Michel Polak (27 January 1885 – 4 October 1948) was a Belgian-Swiss architect.

Career

Polak used various styles according to the tastes of his clientele: Beaux-Arts,

Art Deco Art Deco, short for the French (), is a style of visual arts, architecture, and product design that first Art Deco in Paris, appeared in Paris in the 1910s just before World War I and flourished in the United States and Europe during the 1920 ...

, refined modern classicism. In Brussels, he notably designed the Residence Palace, the Hôtel Le Plaza, and the

Villa Empain The Villa Empain is a former private residence in Brussels, Belgium, which currently serves as a cultural centre and exhibition space. Built in 1930–1934 in Art Deco style by the Swiss-Belgian architect Michel Polak, the villa was commission ...

, during the first half of the 20th century.

List of works

* Villa of

Henri Nestlé Henri Nestlé (; born Heinrich Nestle, ; 10 August 1814 – 7 July 1890) was a German-born Swiss confectioner and the founder of Nestlé, the world's largest food and beverage company. Early life Heinrich Nestle was born on 10 August 1814 in Fr ...

, in

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(Transformation, 1910) * ''Riant-Château'' luxury apartment complex, in Montreux (1911–1913) *

Résidence Palace The Europa building is the seat of the European Council and Council of the European Union, located on the Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat in the European Quarter of Brussels, Belgium. Its defining feature is the multi-storey "lantern-shaped" constru ...

, Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat, in Brussels (1923–1926) * Municipal Theatre, in

Huy Huy ( ; ; ) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Liège, Belgium. Huy lies along the river Meuse, at the mouth of the small river Hoyoux. It is in the '' sillon industriel'', the former industrial backbone of Wall ...

(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 Saint-Josse-ten-Noode ( French, ) or Sint-Joost-ten-Node ( Dutch, ), often simply called Saint-Josse in French or Sint-Joost in Dutch, is one of the 19 municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium. Located in the north-eastern part o ...

(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) *

, Avenue Franklin Roosevelt/Franklin Rooseveltlaan 67, in Brussels (1931) * Dispensary of the

Red Cross The organized International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is a Humanitarianism, humanitarian movement with approximately 16million volunteering, volunteers, members, and staff worldwide. It was founded to protect human life and health, to ...

, Rue du Rempart des Moines/Papenvest, in Brussels (1933) *

Eastman Dental Hospital The Eastman Dental Hospital was based on Gray's Inn Road until it co-located with the University College London ear, nose, throat, balance and hearing services on Huntley Street, London, as the Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals in ...

Leopold Park Leopold Park (, ; ) is a public park of located within the Leopold Quarter (Brussels and the European Union, European Quarter) of Brussels, Belgium. It is adjacent to the Espace Léopold, Paul-Henri Spaak building, the seat of the European Par ...

, in Brussels (1934–35) * Building of the ''Régie des Téléphones et Télégraphes'', Rue des Palais/Paleizenstraat, in

Schaerbeek (French language, French, ; former History of Dutch orthography, Dutch spelling) or (modern Dutch language, Dutch, ) is one of the List of municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region, 19 municipalities of the Brussels, Brussels-Capital Reg ...

(1935) * Théo Fleischman, Avenue Hamoir/Hamoirlaan, in

Uccle Uccle (French language, French, ) or Ukkel (Dutch language, Dutch, ) is one of the List of municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region, 19 municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium. Located in the southern part of the region, it ...

(1935) * Buildings, Boulevard Saint-Michel/Sint-Michielslaan, in

Etterbeek Etterbeek (; ) is one of the List of municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region, 19 municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium. Located in the eastern part of the region, it is bordered by the municipalities of Auderghem, the Cit ...

(1936) * Concourse of the Mont des Arts/Kunstberg, in Brussels (1937) File:Résidence Palace seen from Chaussée d'Etterbeek.jpg,

, Brussels (1923–1926) File:Belgique - Bruxelles - Hôtel Atlanta - 01.jpg, Hôtel Atlanta, Brussels (1924–1929) File:Adolphe Maxlaan 118.jpg, Hôtel Le Plaza, Brussels (1928–1932) File:Siège de Tractebel 04.JPG, Headquarters of Electrobel, Brussels (1928–29) File:Bruxelles - Fondation Boghossian-Empain.jpg,

, Brussels (1931) File:Belgique - Bruxelles - Institut Eastman - 01.jpg,

, Brussels (1934–35) File:Belgian Red Cross House in Brussels 2022.jpg, Dispensary of the Belgian Red Cross, designed with Alfred Hoch, Brussels (1933)

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{{Authority control Belgian architects Swiss architects Beaux-Arts architecture Art Deco architects 1885 births 1948 deaths