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Jan Wils
Jan
Wils
was a
Dutch
architect
. He was born in
Alkmaar
and
died
in
Voorburg
.
Wils was one of the
founding
members of the
De Stijl movement
, which also included artists as
Piet Mondrian
,
Theo van Doesburg
and
Gerrit Rietveld
.
Among other works, Wils
designed
the
Olympic Stadium
for the
1928 Summer Olympics
in
Amsterdam
. His
design
was also
entered
in the
Olympic art competition
, and won the
gold medal
. he also designed the
Papaverhof housing complex
, now a
Rijksmonument
.