Background
Teun Koolhaas was born in Singapore, where his father, Rem Koolhaas, worked as a shipbuilding engineer When Southeast Asia was occupied by Japan, Teun and his mother were imprisoned in Tjideng camp in Batavia.
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He then went on to study engineering at the Technical University of Delft, where he attended lectures by artists including Gerrit Rietveld and Cornelis van Eesteren.
Career
After the end of the Japanese occupation of Indonesia, the family was reunited, and the they moved to Hong Kong. In 1955 Koolhaas returned to the Netherlands to complete his secondary education. After graduating in 1967 Koolhaas continued his studies at Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the United States.
At Harvard, he earned a degree in urban planning.
Teun Koolhaas is the father of actress Betje Koolhaas.
Achievements
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1967-1969: Harkness Fellowship of the Commonwealth Fund, New York 1970: Grand Prix International d’Urbanisme et d’Architecture’, Cannes, France 1984: Second Prize (of 198 participants) in the Oosterdock urban design competition 1985: Gepremieerd ontwerp voor een experimenteel woonhuis in de ontwerpprijsvraag De Fantasie’, bekend als ‘Polderblik’ te Almere 1991: First Prize design competition Gross Glienicke near Berlin, urban planning and construction of 105 homes 1994: First Prize design competition Central Zone Amsterdam Noord 1999: The Island Neighborhood in Almere Buiten was named best housing estate by the Netherlands ministry of housing, planning and environment 2000: First Prize design competition Westerdok Amsterdam (school and residential building).
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Nationality
Netherlands
Education
Awards
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1967-1969: Harkness Fellowship of the Commonwealth Fund, New York 1970: Grand Prix International d’Urbanisme et d’Architecture’, Cannes, France 1984: Second Prize (of 198 participants) in the Oosterdock urban design competition 1985: Gepremieerd ontwerp voor een experimenteel woonhuis in de ontwerpprijsvraag De Fantasie’, bekend als ‘Polderblik’ te Almere 1991: First Prize design competition Gross Glienicke near Berlin, urban planning and construction of 105 homes 1994: First Prize design competition Central Zone Amsterdam Noord 1999: The Island Neighborhood in Almere Buiten was named best housing estate by the Netherlands ministry of housing, planning and environment 2000: First Prize design competition Westerdok Amsterdam (school and residential building)1967-1969: Harkness Fellowship of the Commonwealth Fund, New York 1970: Grand Prix International d’Urbanisme et d’Architecture’, Cannes, France 1984: Second Prize (of 198 participants) in the Oosterdock urban design competition 1985: Gepremieerd ontwerp voor een experimenteel woonhuis in de ontwerpprijsvraag De Fantasie’, bekend als ‘Polderblik’ te Almere 1991: First Prize design competition Gross Glienicke near Berlin, urban planning and construction of 105 homes 1994: First Prize design competition Central Zone Amsterdam Noord 1999: The Island Neighborhood in Almere Buiten was named best housing estate by the Netherlands ministry of housing, planning and environment 2000: First Prize design competition Westerdok Amsterdam (school and residential building)