Beese, Lotte (1903–1988)

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Beese, Lotte (1903–1988)

German architect, city planner, and experimental photographer. Name variations: Charlotte Stam-Beese. Born in Reisicht, Germany (now in Poland), 1903; died in Krimpen, the Netherlands, 1988; studied art, weaving, and architecture at Bauhaus; received Dutch diploma in architecture, 1944; married Mart Stam (Dutch architect), 1935.

Primarily an architect and city planner, also experimented with photography; began career with architect Bohuslav Fuchs (1929), then traveled to Soviet Union (1930), as an architect and town planner; married and established an office in Amsterdam (1940); worked as an architect for city of Rotterdam (1946–68).