Architectural Styles

Amsterdam School

Alt names / subperiods 

Timeline

Distinguishing Features

Geographic Presence

International Expressionism

Dutch Expressionism

Influenced Dutch East Indies

 

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1910-1930

  • Brick construction
  • complicated decorative masonry
  • rounded or organic appearance
  • relatively traditional massing
  • integrated elaborate scheme of building elements
  • art glass
  • wrought ironwork
  • spires or “ladder” windows (with horizontal bars)
  • integrated architectural sculpture
  • asymmetry
  • Netherlands

Common Building Types

Landmark buildings

Historic Accommodation Types

Custom Hotel Examples

  • Working-class housing estates
  • local institutions
  • schools
  • public buildings
  • Amsterdam –
  • Het Schip
  • Spaarndammerbuurt Neighborhood
  • Scheepvaarthuis
  • Tellegenstraat Kramer;
  • Burgemeester Tellegen
  • Museum De Dageraad
  • ‘De Bijenkorf’ department store;
  • Postkantoor, Zaanstraat
  • Park Meerwijk, Bergen;
  • Scheepvaarthuis (Shipping House)
  • Oldenhove Apartment building
  • Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam
  • Hoofdweg Postjesweg
  • Hoofdweg Willem Schoutenstraat
  • Burgemeester Tellegen- straat
  • Utrecht Post Office
  • Grand Urban Hotels (Flagship Type)
  • Apartment Hotels & Long-Stay Residences (Core Type)
  • Boarding Houses & “Private Hotels”
  • Railway-Adjacent & Transit Hotels
  • Café-Hotels & Social Hotels
  • Seaside & Spa-Town Hotels
  • Guesthouses
  • Inns
  • Hotel American Amsterdam 1902
  • Grand Hotel Amrâth Amsterdam
  • Lloyd Hotel
  • Amsterdam School Wohnhotels / Residential Hotels  Amsterdam
  • Amsterdam School Pensions (various addresses)
  • Café-Hotels in Amsterdam School Buildings

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