Leo van der Laan
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Leonardus van der Laan (20 April 1864 – 17 March 1942) was a Dutch architect.
Life
Leo van der Laan was born in The Hague. He married Anna Maria Louise Stadhouder, with whom he had eleven children, among them Dom Hans van der Laan, Jan van der Laan and Nico van der Laan, who all also became architects.
Van der Laan worked as an independent architect from 1891 in Leiden. From 1921 he worked in partnership with his son Jan after the latter had completed his training at the Technische Hogeschool in Delft. The two of them were responsible for the design of about 400 buildings in Leiden and the surrounding area.
File:Detail gedenksteen Leo van der Laan, architect Sint-Josephkerk Leiden.JPG
Notable works
- St. Elisabeth's Hospital, Leiden, 1909 (presently student accommodation)
- St. Joseph's Church, Leiden, 1925 ("Herensingelkerk")
- St. Leonard's Church, Leiden, 1925
- Department store Vroom & Dreesmann, Leiden, 1936 (with leaded lights by Joep Nicolas)
File:Elisabeth ziekenhuis, Leiden. Architect Leo van der Laan (4).JPG|St. Elisabeth's Hospital, Leiden
File:Herensingelkerk (Leiden) OLV Hemelvaart en St Joseph 5.JPG|St. Joseph's Church, Leiden, 1925 ("Herensingelkerk")
File:KruisherenKlooster4.JPG|Kapel Kruisherenklooster, Zoeterwoude, 1942
File:LeonardusLeiden1.JPG|St. Leonard's Church, Leiden, 1925
File:V&D Leiden.jpg|Vroom & Dreesmann, Leiden
Bibliography
- David Geneste, Albert Gielen & Rick Wassenaar: L. van der Laan (1864-1942), J.A. van der Laan (1896-1966). Een katholieke architectenfamilie -rechtzinnig, maar veelzijdig en pragmatisch. Rotterdam, Stichting BONAS, 2002. {{ISBN|9076643156}}
External links
- [http://www.nai.nl/collectie/bekijk_de_collectie/item/_rp_kolom2-1_elementId/1_8080 Archive of Leo and Jan van der Laan at the Nederlands Architectuur Instituut] {{in lang|nl}}
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