Brick Expressionism

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20th-century architecture style Expressionist architecture architectural movement

Brick Expressionism is an early 20th-century architectural movement, primarily in Germany and the Netherlands, characterized by expressive forms and intricate patterns created using brick as the main material.

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Label	Occurrences
Expressionist architecture	6
Brick Expressionism canonical	1

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	20th-century architecture style ⓘ Expressionist architecture ⓘ architectural movement ⓘ
aimedTo	create emotional impact with masonry ⓘ express modernity through traditional material ⓘ
constructionTechnique	corbeling ⓘ load-bearing brick walls ⓘ projecting brick courses ⓘ reinforced concrete frame with brick cladding ⓘ relief masonry ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Germany ⓘ Netherlands ⓘ
declinePeriod	1930s ⓘ
developedFrom	brick Gothic revival ⓘ historicist brick architecture ⓘ
followedBy	International Style NERFINISHED ⓘ Modernist functionalism ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	dynamic massing ⓘ emphasis on craftsmanship ⓘ emphasis on verticality ⓘ expressive forms ⓘ facade reliefs ⓘ geometric abstraction ⓘ integration of sculpture into facades ⓘ integration of structure and ornament ⓘ intricate brick patterns ⓘ monumental appearance ⓘ ornamental brickwork ⓘ patterned brick bonds ⓘ plastic modeling of surfaces ⓘ regional material expression ⓘ rhythmic window arrangements ⓘ sculptural facades ⓘ stepped gables ⓘ tower-like corner elements ⓘ use of clinker brick ⓘ use of dark red and brown bricks ⓘ use of glazed bricks for accents ⓘ
heritageStatus	many examples protected as historic monuments ⓘ
influencedBy	Art Deco NERFINISHED ⓘ Expressionism NERFINISHED ⓘ German Expressionist architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ North German brick Gothic tradition ⓘ Reform architecture ⓘ
mainMaterial	brick ⓘ
notableExample	Anzeiger-Hochhaus, Hanover NERFINISHED ⓘ Böttcherstraße, Bremen NERFINISHED ⓘ Chilehaus, Hamburg NERFINISHED ⓘ De Bijenkorf, Rotterdam (early phase) NERFINISHED ⓘ Hansahochhaus, Cologne NERFINISHED ⓘ Kontorhaus District, Hamburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Krochhochhaus, Leipzig NERFINISHED ⓘ Van Nelle Factory, Rotterdam (elements) NERFINISHED ⓘ
region	Berlin NERFINISHED ⓘ Bremen NERFINISHED ⓘ Dutch Randstad NERFINISHED ⓘ Hamburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Northern Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ Ruhr area NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedTo	Backsteinexpressionismus ⓘ Expressionist architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ New Objectivity (architecture) NERFINISHED ⓘ
timePeriod	early 20th century ⓘ interwar period ⓘ
typicalArchitect	Fritz Höger GENERATED ⓘ Fritz Schumacher GENERATED ⓘ Hans Poelzig (brick works) GENERATED ⓘ Hendrik Petrus Berlage (influence) GENERATED ⓘ Johann Friedrich Höger GENERATED ⓘ Michel de Klerk GENERATED ⓘ Piet Kramer GENERATED ⓘ Willem Dudok GENERATED ⓘ
usedFor	churches ⓘ commercial buildings ⓘ industrial buildings ⓘ office buildings ⓘ public buildings ⓘ residential buildings ⓘ