Bertus Mulder Explained

Bertus Mulder
Birth Name:Albertus Johannes Mulder
Birth Date:31 January 1929
Birth Place:Dedemsvaart, Netherlands
Nationality:Dutch
Occupation:architect

Albertus Johannes "Bertus" Mulder (31 January 1929 – 20 May 2024) was a Dutch architect and writer.[1] He became an expert on Gerrit Rietveld and also wrote multiple reference works about him and his works.

Biography

Mulder was born on 31 January 1929 in Dedemsvaart. In 1959 he became an independent architect in Utrecht. In the 1960s he worked together with Gerrit Rietveld who became his main source of inspiration. Mulder was the architect of the exhibition pavilion near and is known for restoring the Rietveld Schröder House in 1987, restoring the in Amsterdam-Zuid and expanding the . He also published several books, most of them about Gerrit Rietveld.[2]

Mulder had three children. According to his son Marco Mulder, Gerrit Rietveld was the spiritual father of Bertus Mulder.[3] Mulder died on 20 May 2024, at the age of 95.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bertus Mulder. Integrated Authority File. 25 May 2024. 25 May 2024. nl.
  2. Web site: Utrechtse architect en Rietveldkenner Bertus Mulder overleden. DUIC. 25 May 2024. 25 May 2024. nl.
  3. Web site: Architect Bertus Mulder en zijn zoon over Gerrit Rietveld als spirituele vader. DUIC. 4 June 2017. 25 May 2024. nl.
  4. Web site: Muis . Robert . 27 May 2024 . Architect en Rietveld-kenner Bertus Mulder overleden . 30 May 2024 . architectenweb.nl . Dutch.