Cornelis van Eesteren

In this Dutch name, the surname is van Eesteren, not Eesteren.
Prof. C. van Eesteren, 1949
Cornelis van Eesteren (left) with Theo van Doesburg in Paris, 1923

Cornelis van Eesteren (4 July 1897 – 21 February 1988) was a prominent Dutch architect and urban planner who was born in Alblasserdam and died in Amsterdam. He worked for the Town Planning department of Amsterdam (1929–1959) and was the chairman of the CIAM (1930–1947).[1] He contributed to the De Stijl movement, with its founder Theo van Doesburg, the artist Piet Mondrian, and others.[2]

  1. ^ NAi: "Mastering the City: Cornelis van Eesteren, architect and planner", retrieved 4 January 2013
  2. ^ Caves, R. W. (2004). Encyclopedia of the City. Routledge. p. 743. ISBN 978-0415862875.