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{{Short description|Dutch architect (1891–1972)}}
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| name = Jan Wils
| image = Jan Wils.JPG
| caption = Wils c1928
| birth_date = {{birth date|1891|2|22|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Alkmaar]], Netherlands
| death_date = {{death date and age|1972|2|11|1891|2|22|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Voorburg]], Netherlands
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'''Jan Wils''' ([[Alkmaar]], 22 February 1891 – [[Voorburg]], 11 February 1972) was a Dutch [[architecture|architect]] known for his design of the [[Olympic Stadium (Amsterdam)|Olympic Stadium]] for the [[1928 Summer Olympics]] in [[Amsterdam]].

Wils joined [[Johan Mutters]]'s office in [[The Hague]] in 1914 but left two years later to start his own firm.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://onsamsterdam.nl/architect-jan-wils |title=Architect Jan Wils |author=Sjaak Priester |website=Ons Amsterdam |date=2008-01-01 |access-date=2023-04-02 |language=Dutch}}</ref>

Wils was one of the founding members of the [[De Stijl]] movement, which also included artists as [[Piet Mondrian]], [[Theo van Doesburg]] and [[Gerrit Rietveld]]. His work evolved into the style of the [[New Hague School (architecture)|New Hague School]].

Among other works, Wils designed the Olympic Stadium for the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam. His design was also entered in the [[Art competitions at the Summer Olympics|Olympic art competition]], and won the gold medal.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/921153 |title=Jan Wils |work=Olympedia |accessdate=22 July 2020}}</ref> He also designed the [[Papaverhof|Papaverhof housing complex]], now a [[Rijksmonument]] (Dutch national heritage site).

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