Michel de Klerk
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Michel de Klerk was a Dutch architect. Born to a Jewish family, he was one of the founding architects of the movement Amsterdam School, a part of the larger Expressionist movement. Early in his career
Michel de Klerk (c. 1923)
Air view, Eigen Haard (left)
Original state, 1915
Original state, 1916
Amsterdam School
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The Amsterdam School is a style of architecture that arose from 1910 through about 1930 in the Netherlands. The Amsterdam School movement is part of international Expressionist architecture, sometimes
Michel de Klerk
…de Klerk (24 November 1884 – 24 November 1923) was a Dutch architect. Born to a Jewish family, he was one of the founding architects of the movement Amsterdam School, a part of the larger Expressionist movement. Early in his career he worked for other architects, including Eduard Cuypers. For a while, he also employed…
'Het Schip' apartment building in Amsterdam, 1917–1920 (Michel de Klerk)
'Het Schip' apartment building, Zaanstraat
'De Dageraad' housing estate, P.L.Takstraat in Amsterdam, 1920–1923 (Piet Kramer)
'De Bijenkorf' department store in The Hague, 1924–1926 (Piet Kramer)