Michel de Klerk

Michel de Klerk (24 November 188424 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 the Indonesian-born Liem Bwan Tjie, who later became his country's most notable proponent of the Amsterdam School and modern architecture. Of his many designs, very few have actually been built. One of his most notable completed buildings is () in the Amsterdam district of Spaarndammerbuurt.

Amsterdam West

Eigen Haard (Own Hearth), working-class Socialist housing, consisting of three groups of buildings:

(1) Spaarndammerplantsoen, North side (1913–1915)
(2) Spaarndammerplantsoen, South side (1915–1916)
(3) 'Het Schip', Zaanstraat / Oostzaanstraat / Hembrugstraat (1917–1920)

Luchtfoto Spaarndammerplantsoen - Amsterdam - 20410372 - RCE.jpg|Air view, Eigen Haard (left)

Spaarnbrt.jpg|Situation plan: (3) (1) (2)

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M.de Klerk Spaarndammerplantsoen.jpg|(1) Spaarndammer- plantsoen, North side

Woningen - Houses "Eigen Haard" (6828945457).jpg|Original state, 1915

Spaarndammerplantsoen 88-102.JPG

Spaarndammer Plantsoen pic1.JPG

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Michel de Klerk Spaarndammerplantsoen II Amsterdam.jpg|(2) Spaarndammer- plantsoen, South side

Woningbouw - Housing Spaarndammerplantsoen (6828946909).jpg|Original state, 1916

Overzicht hoek - Amsterdam - 20320136 - RCE.jpg

Blok spaarndammerplantsoen nr.33.JPG

Amsterdam Spaarndammerplantsoen 0033 001.JPG

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Michel de Klerk Spaarndammerplantsoen Amsterdam.jpg|(3) 'Het Schip', Zaanstraat

Aschool1.jpg|Zaanstraat

Het schip postkantoor ingang 2.jpg|Oostzaanstraat

Sdb3.jpg|Oostzaanstraat

Amsterdamhetschip.jpg|Hembrugstraat

Amsterdam Het Schip 007.JPG

Woningbouw - Housing Spaarndammerplantsoen (6142993705).jpg|Hembrugstraat

Amsterdam Het Schip 005.JPG|Zaanstraat

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Amsterdam South

De Dageraad (The Dawn), working-class Socialist housing by Michel de Klerk and Piet Kramer (1920–1923). The architectural contribution by Michel de Klerk is shown in this article. See also Piet Kramer.

Pltakbrt.jpg|Situation plan

Thèrése Schwartzeplein Amsterdam.jpg|Thérèse Schwartzeplein (Henriette Ronnerplein)

Amsterdam De Dageraad 016.JPG|Thérèse Schwartzeplein

Amsterdam PL Tak Complex.jpg|Burg. Tellegenstraat, de Klerk (r), Kramer (m)

Amsterdam De Dageraad 010.JPG|Facades with sloping lines by de Klerk

Amsterdam De Dageraad 002.JPG|Entrance

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Aschool18.jpg|Vrijheidslaan, middle-class housing (1921–1923)

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Wendingen

Buildings, projects and drawings by Michel de Klerk are published in the architecture and art magazine Wendingen (1918–1932). Three covers of this magazine are designed by de Klerk.

Wendingen1918DeKlerk.jpg|1918-2, cover

Wendingen1920-3-4deKlerk.jpg|1920-3/4, cover

Wendingen1921-3deKlerk.jpg|1921-3, cover (back)

Wendingen1924-9-10p27deKlerk.jpg|1924-9/10, buildings

Wendingen1924-4-5p31deKlerk.jpg|1924-4/5, projects

Wendingen1924-2p9deKlerk.jpg|1924-2, drawings

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References

Bibliography

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