Friedrich Vellguth

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Friedrich Vellguth (born July 28, 1905 in Hamburg ; † September 5, 1989 in Berlin ) was a German architect and university professor .

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Friedrich Vellguth studied architecture from 1924 to 1926 at the Technical University of Hanover, today's Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz University . From the 1920s to 1930s he worked in the studios of Wilhelm Riphan in Cologne, Hans Poelzig in Berlin and Walter Gropius , also in Berlin. From 1928 to 1931 he attended the Technical University Berlin-Charlottenburg, today's Technical University Berlin , and received his diploma from there . From 1935 to 1945 he was department head in the construction management of Berlin-Tempelhof Airport .

In 1947 he followed the call of the then Hochschule für Bildende Künste, today's Berlin University of the Arts , to its art education department. The chair changed its name several times, called "projection", "bound drawing" or "building and form theory", for a while the term "bound drawing / projection theory" was used. He made numerous studies on medieval churches and took part in competitions and projects. Examples of his work: Reconstruction Magdeburg (1949); City Hall, Berlin-Kreuzberg (1951); Skyscraper on Lietzensee , Berlin-Charlottenburg (1951); Stadtbad , Frankfurt am Main (1954); City Theater , Gelsenkirchen (1954); Hansaviertel , Berlin-Tiergarten, urban planning (1955); High-rise company Phoenix-Rheinrohr , Düsseldorf (1956); Development of prefabricated steel houses (type houses) and various single-family houses in Berlin (from 1962).

After his retirement in 1970, he accepted further teaching positions at the University of the Arts.

He owned an extensive library with a focus on architecture and art history . He also gave lectures on art history in scientific societies , some of which were illustrated with photographs. He was also a member of the Berlin Committee for UNESCO Work. V. active from 1969 to 1974 as treasurer , then as deputy chairman.

Fonts

  • various articles in: Herbert Trümper (Ed.): General principles of art education. , Rembrandt-Verlag, Berlin 1953.
  • The tower of the Freiburg Minster. Attempt to represent its form relationships. Ernst Wasmuth Verlag, Tübingen 1983, ISBN 3-8030-0138-2 .
  • The Strasbourg women's refuge Risse 21 R and 21 V as well as the choirs of their predecessors and replicas. Ernst Wasmuth Verlag, Berlin, 1988.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Eva-Maria Barkhofen (Ed.): Architecture in the archive. The collection of the Academy of Arts . DOM Publishers, Berlin 2016, ISBN 978-3-86922-492-3 , Friedrich Vellguth, p. 466-469 .

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personal data
SURNAME Vellguth, Friedrich
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German architect and university professor
DATE OF BIRTH July 28, 1905
PLACE OF BIRTH Hamburg
DATE OF DEATH 5th September 1989
Place of death Berlin