Michel de Klerk
Michel de Klerk (November 24, 1884, Amsterdam – November 24, 1923, Amsterdam) was a Dutch architect.
Born to a Jewish family,[1] he was one of the founding architects of the movement Amsterdam School. Early in his career he worked for other architects, including Eduard Cuypers. For a while, he also employed the Indonesian-born Liem Bwan Tjie, who would later become his country's pioneering proponent of the Amsterdam School and modern architecture.[2]
Of his many outstanding designs, very few have actually been built. One of his finest completed buildings is 'Het Schip' (The Ship) in the Amsterdam district of Spaarndammerbuurt.
Amsterdam West[edit]
Eigen Haard (Own Hearth), working-class Socialist housing, consisting of three groups of buildings:
- (1) Spaarndammerplantsoen, north side (1913–15)
- (2) Spaarndammerplantsoen, south side (1915–16)
- (3) Het Schip, Zaanstraat / Oostzaanstraat / Hembrugstraat (1917–20)
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(3) Het Schip
Amsterdam South[edit]
De Dageraad (The Dawn), working-class Socialist housing by Michel de Klerk and Piet Kramer (1920–23). The architectural contribution by Michel de Klerk is shown in this article. See also Piet Kramer.
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Burg. Tellegenstraat, Kramer (m), de Klerk (r)
References[edit]
- ^ Jewish Currents: "A Golden Age of Jewish Architects" by Abbott Gorin Spring 2015
- ^ Suryadinata, Leo (2012). Southeast Asian Personalities of Chinese Descent: A Biographical Dictionary, Volume I & II. Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. pp. 573–574. ISBN 9814345210.
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- Suzanne S. Frank, Michel de Klerk 1884-1923 - An Architect of the Amsterdam School, UMI Research Press, Ann Arbor Mich. 1984
- Manfred Bock, Sigrid Johanisse & Vladimir Stissi, Michel de Klerk 1884-1923 - Architect and Artist of the Amsterdam School, NAI Publishers, Rotterdam 1997
- Wim de Wit, The Amsterdam School - Dutch Expressionist Architecture 1915-1930, Rotterdam 1983
- Maristella Casciato, The Amsterdam School, Rotterdam 1996
- Joseph Buch, A Century of Architecture in The Netherlands, NAI Publishers, Rotterdam 1995
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