Maarten Kloos

author

Dutch[1] b. 1947, Haarlem[1] active 1984–present

Maarten Kloos is a Dutch architect, publicist, and critic. He is best known as the co-founder and director of ARCAM (Architectuur Centrum Amsterdam), which he established in 1986 to coordinate architectural debate and exhibitions in the Amsterdam region. Kloos studied architecture at the Delft University of Technology and worked for several prominent architects before becoming a leading figure in Dutch architectural criticism. He has served on numerous juries for international awards such as Europan and Prix du Moniteur, and he is recognized for his extensive contributions to publications regarding urban development and spatial planning.[1,2,3,4,5]

  • architecture
  • urbanism
  • spatial planning
  • architectural criticism

Books

Works by Maarten Kloos

  • 1994 Jan Versnel. Fotograaf van de ruimte Amersfoortse Culturele Raad · book · Dutch · ISBN 9072149254 Co-authored with Jan Versnel and Paul Coumans.

Awards

  • 2000 Rotterdam-Maaskantprijs

References

  1. Maarten Kloos. Wikipedia link
  2. Maarten Kloos; directeur van Arcam. Ons Amsterdam link
  3. Gesprek met Maarten Kloos. Amsterdamse Binnenstad link
  4. Rotterdam-Maaskantprijs voor Maarten Kloos. Archined. 2000 link
  5. Maarten Kloos RKD. RKD link