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Deutscher Werkbund. Peter Behrens (14 April 1868 – 27 February 1940) was a leading German architect, graphic and industrial designer, best known for his early pioneering AEG Turbine Hall in Berlin in 1909. He had a long career, designing objects, typefaces, and important buildings in a range of styles from the 1900s to the 1930s.
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Apr 10, 2024 · Feb. 27, 1940, Berlin (aged 71) Peter Behrens (born April 14, 1868, Hamburg—died Feb. 27, 1940, Berlin) was an architect noted for his influential role in the development of modern architecture in Germany. In addition, he was a pioneer in the field of industrial design.
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Apr 14, 2020 · If asked to name buildings by German architect and designer Peter Behrens (14 April 1868 – 27 February 1940), few people would be able to answer with anything other than his AEG Turbine Factory...
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Dec 6, 2023 · In designing highly functional factory buildings for AEG in Berlin, Peter Behrens chose not to emphasize pure functionalism. Rather, he sought to contextualize his modern constructions within the ever-evolving political and social milieu of early-twentieth-century Europe.
Peter Behrens (14 April 1868 – 27 February 1940) was a leading German architect, graphic and industrial designer, best known for his early pioneering AEG Turbine Hall in Berlin in 1909. He had a long career, designing objects, typefaces, and important buildings in a range of styles from the 1900s to the 1930s.
In designing highly functional factory buildings for AEG in Berlin, Peter Behrens chose not to emphasize pure functionalism. Rather, he sought to contextualize his modern constructions within the ever-evolving political and social milieu of early-twentieth-century Europe.
One of Germany's greatest architects during the first decade of the 20th century, Peter Behrens was a pioneer of corporate design as well as modernist architecture (buildings characterized by functionalist style and new materials).
