Wiel Arets

Dutch architect and urban planner (born 1955)
Person human Q2145216
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

Wiel Arets

Summary

Wiel Arets is a human[1]. His place of birth was Heerlen[2]. He was born on +1955-05-06T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as an architect[4], urban planner[5], and university teacher[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Wiel Arets was born in Heerlen[2].
  • Wiel Arets's place of birth was Heerlen[8].
  • Wiel Arets was born on +1955-05-06T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Wiel Arets held citizenship in Kingdom of the Netherlands[9].
  • Dutch was Wiel Arets's native language[10].
  • Wiel Arets worked as an architect[4].
  • Wiel Arets worked as an urban planner[5].
  • Wiel Arets worked as a university teacher[6].
  • Wiel Arets was employed by Columbia University[11].
  • Among Wiel Arets's employers was Wiel Arets Architects[12].
  • Wiel Arets was educated at Eindhoven University of Technology[13].
  • A notable work attributed to Wiel Arets is Maastricht Academy of Fine Arts[14].
  • A notable work attributed to Wiel Arets is Skydome[15].
  • Wiel Arets received the Amsterdamse Architectuurprijs[16].
  • Wiel Arets received the Charlotte Köhler Prize for Architecture[17].
  • Wiel Arets was a member of Académie d'architecture[18].
  • Wiel Arets is recorded as male[19].
  • Wiel Arets's instance of is recorded as human[20].
  • Wiel Arets's ISNI is recorded as 0000000081685216[21].
  • Wiel Arets's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 96422926[22].
  • Wiel Arets's GND ID is recorded as 11935781X[23].
  • Wiel Arets's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n87108844[24].
  • Wiel Arets's Union List of Artist Names ID is recorded as 500100201[25].
  • Wiel Arets's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 14441743p[26].
  • Wiel Arets's IdRef ID is recorded as 076362019[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include Heerlen[2], a municipality of the Netherlands[28], in Netherlands[29]. Wiel Arets was born on +1955-05-06T00:00:00Z[3]. Dutch was his native language[10].

Education

Wiel Arets was educated at Eindhoven University of Technology[13].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include architect[4], urban planner[5], and university teacher[6]. Employers include Columbia University[11], a private university[30], in United States[31], founded in 1754[32], headquartered in Manhattan[33] and Wiel Arets Architects[12], an architectural firm[34], in Netherlands[35], founded in 1983[36], headquartered in Amsterdam[37].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Maastricht Academy of Fine Arts[14], an art academy[38], in Netherlands[39], founded in 1959[40] and Skydome[15], a residential tower[41], in Netherlands[42], founded in 1990[43].

Recognition

Awards received include Amsterdamse Architectuurprijs[16], an architecture award[44], in Netherlands[45], founded in 2008[46] and Charlotte Köhler Prize for Architecture[17], an award[47], in Netherlands[48], founded in 1988[49].

Why It Matters

Wiel Arets ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[50] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[51]

FAQs

Where was Wiel Arets born?

Wiel Arets was born in Heerlen[2].

What did Wiel Arets do for work?

Wiel Arets worked as architect[4], urban planner[5], and university teacher[6].

Where did Wiel Arets go to school?

Wiel Arets was educated at Eindhoven University of Technology[13].

What awards did Wiel Arets receive?

Honors received include Amsterdamse Architectuurprijs[16] and Charlotte Köhler Prize for Architecture[17].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] . Q134972126. Retrieved . collectie.nieuweinstituut.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [19] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . Q134972126. Retrieved . collectie.nieuweinstituut.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [20] . datos.bne.es. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . collectie.nieuweinstituut.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [5] . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . archined.nl. Retrieved . archined.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [21] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  16. [22] . wikidata.org.
  17. [23] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [24] . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [25] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [26] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [27] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [18] . academie-architecture.fr. Retrieved . academie-architecture.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [3] . Brockhaus Enzyklopädie. Retrieved . collectie.nieuweinstituut.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [14] . wikidata.org.
  25. [15] . PSS-archi. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [49] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  19. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  20. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  21. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  22. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [50] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [51] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Wiel Arets. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/wiel-arets
MLA “Wiel Arets.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/wiel-arets.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_wiel-arets_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Wiel Arets}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/wiel-arets}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): Wiel Arets — https://4ort.xyz/entity/wiel-arets (retrieved 2026-04-10)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/wiel-arets · Last refreshed: