Hubert-Jan Henket

Hubert-Jan Henket (born 11 March 1940, Heerlen) is a Dutch architect. He is a specialist in the relations between old and new buildings, the redesign of buildings, renovation and restoration.

Life

Henket graduated in 1969 cum laude in civil engineering from the Technische Hogeschool Delft (Delft Technical University) where he was taught by Jaap Bakema and Aldo van Eyck. In 1969-1970 he was given a grant by the Finnish government to study urbanism at the technical university of Helsinki, Teknillinen korkeakoulu. He worked with the Finnish architect Reima Pietilä between 1971 and 1974 for the London architect company Castle Park Dean Hook architects. Acting for the company, he was director of the Housing Renewal Unit in London from 1974 until 1976. In 1976 Henket started his own architectural practise, "Henket & partners architecten". In 2000 he joined forces with Janneke Bierman to form "Bierman Henket architecten".

When he started working in London, Henket began teaching, starting at The Bartlett, the civil engineering faculty of University College London. After that he became "wetenschappelijk hoofdmedewerker" (scientific staff member) in renovation technique at the Technische Hogeschool Delft. Between 1984 and 1998 he was professor in engineering at the Technische Universiteit Eindhoven (Technical University Eindhoven), and from 1998 until his retirement in 2005 he was professor in Delft. Although retired, Henket is still active as architect at his own company, located in Esch, Netherlands.

In 1988 Henket and Wessel de Jonge founded the Docomomo International foundation, which tries to further the document and preserve buildings, landscapes and neighborhoods of the modernist movement. The organization has chapters in more than 40 countries. Henket is the honorary chairman of the organization. In 1999 the Dutch documentary series Uur van de Wolf, broadcast the documentary Hubert-Jan Henket, man van staal, hout en glas (Hubert-Jan Henket, man of steel, wood and glass).

Work

Winter Garden of the Hortus botanicus Leiden
The Fries Museum in Leeuwarden

With his company, he is (jointly) responsible for, amongst others, the new wing of the Teylers Museum in Haarlem, the design of the De Vriese Paviljoen of the Museum Boijmans van Beuningen in Rotterdam, the Art Centre of the Verkadefabriek in 's-Hertogenbosch, the new section of the Museum Catharijneconvent in Utrecht and the Winter Garden of the Hortus botanicus in Leiden.

He was also (amongst others) involved with the renovation of the Institute for Deaf people in Sint Michielsgestel, the Singer Museum in Laren, the Mary Chapel of the St. John's Cathedral in 's-Hertogenbosch and Sanatorium Zonnestraal in Hilversum (together with Wessel de Jonge architecten).

The company was also among those involved in major contracts like the new sections of the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam and as supervisor architecture and urbanism of (amongst others) Airport Schiphol, Hart van Zuid and Hengelo.

Recognition

In 1999 Henket won the Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds Prize for his oeuvre. In 2003 he was appointed a Knight in the Orde van de Nederlandse Leeuw (Order of the Dutch Lion). In 2004 he and Wessel de Jonge won the BNA Kubus, a prize of the Dutch Federation of Architects because of their revitalization of architectonic heritage. Henket also won the Victor de Steursprijs, Scheudersprijs for subterranean building and the Bouwprijs 2005. In 2007 the Fries Museum in Leeuwarden and the Glaspaleis in Heerlen honored him with an exhibition of his work.

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