Gerrit Rietveld

(1888–1964) nederländsk arkitekt och möbeldesigner

Gerrit Rietveld (Netherlands, 1888–1964) is listed in the catalogue as an architect. By year of birth, Gerrit Rietveld belongs to the chapter ‘Modernism’ in this site’s history of architecture.

Gerrit Rietveld was born in Utrecht and died in Utrecht. Gerrit Rietveld worked in Utrecht. Wikidata associates Gerrit Rietveld with De Stijl and neoplasticism. Gerrit Rietveld became a member of De Stijl and Koninklijke Vlaamse Academie van België voor Wetenschappen en Kunsten. The awards include Sikkens Prize, Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau, and Honorary Medal of the City of Utrecht 1948.

The best-known works include ‘Rietveld Schröder House’, ‘Red and Blue Chair’, and ‘Press room’. The catalogue has 4 buildings by Gerrit Rietveld. The dated buildings span the years 1764–1973. The buildings are in Utrecht, Amsterdam, and Venice.

Contemporary architects in the same chapter include Robert van't Hoff, Robert Tikkanen, Kaare Klint, Gerrit Rietveld, and Piero Portaluppi.

• Van Gogh-museet
• Villa Schröder
• Jaarbeurs
• Dutch pavilion