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Although de Klerk wrote almost nothing, he was widely recognized as the leader of the movement through the aesthetic and visionary examples of his competition....

Michel de Klerk (born Nov. 24, 1884, Amsterdam—died Nov. 24, 1923, Amsterdam) was an architect and leader of the school of Amsterdam.

He realised unusual buildings, designed furniture, interiors and clocks, made countless drawings and produced graphic work.

Although de Klerk wrote almost nothing, he was widely recognized as the leader of the movement through the aesthetic and visionary examples of his competition.

Michel de Klerk, (1884—1923) was an architect and leader of the school of Amsterdam, which emphasized individualism, fantasy, and picturesqueness in its.

Michel de Klerk made his first major statement in urban design.

Michel de Klerk

Dutch architect (1884–1923)

Michel de Klerk (24 November 1884, Amsterdam – 24 November 1923, Amsterdam) was a Dutch architect. Born to a Jewish family,^[1] he was one of the founding architects of the movement Amsterdam School (Expressionist architecture)

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

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