Ode to Froukje Pot-KeegstraStrong, sturdy architecture
Geuzenveld retirement home, design Pot and De Pot-Keegstra, source: Amsterdam City Archives
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Froukje Pot-Keegstra was an architect and worked with her husband Joop Pot on large projects including the Bijlmer Bajes prison. As a young colleague, I once visited her at home and had fascinating conversations.
She is an inspiration to me because she was a woman at the forefront of urban planning during the war. She designed strong, sturdy architecture and she was a source of encouragement to me when I started out as a young independent architect in 1985.
She deserves a tribute because she helped shape the city in a progressive way as a female architect.
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Ode by Christof Schwencke to Froukje Pot-Keegstra
This ode was written during a meeting of the Industrieele Groote Club, where the Amsterdam Museum was a guest speaker in the context of 750 years of Amsterdam.
Froukje Pot-Keegstra
Froukje Pot-Keegstra (1908 - 1997), also known as Koos Pot-Keegstra, was a Dutch architect and pioneer in modern Dutch architecture. After her marriage to the architect Joop Pot, she collaborated with him on various projects.