August 4, 2008
Liesbeth van der Pol will take up the post of Chief Government Architect (Rijksbouwmeester) on 15 August 2008. She will succeed Mels Crouwel who is resigning after nearly four years. Her appointment is for a period of three years. She will fulfil her appointment part time and will remain associated with Dok Architekten in Amsterdam.
As Chief Government Architect, Liesbeth van der Pol is the primary advisor to the director-general of the Government Buildings Agency (Rijksgebouwendienst - RGD) and the minister of Housing, Districts and Integration (WWI) for the policy on Government Accommodation. The Chief Government Architect promotes and watches over the architectural quality and urban positioning of government buildings, such as courthouses, prisons, government museums and ministry buildings. The Chief Government Architect is also the Chair of the Board of Government Advisors, which advises the government on issues related to architecture, landscape architecture, infrastructure and cultural heritage.