Gerhard Weber (architect) explained

Gerhard Weber (11 June 190917 March 1986) was a German architect and lecturer. Weber was a student of Mies van der Rohe and is associated with the Bauhaus school.^[1]

Weber was born in Mylau. Between 1955 and 1974 he was a professor for architecture at the Technical University of Munich.^{[2] [3] [4]} Considered one of the leading post-war architects in Germany, his architectural estate is today being maintained by the Bauhaus Archive.^[5]

At the 1957 São Paulo Art Biennial Weber was awarded the prize as best theatre architect.^[6]

He died in Berg.

Notable works

• Broadcasting House Dornbusch
• Hamburg State Opera^[7]
• Mannheim National Theatre
• (Broadcasting House of the Deutschlandfunk)^[8]
• Market Hall, Frankfurt^{[9] [10]}
• August Thyssen-Hütte headquarters, Duisburg^[11]
• (Research Reactor of the Technical University Munich, in Garching)^{[2] [3] [4]}
• his private residence "Weber Villa", Allmannshausen (a district of Berg)^[12]

External links

• • Gerhard Weber at architekten-portrait

Notes and References

1. Book: Kentgens-Craig, Margret. The Bauhaus and America: First Contacts, 1919-1936. 2001. MIT Press. 9780262611718. en.

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2. Book: Herrmann, Wolfgang. TUM Bauten und Kunst. TUM University Press. 2018. 978-3-95884-005-8. Munich. Foreword.
3. News: Das Atomei wird 60. 2017-10-10. Münchner Wochenanzeiger. 2020-01-18. de.
4. News: Das Atom-Ei feiert 60. Geburtstag. 2017-10-27. Technical University of Munich. 2020-01-18. de.
5. Web site: Bauhaus Archive.
6. Web site: Nationaltheater Mannheim: Grundstein wurde vor 60 Jahren gelegt Mannheim.de. mannheim.de. de. 2018-10-16.
7. Book: Hilpert, Thilo. Century of Modernity: Architektur und Städtebau Essays und Texte. 2015-02-18. Springer-Verlag. 9783658070434. de.
8. Web site: Bequemlichkeit BDA der architekt. derarchitektbda.de. 17 June 2015 . de-DE. 2018-10-14.
9. News: Kleinmarkthalle bleibt Kleinmarkthalle - Wettbewerb in Frankfurt entschieden. GmbH. BauNetz Media. 2008-08-07. BauNetz. 2018-10-16. de-DE.
10. News: Architektur: Ein gläserner Anbau für die Kleinmarkthalle. Schulze. Rainer. FAZ.NET. 2018-10-16. de. 0174-4909.
11. Web site: Rheinische Industriekultur. Jungmann-Design. rheinische-industriekultur.com. 2018-10-16.
12. News: Die Weber-Villa in Allmannshausen - QUH. 2012-01-24. QUH. 2018-10-16. de-DE.