The Chief Government Architect (Dutch: Rijksbouwmeester) is the senior architect for the DutchMinistry of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment (VROM). The Chief Architect's responsibility is to protect and stimulate the architectural quality and urban suitability of government buildings in the Netherlands. The position was previously known as Chief National Architect (landsbouwmeester) and Royal Chief Architect (rijksarchitect).[1]
The Chief Architect provides an architect's view in urban planning projects and national, architectural policy. The architect is authorized to advise the government on relevant issues, either at the request of the government or of his own accord. The idea is also that he will pay special attention and act as a sort of guardian for monuments and other buildings of value as cultural heritage, as well as the use of visual art in government buildings.
The Chief Architect is officially the chief advisor to the Director-General of the Rijksgebouwendienst, the agency within VROM that manages government buildings. He is also the chief advisor for architectural policy to the ministers of VROM, of Housing, Neighborhoods and Integration and other ministers with responsibilities in this policy area. He is the head of his own staff bureau, the Chief Architect's Studio (Dutch: Atelier Rijksbouwmeester), which assists him in his duties. Starting in 2005 the Studio also houses three other policy advisors with similar tasks: the Government Advisor on Landscape, the Government Advisor on Infrastructure and the Government Advisor on Cultural Heritage. The four together are the College of Government Advisors.
The Chief Architect has great influence on urban building projects, as he decides which architects are allowed to bid on projects of the Rijksgebouwendienst.
The position of Chief Government Architect of the Netherlands has existed, under one name or another, since 1806. In that year Jean-Thomas Thibault was first named Royal Architect. The position was not unique between 1870 and 1920 as several Master Builders held the title simultaneously, each working for a different government service doing some sort of construction. After the formation of the Rijksgebouwendienst in 1924, only one Chief Architect position remained and he was in charge of the actual design work for government building. This changed to the current advisory position in the period 1958-1971, when Jo Vegter was Chief Architect. Following the new definition of the office (which was more neutral), the requests for the Chief Architect's involvement increased. During the 1980s his responsibilities were increased as well and finally it became necessary to create the other three Government Advisorships, to deal with the glut of work.
Floris Alkemade (September 2015 - 1 September 2021)
Francesco Veenstra (1 September 2021 -)
References
^(in Dutch) Corjan van der Peet & Guido Steenmeijer (ed): De Rijksbouwmeesters. Twee eeuwen architectuur van de Rijksgebouwendienst en zijn voorlopers. Rotterdam: Uitgeverij 010, 1995
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The Chief Government Architect Dutch Rijksbouwmeester is the senior architect for the Dutch Ministry of Housing Spatial Planning and the Environment VROM The Chief Architect s responsibility is to protect and stimulate the architectural quality and urban suitability of government buildings in the Netherlands The position was previously known as Chief National Architect landsbouwmeester and Royal Chief Architect rijksarchitect 1 The Chief Architect provides an architect s view in urban planning projects and national architectural policy The architect is authorized to advise the government on relevant issues either at the request of the government or of his own accord The idea is also that he will pay special attention and act as a sort of guardian for monuments and other buildings of value as cultural heritage as well as the use of visual art in government buildings The Chief Architect is officially the chief advisor to the Director General of the Rijksgebouwendienst the agency within VROM that manages government buildings He is also the chief advisor for architectural policy to the ministers of VROM of Housing Neighborhoods and Integration and other ministers with responsibilities in this policy area He is the head of his own staff bureau the Chief Architect s Studio Dutch Atelier Rijksbouwmeester which assists him in his duties Starting in 2005 the Studio also houses three other policy advisors with similar tasks the Government Advisor on Landscape the Government Advisor on Infrastructure and the Government Advisor on Cultural Heritage The four together are the College of Government Advisors The Chief Architect has great influence on urban building projects as he decides which architects are allowed to bid on projects of the Rijksgebouwendienst The position of Chief Government Architect of the Netherlands has existed under one name or another since 1806 In that year Jean Thomas Thibault was first named Royal Architect The position was not unique between 1870 and 1920 as several Master Builders held the title simultaneously each working for a different government service doing some sort of construction After the formation of the Rijksgebouwendienst in 1924 only one Chief Architect position remained and he was in charge of the actual design work for government building This changed to the current advisory position in the period 1958 1971 when Jo Vegter was Chief Architect Following the new definition of the office which was more neutral the requests for the Chief Architect s involvement increased During the 1980s his responsibilities were increased as well and finally it became necessary to create the other three Government Advisorships to deal with the glut of work In 1998 a similar position was created in Flanders the Flemish Government Architect Master Builders EditJean Thomas Thibault 1806 1810 Royal Architect Bartold Ziesenis 1813 1820 Royal Architect Imperial Architect Architect of national buildings Isaac Warnsinck 1845 1857 architect advisor for prisons Allard C Pierson 1857 1870 architect advisor for prisons Willem Nicolaas Rose 1858 1867 chief architect national buildings Johan Frederik Metzelaar 1870 1886 engineer architect of prisons and courthouses Pierre J H Cuypers 1874 1921 architect of royal museum buildings Lucas Hermanus Eberson 1874 1889 Royal Architect Jacobus van Lokhorst 1878 1906 government building engineer for education etc Adolph J M Mulder 1878 1918 Chief Architect of monuments Willem Cornelis Metzelaar 1883 1914 engineer architect of prisons and courthouses Cornelis H Peters 1884 1915 national buildings first district M A van Wadenoyen 1886 1907 government building engineer for education etc Johannes A W Vrijman 1888 1923 government building engineer for education etc Gustav C Cees Bremer 1924 1945 Hayo Hoekstra 1945 1946 Gijsbert Friedhoff 1946 1958 Jo Vegter 1958 1971 Frank Sevenhuijsen 1971 1974 ad interim Wim Quist 1974 1979 Tjeerd Dijkstra 1979 1986 Frans van Gool 1986 1988 Jan Dirk Peereboom Voller 1988 1989 ad interim Kees Rijnboutt 1989 1995 Wytze Patijn 1995 2000 Jo Coenen November 2000 September 2004 Mels Crouwel October 2004 August 2008 Liesbeth van der Pol August 2008 June 2011 Frits van Dongen August 2011 August 2015 Floris Alkemade September 2015 1 September 2021 Francesco Veenstra 1 September 2021 References Edit in Dutch Corjan van der Peet amp Guido Steenmeijer ed De Rijksbouwmeesters Twee eeuwen architectuur van de Rijksgebouwendienst en zijn voorlopers Rotterdam Uitgeverij 010 1995External links EditChief Government Architect in Dutch Rijksbouwmeester Flemish Government Architect in Dutch Rijksbouwmeester voor leken verklaard pdf in Dutch 13 rijksbouwmeesters in het kort Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Chief Government Architect of the Netherlands amp oldid 1041835451, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
