Michel Polak

Michel Polak
Michel Polak
Born	27 January 1885; Mexico City
Died	4 October 1948 (aged 63); Brussels
Occupation	Architect
Buildings	Villa Empain, Europa building

Michel Polak (27 January 1885 – 4 October 1948) was a Belgian-Swiss architect.^[1]^[2]

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,^[3] during the first half of the 20th century.^[4]

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)