Leendert Cornelis van der Vlugt was a Dutch architect in Rotterdam. In the architects office Brinkman & Van der Vlugt he was responsible for the architecture of the Van Nelle Factory, a listed monument of the UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2014.
Leendert van der Vlugt
Van Nelle Factory in Rotterdam by Leendert van der Vlugt (and Mart Stam), 1927-30
House C.H. van der Leeuw (director of the Van Nelle Factory) in Rotterdam by Leendert van der Vlugt, 1928-29
Image: Rotterdam van nelle fabrieksterrein
The former Van Nelle Factory on the Schie in Rotterdam, is considered a prime example of the modernist and functionalist architecture. It has been a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2014. Soon after it was built, prominent architects described the factory as "the most beautiful spectacle of the modern age" and "a poem in steel and glass".
Van Nelle Factory
Rear view of the complex
The front façade
View from the entrance gate by night