Marius Frans Duintjer
*22. 12. 1908 – Veendam, Netherlands
†2. 5. 1983 – Amsterdam, Netherlands
Biography
Marius Frans Duintjer was a Dutch architect. His father was Engberta Jurjena Duintjer, the director of a potato starch factory, and his mother was Jetske Franciska Ottema. He grew up in the Art Nouveau building Bocht Oosterdiep in Veendam, which was designed by architect J. A. Hooykaas (1855-1934) at the request of his father. After completing his secondary education in Veendam, he studied architecture at ETH Zurich. After graduating in 1931 and completing his military service, he worked for several years with Le Corbusier in Paris. His first design in the Netherlands was in 1934, a summer house on the Meindersveen estate for a member of the family. After returning to the Netherlands in 1935, he briefly worked for the Rotterdam architectural firm Hooykaas en Lockhorst. In the same year, he settled in Amsterdam as an independent architect. In the 1960s, he began collaborating with D. J. Istha, who specialized in hospital construction. Since 1968, the firm operated under the name Duintjer Istha Kramer Van Willigen.
Marius Frans Duintjer was a Dutch architect. His father was Engberta Jurjena Duintjer, the director of a potato starch factory, and his mother was Jetske Franciska Ottema. He grew up in the Art Nouveau building Bocht Oosterdiep in Veendam, which was designed by architect J. A. Hooykaas (1855-1934) at the request of his father. After completing his secondary education in Veendam, he studied architecture at ETH Zurich. After graduating in 1931 and completing his military service, he worked for several years with Le Corbusier in Paris. His first design in the Netherlands was in 1934, a summer house on the Meindersveen estate for a member of the family. After returning to the Netherlands in 1935, he briefly worked for the Rotterdam architectural firm Hooykaas en Lockhorst. In the same year, he settled in Amsterdam as an independent architect. In the 1960s, he began collaborating with D. J. Istha, who specialized in hospital construction. Since 1968, the firm operated under the name Duintjer Istha Kramer Van Willigen.
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