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Oswald Mathias Ungers

1926-07-12 – 2007-09-30

Life & Legacy

Oswald Mathias Ungers (12 July 1926 – 30 September 2007) was a German architect and architectural theorist, known for his rationalist designs and the use of cubic forms. Among his notable projects are museums in Frankfurt, Hamburg and Cologne.

Occupation & Career

architect, university teacher, architectural theoretician, teacher, opinion journalist

Education

Harvard University; Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications

Order of Merit of North Rhine-Westphalia; Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany; Goethe Plaque of the City of Frankfurt; Messe Torhaus

Legacy Highlights

Honors & Awards

Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany · Goethe Plaque of the City of Frankfurt · Order of Merit of North Rhine-Westphalia

Employer

Harvard University · Technische Universität Berlin · University of Applied Arts Vienna · University of California, Los Angeles

Organizations & Memberships

Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts

Notable Work

Messe Torhaus

Education & Institutions

Harvard University · Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

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Sources & Provenance

  1. Wikidata population candidate Q67316 — wikidata View source

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