Emil Freymuth

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Emil Freymuth (born May 28, 1890 in Cologne , † 1961 in Munich ) was a German architect .

Emil Freymuth first studied at the building trade school in Cologne, then at the Technical University of Munich . After completing his studies, he initially worked in C. Jäger's architectural office before founding his own office in 1920. From 1938 to 1945 he also worked for the “Construction Office of the General Building Council of the Capital of the Movement ” (Munich).

The Siemens estate on Boschetsrieder Straße in Munich- Obersendling (Halske-, Leo-Graetz-, Schuckert- and Zielstattstraße) with its two 17-storey “star houses” was the first high-rise building that he planned and is now a listed building. Housing estate in southern Germany.

Work (selection)

  • around 1933: House Weber in Harlaching
  • 1935: Administration building of the Aschaffenburg General Local Health Insurance Fund, Dr. Kittelstrasse and Bustellistrasse
  • 1952–1955: Siemens housing estate in Munich- Obersendling
  • 1953: Congress hall of the exhibition grounds on Theresienhöhe (with E. Etzold and J. Strobl)

Individual evidence

  1. ^ House Weber in Harlaching. Built by architect BDA Emil Freymuth, Munich . In: Das Schöne Heim, Vol. 5, 1933/34, pp. 195–197.
personal data
SURNAME Freymuth, Emil
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German architect
DATE OF BIRTH May 28, 1890
PLACE OF BIRTH Cologne
DATE OF DEATH 1961
Place of death Munich