Werner Düttmann

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Werner Düttmann (born March 6, 1921 in Berlin ; † January 26, 1983 there ) was a German architect , urban planner and painter .

Traffic pulpit Kurfürstendamm / corner of Joachimstaler Straße (1956)
Studio building of the Academy of Arts (1960)
Church and community center St. Agnes on Alexandrinenstrasse in Berlin-Kreuzberg (1964)
Bridge Museum Berlin (1967)
Altes Kudamm Eck , Kurfürstendamm and Joachimstaler Straße (1969–1998)
Werner Düttmann's tombstone in the Heerstrasse cemetery

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In 1939 he began studying at the Technical University in Berlin-Charlottenburg , which was interrupted from 1942 by military service. From 1944 Düttmann was first in American, then in British captivity. Here he taught himself the English language, which initially helped him to continue his studies and ensured good contacts during his later work. In 1946 he returned to Berlin, where he continued his studies from 1947. Hans Scharoun was his teacher. In 1948 he passed his diploma examination; then he designed exhibitions and worked as an architect in the planning office in Berlin-Kreuzberg .

In 1950 Düttmann received a scholarship abroad, which he used to study at the Institute for Town & Country Planning Kings College at Durham University in England. From 1951 he worked as an architect in the design office of the Berlin building administration. In 1953 he was appointed to the government building council, but also worked as a freelance architect. In the period 1956–1960 he was a freelance architect in Berlin. In 1960 Düttmann was appointed Senate Building Director of West Berlin and thus held a key position in urban planning. In 1964 he received an honorary professorship, from 1966 to 1970 Düttmann worked as a full professor at the Technical University. Since 1970 he has been working as a freelance architect in Berlin again.

Since 1956 he was a member of the German Werkbund . In 1961 he became a member of the German Academy for Housing, Urban Development and Regional Planning and the German Association for Housing, Urban Development and Regional Planning . Since that year he has also been a member of the Academy of Arts in West Berlin. From 1967 he was the director of architecture there. In 1971 he became its president. He held this position until his death in 1983. From 1966 to 1968 he was a member of the documenta council for the 4th documenta in 1968 in Kassel . In the late 1960s and 1970s, Düttmann played a key role as city planner in the implementation of area renovation measures in Berlin-Kreuzberg, especially in the area around the Kottbusser Tor .

Werner Düttmann can be counted among the most important representatives of post-war modernism . A number of public buildings represent the style of the 1950s and 1960s until today. The construction of the congress hall Berlin , completed in 1957 according to plans by Hugh Asher Stubbins , was in the hands of Werner Düttmann and Franz Mocken . Düttmann's plans were not limited to the building: he also designed details of the interior design, such as a wide, airy staircase in the studio building of the Academy of Arts and even the bar in the foyer.

Werner Düttmann died in Berlin in 1983 at the age of 61. His grave is on the state's own cemetery in Heerstraße in Berlin-Westend (grave location: II-W12-A-20).

buildings

Public buildings

Residential buildings

  • 1957–1958: House 5Et. 20WE in Berlin-Gesundbrunnen, Stettiner Strasse 46-47 (with Franz Mocken)
  • 1962–1963: Salzenbrodt house in Berlin-Tegel , Wachstrasse 4
  • 1964: Dr. Walter Menne in Berlin-Kladow , Zingerleweg 29
  • 1965: Dr. Service in Berlin-Grunewald , Bismarckallee
  • 1966–1967: Vogel residence in Berlin
  • 1967–1971: Housing complex in Berlin-Charlottenburg, Angerburger Allee
  • 1968–1970: Wassertorplatz in Berlin-Kreuzberg
  • 1970–1974: Rodenkirchen residential complex in Cologne-Rodenkirchen
  • 1971–1973: Apartment house on Stuttgarter Platz in Berlin-Charlottenburg
  • 1972–1974: Housing complex in Pulheim near Cologne
  • 1973–1975: Hedemannstrasse residential development in Berlin-Kreuzberg
  • 1976: Schiepe house in Berlin-Dahlem, Griegstrasse
  • 1975: Housing development in Berlin-Dahlem, Lentzeallee

Planning work

Honors

In Berlin-Kreuzberg, Werner-Düttmann-Platz is a reminder of Düttmann and his work. His grave is on the Heerstrasse cemetery in Berlin-Charlottenburg .

literature

  • Haila Ochs: Werner Düttmann, in love with building. Architect for Berlin, 1921–1983 . Birkhäuser, Basel et al. 1990, ISBN 3-7643-2413-9 , ( Edition Archibook ).

Web links

Commons : Werner Düttmann  - album with pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. a b c d Nikolaus Bernau: Learning from the British. Werner Düttmann's academy building on Hanseatenweg is still modern after 50 years. In: Berliner Zeitung from 8./9. May 2010, p. 29
  2. ^ Hans-Jürgen Mende : Lexicon of Berlin burial places . Pharus-Plan, Berlin 2018, ISBN 978-3-86514-206-1 . P. 486.
  3. Entry in the list of monuments in Berlin
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  10. https://www.flickr.com/photos/54359823@N03/6031111151
  11. Entry at germanpostwarmodern
  12. Dr. Menne
  13. Entry in the list of monuments in Berlin
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  15. Entry in the list of monuments in Berlin
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  17. Entry in the list of monuments in Berlin