Geert Bekaert (1928–2016) was a Belgian
architectural critic and writer on art and design. He was one of the most prolific non-fiction writers in the Dutch language of the late 20th-century. As a young man he was for some years a member of the
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Bekaert's collected essays were published in nine volumes, 1985–2012. A selection of his essays has been published in English translation under the title ''Rooted in the Real'' (Ghent, 2008).
In 2006
Ghent University
Ghent University ( nl, Universiteit Gent, abbreviated as UGent) is a public research university located in Ghent, Belgium.
Established before the state of Belgium itself, the university was founded by the Dutch King William I in 1817, whe ...
acquired his library for its Faculty of Engineering and Architecture.
Overlijden Prof. Geert Bekaert
Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, University of Ghent. Accessed 13 September 2016.
External links
* Geert Bekaert, "Wie over architectuur wil spreken, sta op, en zwijge." ''Wonen–TABK'', June 1983, pp. 10–27. In Dutch
Available online
References
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1928 births
2016 deaths
Belgian non-fiction writers