>building the van nelle factories/ kees van der leeuw

The main character of the project is Kees van der Leeuw. At the time he was a partner of the Van Nelle company. He gave the assignment to build the factories and was deeply involved in the designing and construction of the building. He also gave instructions to film the images that are now used in 'Building the van Nelle Factories'.

Kees van der Leeuw was a highly inspired person with a strong belief in progress, without whom the factories would never have become the architectural pinnacle they are. Kees van der Leeuw ideas were strongly influenced by 'De orde van de Ster', an esotheric movement around the guru Krisnamurti.

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