Nico van der Laan [SEP] father
Nico van der Laan
Nico van der Laan (17 April 1908 – 18 September 1986) was a Dutch architect, as were his father Leo van der Laan and his brothers Jan and Hans, with whom he was closely associated.
Life and work.
Nico van der Laan was born in Leiden, son of the architect Leo van der Laan. He studied to 1937 at the Technische Hogeschool in Delft. His eldest brother Jan took over their father's architectural practice in Leiden.
Together with his brother Hans
Jan Hermans and Theo van der Eerden, and later Jules Kirch and Henk Blansjaar, who continued the practice until 1984. The practice was one of the largest in the Netherlands and specialised in work for Catholic clients in the style of the Delft School. He died at Leiden.
Jan van der Laan was a brother of Dom Hans van der Laan, also an architect, as was their youngest brother Nico.
Buildings.
Jan van der Laan's most notable buildings (before 1942 usually together with his father)