Frans Johan Louwrens Ghijsels (8 September 1882 in Tulungagung – 2 March 1947 in Overveen, Bloemendaal) was a Dutch architect and urban planner who worked in the Netherlands and the Dutch Indies.[1] Ghijsels was the founder of AIA, the biggest architecture consultant in the Dutch Indies. He was one of the instrumental architects in developing a modern style characteristic of the Dutch Indies.