About Piet Blom
Lived 1934 – 1999 (aged 65). Piet Blom was a Dutch architect and designer.
Piet Blom (; February 8, 1934 in Amsterdam – June 8, 1999 in Denmark) was a Dutch architect best known for his designs of the Bastille (1964–1969), a restaurant and student facility at the University of Twente, Enschede, the housing project Kasbah in Hengelo (1969–1973), and the Cube Houses built in Helmond (1972–1976) and in Rotterdam (1978–1984).
Blom studied at the Amsterdam Academy of Architecture as a student of Aldo van Eyck. Blom, Aldo van Eyck, Herman Hertzberger and others are representatives of the Structuralism movement.
Blom was selected as the Dutch Prix de Rome recipient in 1962.
At the Kasbah in Hengelo, there is a museum dedicated to Blom's works, which opened in May 2013. The square at which the cube houses in Helmond stand was given the name Piet Blomplein.
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Who was Piet Blom?
Dutch architect (1934–1999)
When was Piet Blom born?
Piet Blom was born on 8 February 1934 in Amsterdam.
When did Piet Blom die?
Piet Blom died on 8 June 1999 in Denmark.
What was Piet Blom's occupation?
Piet Blom was an architect and designer.
What nationality was Piet Blom?
Piet Blom was Dutch.
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