van Pelt, Robert-Jan
VAN PELT, Robert-Jan
VAN PELT, Robert-Jan. Dutch, b. 1955. Genres: Cultural/Ethnic topics, History, Architecture. Career: National University of Singapore, Singapore, lecturer in architecture, 1984-85; University of Virginia, Charlottesville, assistant professor of architecture, 1985-87; University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, assistant professor, 1987-91, associate professor, 1991-96, professor of cultural history, 1996-. Publications: Tempel van de Wereld, 1984; Binnenhof, 1984; (with C.W. Westfall) Architectural Principles in the Age of Historicism, 1991; (with D. Dwork) Auschwitz: 1270 to the Present, 1996; The Case for Auschwitz, 2001. Address: Department of Architecture, University of Waterloo, 200 University Ave W, Waterloo, ON, Canada N2L 3G1.
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