Architect. He is a well-recognized Belgian architect, teacher, architectural historian, and author. His grandfather was the well-recognized Belgian architect Jean-Pierre Cluysenaar. He studied architecture at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp. While in college, he became interested in restoring ancient monuments. With his interest in archaeology, he served as the general secretary of the Royal Society of Archaeology. He became a professor of the history of architecture in 1910 at the Academy Royale de Beaux-Arts in Brussels, a position he occupied for some thirty years. After Belgium's mass destruction following World War I, he was appointed Royal Commission of Monuments and Sites. He was awarded the Order of Leopold in 1932, being one of the first to receive the honor after it was established in July of 1932. He married and had a son and a daughter. His son was buried in his gravesite. Of his many buildings, his 1889 masterpiece, the "Old England Department Store," in Brussels, has been saved from demolition and will become a museum. His own house is exceptional, displaying a blend of Art Nouveau and original elements inspired by different eras, but by the end of his career, he was designing mid-century style modern buildings. In 1932 he published "The Arts and Artists at the Court of Brussels."
Architect. He is a well-recognized Belgian architect, teacher, architectural historian, and author. His grandfather was the well-recognized Belgian architect Jean-Pierre Cluysenaar. He studied architecture at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp. While in college, he became interested in restoring ancient monuments. With his interest in archaeology, he served as the general secretary of the Royal Society of Archaeology. He became a professor of the history of architecture in 1910 at the Academy Royale de Beaux-Arts in Brussels, a position he occupied for some thirty years. After Belgium's mass destruction following World War I, he was appointed Royal Commission of Monuments and Sites. He was awarded the Order of Leopold in 1932, being one of the first to receive the honor after it was established in July of 1932. He married and had a son and a daughter. His son was buried in his gravesite. Of his many buildings, his 1889 masterpiece, the "Old England Department Store," in Brussels, has been saved from demolition and will become a museum. His own house is exceptional, displaying a blend of Art Nouveau and original elements inspired by different eras, but by the end of his career, he was designing mid-century style modern buildings. In 1932 he published "The Arts and Artists at the Court of Brussels."
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