Matthias Kleuters

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Matthias Kleuters (born January 28, 1928 ; † September 24, 2012 in Aachen ) was a German modernist architect who worked in the Rhineland .

Live and act

Matthias Kleuters lived and worked in the Haaren district of Aachen . His buildings are mainly located in the western Rhineland around Aachen. His main works include the churches of St. Antonius, Düren, St. Josef, Alsdorf, St. Peter and Paul, Schalbruch and St. Josef, Bauchem.

Work (selection)

year image place object state comment
1965-1967 St. Josef (Alsdorf) 01.jpg Alsdorf Catholic Church of St. Joseph North Rhine-Westphalia
1973-1975 Antoniusdueren.JPG Düren Catholic Church of St. Anthony North Rhine-Westphalia
1974 Bauchem Garrison Church 1.jpg Geilenkirchen - Bauchem Catholic garrison church St. Josef North Rhine-Westphalia The church was completely demolished in 2018.
1974-1975 Schalbruch Church of St. Peter and Paul View.JPG Selfkant - broken formwork Catholic Church of St. Peter and Paul North Rhine-Westphalia

Individual evidence

  1. Obituary. In: Aachener Zeitung. Accessed July 30, 2020 .
  2. ^ Godehard Hoffmann: Modern churches in Düren and in the Rhineland - an overview. In: Between pride and prejudice: Post-war churches in the Rhineland, messages from the LVR Office for the Preservation of Monuments in the Rhineland, Issue 22. Accessed on July 30, 2020 .