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Hans Klumpp, writing in Bauen und Wohnen, said, “For Böhm, architecture and urban planning are inseparable.” Böhm has said, “I think the future of architecture does not lie so much in continuing to fill up the landscape, as in bringing back life and order to our cities and towns.”
Gottfried Böhm (born January 23, 1920, Offenbach-am-Main, Germany—died June 9, 2021, Cologne) 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.
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Gottfried Böhm ( pronounced [ˈɡɔtfʁiːt ˈbøːm]; 23 January 1920 – 9 June 2021) was a German architect and sculptor. His reputation is based on creating highly sculptural buildings made of concrete, steel, and glass. Böhm's first independent building was the Cologne chapel "Madonna in the Rubble" (now integrated into Peter Zumthor 's ...
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Jan 29, 2015 · For visionaries like Gottfried Böhm, who used to sketch church windows while sitting in his father's office as a child, lending meaning to form sometimes meant taking a leap of faith. At age 95 ...
Jan 29, 2015 · In 1948, Böhm married the architect Elisabeth Haggenmüller. They had four sons; three of them, Stephan, Peter and Paul, continue the architectural tradition. Image: CC BY-SA 3.0/Elke Wetzig
Oct 7, 2022 · Pritzker Prize winning German architect Gottfried Böhm (1920-2021) passed away on 9 June 2021 at the age of 101. Here, we revisit a story from the Wallpaper* archives, celebrating the geometric shapes of his 1968 Pilgrimage Church near Koln. The Pilgrimage Church roof is made up of complex folds of concrete.
Click to download full text in PDF format. The work of Gottfried Böhm (1920–2021) ranges from the simple to the complex, using many different kinds of materials, with results that sometimes appear humble, sometimes monumental.
