Eduard Cuypers

(noun)

A Dutch architect considered to have originated the Amsterdam School of architecture (1859 – June 1, 1927, The Hague).

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Examples of Eduard Cuypers in the following topics:

  • Dutch Rationalist Architecture

    • The Amsterdam School had its origins in the office of architect Eduard Cuypers in Amsterdam.
    • Although Cuypers was not a progressive architect himself, he gave his employees plenty of opportunity to develop.
    • The three leaders of the Amsterdam School Michel de Klerk, Johan van der Mey, and Piet Kramer all worked for Cuypers until about 1910.

  • Germany and the United States

    • Among Piloty's more famous pupils were Hans Makart, Franz von Lenbach, Franz Defregger, Gabriel von Max, and Eduard von Grützner.