Albert Bontridder
Albert Bontridder was a Belgian architect and writer, born in Anderlecht. In 1953, he married Olga Dohnalova, a Czech refugee, and together they had two children.
He graduated as an architect in 1942. As an architect, he made the plan for the house of his friend Louis Paul Boon. In 1952 he was a founding member and editor of the magazine Architecture in Brussels. He was an editor of the experimental illustrated magazines Tijd en Mens and Kentering . He published his first poems in French and he made his actual debut with Hoog water .
Awards
- 1957 – Arkprijs van het Vrije Woord
- 1960 – Literaire prijs van de provincie Brabant
- 1970 – Dirk Martensprijs
- 1972 – Jan Campertprijs