Michel Polak
Michel Polak (27 January 1885 – 4 October 1948) was a Belgian-Swiss architect.
Michel Polak
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- Born
- 27 January 1885
- Birthplace
- Mexico City
- Died
- 4 October 1948
- Place of death
- Brussels
- Nationality
- Belgium
- Occupation
- architect
- Fields
- architecture
- Education
- Beaux-Arts de Paris · ETH Zurich
- Known for
- Villa Empain
- Languages
- French
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Key facts
Key facts
• Significant Buildings — Villa Empain, Europa building • Born — 27 January 1885 • Birthplace — Mexico City • Died — 4 October 1948 • Place of death — Brussels
Documentary record
Michel Polak (1885 – 1948) is described as an architect in the authority records of the Getty Union List of Artist Names. Michel Polak was born in 1885 and died in 1948.
Career
Career
Polak used various styles according to the tastes of his clientele: Beaux-Arts, Art Deco, refined modern classicism. In Brussels, he notably designed the Residence Palace, the Hôtel Le Plaza, and the Villa Empain, during the first half of the 20th century.
List of works
List of works
• Villa of Henri Nestlé, in Montreux (Transformation, 1910) • Riant-Château luxury apartment complex, in Montreux (1911–1913) • Résidence Palace, Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat, in Brussels (1923–1926) • Municipal Theatre, in Huy (1927) • Hôtel Atlanta, Boulevard Adolphe Max/Adolphe Maxlaan 3, in Brussels (1924–1929) • Development of the Grand Bazar, Boulevard Anspach/Anspachlaan, in Brussels (1926) • Hôtel Albert I, Place Charles Rogier/Karel Rogierplein, in Saint-Josse-ten-Noode (1927–1928) • Hôtel Le Plaza, Boulevard Adolphe Max, in Brussels (1928–1932) • Headquarters of the Electric Company Electrobel, Place du Trône/Troonplein, in Brussels (1928–29) • Villa Empain, Avenue Franklin Roosevelt/Franklin Rooseveltlaan 67, in Brussels (1931) • Dispensary of the Red Cross, Rue du Rempart des Moines/Papenvest, in Brussels (1933) • Eastman Dental Hospital, Leopold Park, in Brussels (1934–35) • Building of the Régie des Téléphones et Télégraphes, Rue des Palais/Paleizenstraat, in Schaerbeek (1935) • Théo Fleischman, Avenue Hamoir/Hamoirlaan, in Uccle (1935) • Buildings, Boulevard Saint-Michel/Sint-Michielslaan, in Etterbeek (1936) • Concourse of the Mont des Arts/Kunstberg, in Brussels (1937) • Illustration — Résidence Palace, Brussels (1923–1926) • Illustration — Hôtel Atlanta, Brussels (1924–1929) • Illustration — Hôtel Le Plaza, Brussels (1928–1932) • Illustration — Headquarters of Electrobel, Brussels (1928–29) • Illustration — Villa Empain, Brussels (1931) • Illustration — Eastman Dental Hospital, Brussels (1934–35) • Illustration — Dispensary of the Belgian Red Cross, designed with Alfred Hoch, Brussels (1933)
Identity
Identity
Michel Polak is recorded as architect.
Life and career
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Life and career
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1885
Michel Polak born at Mexico City.
1948
Michel Polak died at Etterbeek.
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Mexico City.
Birth place
Etterbeek.
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