, ▁by ▁which ▁time ▁D ud ok ▁was ▁Hil vers um ’ s ▁Municipal ▁Arch itect , ▁and ▁was ▁enthus iast ically ▁emb rac ed ▁by ▁the ▁people ▁of ▁Hil vers um ▁for ▁its ▁balance ▁between ▁form ▁and ▁function , ▁fine ▁work mans hip ▁and ▁high ▁quality ▁finish es ▁and ▁materials ▁used . ▁Some ▁critics , ▁however , ▁accused ▁D ud ok ▁of ▁dil uting ▁modern ist ▁designs ▁and ▁being ▁half way ▁modern ist , ▁lack ing ▁a ▁specific ▁style . ▁However , ▁the ▁end ▁result ▁is ▁considered ▁by ▁many ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁test ament ▁to ▁the ▁consistent ▁harm onic ▁form , ▁function , ▁art ▁and ▁human ▁need . ▁Hil vers um ▁Town ▁Hall ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁successful ▁buildings ▁in ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁modern ist ▁movement . ▁ ▁Sub sequ ent ▁history ▁ ▁During ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁the ▁building ▁was ▁used ▁as ▁headquarters ▁of ▁the ▁German ▁We hr macht , ▁for ▁which ▁it ▁was ▁necessary ▁to ▁cam ou fl age ▁the ▁prominent ▁tower . ▁The ▁sound ▁of ▁its ▁bell ▁was ▁broadcast ▁live ▁every ▁hour ▁on ▁public ▁radio ▁stations ▁until ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s , ▁reflect ing ▁the ▁town ’ s ▁role ▁as ▁the ▁principal ▁media ▁centre ▁for ▁the ▁Netherlands . ▁ ▁The ▁building ▁was ▁restored ▁between ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁Rest oration ▁costs ▁caused ▁some ▁dispute , ▁as ▁it ▁was ▁for ▁a ▁time ▁proposed ▁to ▁sell ▁a ▁painting ▁by ▁Mond rian , ▁who ▁came ▁from ▁nearby ▁Am ers fo