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Het Schip, built by Michel de Klerk, is a former post office
which now provides a home for the Museum voor de
Volkshuisvesting (museum of public housing).
Interiors and
exteriors are
characterized by
an excess of
expressionist glass An astonishing variety of
ornamentation decoration could be achieved
and details. with this kind of brickwork.

Sculptures

Amsterdam School lettering
The Architecture of the Amsterdam School
From 1911 to 1923, the members of the Amsterdam
School built a large number of office and residential Street furniture
complexes. One of the greatest examples of was among the
repertoire of the
this is the Scheepvaarthuis (1913–16 and Amsterdam School
1926–8), which is today the Grand Hotel Amrâth architects. In the
Amsterdam, which also organizes tours for non- Spaarndammerbuurt
residents. It is the first building to be completed in particular, many
entirely in the Amsterdam School style. It was examples can still be
designed by the Van Gendt brothers and JM van seen, including fire
Michel de Klerk der Meij. Michel de Klerk, who later designed Het alarms, cable boxes
(1884–1923) Schip, was also involved in the project. and post boxes.

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