Wessel de Jonge | |
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Born | 1957 |
Nationality | Dutch |
Occupation(s) | architect, architectural historian, professor |
Awards | World Monuments Fund, Knoll Modernism Prize 2010 |
Practice | WDJArchitecten |
Buildings | Van Nelle Factory Dutch pavilion Zonnestraal (estate) |
Wessel de Jonge (born 1957) is a Dutch architect, architectural historian and Professor Heritage & Design at the Department of Architectural Engineering and Technology of the TU Delft. He is specialized in the restoration and re-use of 20th century buildings.[1][2]
Wessel de Jonge is the son of architect Leo de Jonge (1919-2009) and Nelly Burggraaff. He studied at the Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment of the Delft University of Technology, where he graduated in 1985.
In 1988 in cooperation with Hubert-Jan Henket he founded Docomomo International, the working party for the documentation and conservation of buildings, neighborhoods and landscapes of the Modern Movement.[3] The organization grew over the years towards 73 chapters worldwide.