Gerhard Weber

Gerhard Weber (11 June 1909 – 17 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]

This article is about the German architect. It is not to be confused with the businessman Gerhard Weber (designer).
Broadcasting House Dornbusch
Hamburg State Opera
Mannheim National Theatre
Research reactor in Garching, nicknamed Atomei (atomic egg)

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][6]

At the 1957 São Paulo Art Biennial Weber was awarded the prize as best theatre architect.[7]

He died in Berg.

Notable works

References
  1. Kentgens-Craig, Margret (2001). The Bauhaus and America: First Contacts, 1919-1936. MIT Press. ISBN 9780262611718.; "Unsere modernste Bühne". ZEIT ONLINE (in German). Retrieved 2018-10-14.
  2. Herrmann, Wolfgang (2018). TUM Bauten und Kunst. Munich: TUM University Press. pp. Foreword. ISBN 978-3-95884-005-8.
  3. "Das Atomei wird 60". Münchner Wochenanzeiger (in German). 2017-10-10. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
  4. "Das Atom-Ei feiert 60. Geburtstag". Technical University of Munich (in German). 2017-10-27. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
  5. "Bauhaus Archive" (PDF).
  6. Hilpert, Thilo (2015-02-18). Century of Modernity: Architektur und Städtebau Essays und Texte (in German). Springer-Verlag. ISBN 9783658070434.
  7. "Nationaltheater Mannheim: Grundstein wurde vor 60 Jahren gelegt | Mannheim.de". mannheim.de (in German). Retrieved 2018-10-16.
  8. "Bequemlichkeit | BDA | der architekt". derarchitektbda.de (in German). Retrieved 2018-10-14.
  9. GmbH, BauNetz Media (2008-08-07). "Kleinmarkthalle bleibt Kleinmarkthalle - Wettbewerb in Frankfurt entschieden". BauNetz (in German). Retrieved 2018-10-16.
  10. Schulze, Rainer. "Architektur: Ein gläserner Anbau für die Kleinmarkthalle". FAZ.NET (in German). ISSN 0174-4909. Retrieved 2018-10-16.
  11. Jungmann-Design. "Rheinische Industriekultur". rheinische-industriekultur.com. Retrieved 2018-10-16.
  12. "Die Weber-Villa in Allmannshausen - QUH". QUH (in German). 2012-01-24. Retrieved 2018-10-16.


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