Gottfried Böhm

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Gottfried Böhm

German architect

Written by John M. Cunningham

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Last Updated: Jan 19, 2025 • Article History

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Born:: January 23, 1920, Offenbach-am-Main, Germany

Died:: June 9, 2021, Cologne (aged 101)

Awards And Honors:: Pritzker Prize (1986)

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Gottfried Böhm (born January 23, 1920, Offenbach-am-Main, Germany—died June 9, 2021, Cologne) was a German architect who combined traditional architectural styles with modern materials and sculptural forms to create Expressionist sculptures that were gracefully integrated into their landscapes. He was the recipient of the Pritzker Prize in 1986. After serving in the German army (1938–42), Böhm attended the Technische Hochschule in Munich, graduating with an engineering degree in 1946. He then studied sculpture for a year at Munich’s Academy of Fine Arts. In 1947 he began working in Cologne as an assistant architect alongside his father, Dominikus Böhm, one of ...(100 of 542 words)

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