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German architect
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Male
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Birth:
17 June 1881(Mechernich, Euskirchen, Cologne Government Region, North Rhine-Westphalia)
Death:
14 July 1929(Baltrum, Aurich, Lower Saxony, Germany)
The details
Biography
Introduction
Adolf Meyer (17 June 1881 – 14 July 1929) was a German architect. A student and employee of Peter Behrens, Meyer became the office boss of the firm of Walter Gropius around 1915 and a full partner afterwards. In 1919 Gropius appointed Meyer as a master at the Bauhaus, where he taught work drawing and construction technique. Meyer is also credited as co-designer of the Gropius entry for the 1922 Chicago Tribune Tower competition.
From 1926 he practiced as an architect in the New Frankfurt-project.
Literature
- Susan R. Henderson. "Building Culture: Ernst May and the New Frankfurt Initiative, 1926-1931." Peter Lang, 2013.