Jan Wils

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The 1928 Olympic Stadium, designed by Wils.
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The 1928 Olympic Stadium, designed by Wils.

Jan Wils (Feb 22, 1891, Alkmaar – Feb 11, 1972, Voorburg) was a Dutch architect.

He 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 others, 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.

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