Bob Van Reeth

Bob Van Reeth
Bob Van Reeth
Born	February 26, 1943 (age 81); Temse
Nationality	Belgian
Occupation	Architect

Bob Van Reeth (Temse, 26 February 1943), who usually signs as bOb Van Reeth, is a Belgian architect.

Biography

Bob Van Reeth started working as an architect in 1965 with designing buildings in Mechelen and Kalmthout. In 1972, he became a teacher at the Nationaal Hoger Instituut voor Bouwkunst (The National Higher Institute for Architecture) in Antwerp. The same year, he started the group Krokus with Jean-Paul Laenen and Marcel Smets. The group worked on the restoration of the old centre of Mechelen.

In the 1980s, Van Reeth designed a new building for the Onze-Lieve-Vrouwecollege in Antwerp. Later buildings include in 2007 a new wing for the Westvleteren Abbey, and the black-and-white Huis Van Roosmalen facing the Scheldt in Antwerp.^[1] Close by stands the Zuiderterras, a grand café on the quay.^[2] He also leads the company AWG (Architect Work Group) Architecten, which won the architectural concours for the design of a memorial and documentation centre about the Holocaust in Mechelen.^[3]

In January 1998, Van Reeth became the first Flemish Government Architect (Vlaams Bouwmeester), a function he held until 1 June 2005 when Marcel Smets succeeded him.^[4]

Notes

^ "Batibouw: 50 jaar evolutie in architectuur en bouwen" (in Dutch). Batibouw. Retrieved 23 February 2009.
^ "Antwerp: food, fashion and fun". The Daily Telegraph. 22 September 2008. Archived from the original on 12 September 2012. Retrieved 23 February 2009.
^ "Bob Van Reeth ontwerpt Holocaustmuseum" (in Dutch). De Tijd. 5 July 2008. Retrieved 23 February 2009.
^ Anne Brumagne (6 April 2005). "Hommage aan een bouwmeester:Bob Van Reeth" (in Dutch). Brussel deze week. Archived from the original on 10 February 2009. Retrieved 23 February 2009.

External links

AWG website

[1] "Batibouw: 50 jaar evolutie in architectuur en bouwen" (in Dutch). Batibouw. Retrieved 23 February 2009.

[2] "Antwerp: food, fashion and fun". The Daily Telegraph. 22 September 2008. Archived from the original on 12 September 2012. Retrieved 23 February 2009.

[3] "Bob Van Reeth ontwerpt Holocaustmuseum" (in Dutch). De Tijd. 5 July 2008. Retrieved 23 February 2009.

[4] Anne Brumagne (6 April 2005). "Hommage aan een bouwmeester:Bob Van Reeth" (in Dutch). Brussel deze week. Archived from the original on 10 February 2009. Retrieved 23 February 2009.