Ernst Höhler

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Ernst Heinrich Friedrich Höhler (born June 26, 1942 in Wuppertal ; † February 2, 2019 in Aachen ) was a German architect .

Life

After completing his military service in 1961/62, Ernst Höhler studied architecture at RWTH Aachen University. In 1970 he founded the architecture office “Höhler und Weiss”, which has been operating under the name “Höhler + Partner” since 1987 in Aachen, Hamburg , Berlin , Munich and Oman. He was a member of the Association of German Architects (BDA) and worked together with the architects Herzog & de Meuron for the Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg.

Höhler has been committed to the German University of Technology in Oman in Oman since 2004 , and he played a key role in the architectural structure of the latter.

Since 2011 he has been chairman of the Friends of the Ludwig Forum for International Art and also a patron of this museum. As Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Aachen Art Prize, he sponsored artists such as Paweł Althamer , Phyllida Barlow , Paulina Olowska , Franz Erhard Walther and Walid Raad . He initiated the research project “Platform Aachen”, which provided the impetus for contemporary art.

Ernst Höhler was married to Inge; there are two daughters from the marriage.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Obituary notice Ernst Höhler , FAZ from February 9, 2019
  2. ↑ a b “Successful master builder and patron of art: Professor Ernst Höhler is dead” , Aachener Nachrichten of February 4, 2019
  3. ^ “The Ludwig Forum mourns Ernst Höhler” , Ludwig Forum for International Art, accessed on February 17, 2019
personal data
SURNAME Höhler, Ernst
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Höhler, Ernst Heinrich Friedrich (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German architect
DATE OF BIRTH June 26, 1942
PLACE OF BIRTH Wuppertal
DATE OF DEATH 2nd February 2019
Place of death Aachen