Background
Dinkeloo, John Gerard was born on February 28, 1918 in Holland, Michigan, United States. Son of William and Bessie (Brouwer) Dinkeloo.
Dinkeloo, John Gerard was born on February 28, 1918 in Holland, Michigan, United States. Son of William and Bessie (Brouwer) Dinkeloo.
Student Hope College, 1936-1939. Bachelor of Architecture in Architectural Engineering, University Michigan, 1942.
Designer, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, Chicago, 1942-1943, chief production, 1946-1950. Partner Eero Saarinen & Associates, Birmingham, Michigan and Hamden, Connecticut, 1959-1966, Kevin Roche-John Dinkeloo and Associates, Hamden, from 1966. Principal works include Transport World Airlines Terminal at Kennedy Airport, 1961, Dulles Airport, 1962, Columbia Broadcasting System Headquarters Building, New York City, 1965, Oakland (California) Museum, 1967, Ford Foundation Administration Building, New York City, 1967, Gateway Architecture, Jefferson National Expansion Memorial, Saint Louis, 1965, Morse and Stiles colleges, Yale, 1963.
Trustee Hope College.
Served as officer United States Naval Reserve, 1943-1946. Member American International Assurance Development structural neoprene plazing gaskets, laminated metalized heat reflecting glass, exposed structural building components of corrosion resistant steel.
Married Thelma Ann Van Dyke, January 30, 1943. Children: Carter John, Janje, Dirk Van Dyke, Tessa, Christian Van Dyke, Hanni, Kaaren.