (Belgium, 1863–1957) is listed in the catalogue as an architect. By year of birth, Henry van de Velde belongs to the chapter ‘Industrialisation’ in this site’s history of architecture.
Henry van de Velde was born in Antwerp and died in Oberägeri. Henry van de Velde trained at Royal Academy of Fine Arts and Ghent University. Henry van de Velde worked in Italy and Hanover. Wikidata associates Henry van de Velde with Art Nouveau and modernism. Henry van de Velde became a member of Deutscher Werkbund and Les XX. The students included Jacob Ängman and Sigurd Frosterus.
The best-known works include ‘Boekentoren’, ‘Kröller-Müller Museum’, ‘Villa Bloemenwerf’, and ‘National Institute for Technical Education Leuven’. The catalogue has 10 buildings by Henry van de Velde. The dated buildings span the years 1860–1942. The buildings are in places such as Hagen, Otterlo, Quartier des Champs-Élysées, Thüringen, and Gent. They are in 3 countries. According to Wikidata, buildings by Henry van de Velde belong to the styles ‘Art Nouveau’ and ‘Functionalism’.
Contemporary architects in the same chapter include Théo van Rysselberghe, Frantz Charlet, Jules Lagae, Constant Montald, and Otto Reiniger.