Jean-Baptiste Dewin

Jean-Baptiste Dewin, born in Hamburg on 6 July 1873 and died on 13 July 1948, was an architect working mainly in Brussels. Trained at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Brussels in Georges Hobé's studio, he belonged to the geometric branch of Art Nouveau, influenced by Paul Hankar and the Vienna Secession. He first designed clinics for the surgeon Antoine Depage (Berkendael, 1903-1905), then Saint-Pierre Hospital (1922-1935). He designed the Hôtel Riez in Molenbeek (conceived in 1927-1928) and Forest Town Hall, planned around 1925 and built between 1926 and 1936. In 1926 he also made the memorial to Dr Depage with the sculptor Godefroid Devreese.

Translated from the French original.