Education
Van Ginkel studied architecture at the Elckerlyc Academy of Architecture and Applied Art in Lage Vuursche and sociology at Utrecht University.
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Career
He was a leading force in the planning efforts surrounding Expo 67. During the Second World War he was active in the Dutch resistance. After his studies he worked in planning and architectural offices in the Netherlands, Sweden and Ireland and eventually had his own office in Amsterdam.
He had several collaborative projects with Aldo van Eyck.
He subsequently played a major role in saving Old Montreal from destruction in the early 1960s. As assistant director of the city of Montreal"s newly formed planning department, he persuaded authorities to abandon plans for an expressway that would have cut through the old city.
He died in his sleep on July 5, 2009 in a Toronto nursing home.
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Membership
As a member of the Congrès International d"Architecture Moderne he drafted the Doorn Manifesto of the Team 10 architects.
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July 5, 2009 (aged 89)
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Member of the Order of Canada Order of Canada
The Order of Canada is a Canadian national order, admission into which is the second highest honour for merit in the system of orders, decorations, and medals of Canada.The Order of Canada is a Canadian national order, admission into which is the second highest honour for merit in the system of orders, decorations, and medals of Canada.