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Erich Mendelsohn
Jewish German British architect / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the American film director, see Eric Mendelsohn.
Erich Mendelsohn (German pronunciation: [ˈeːʁɪç ˈmɛndl̩ˌzoːn] ⓘ); 21 March 1887 – 15 September 1953)[1] was a German-British architect, known for his expressionist architecture in the 1920s, as well as for developing a dynamic functionalism in his projects for department stores and cinemas. Mendelsohn was a pioneer of the Art Deco and Streamline Moderne architecture, notably with his 1921 Mossehaus design.
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![]() Erich Mendelsohn (1925) | |
Born | (1887-03-21)21 March 1887 |
Died | 15 September 1953(1953-09-15) (aged 66) |
Nationality | German |
Citizenship | German, British (since 1938) |
Occupation | Architect |
Spouse | Luise Maas (m. 1915) |
Buildings | Einstein Tower, Potsdam De La Warr Pavilion, Bexhill on Sea Petersdorff Department Store, Breslau (Wrocław) Weizmann House, Rehovot |
Projects | Hebrew University of Jerusalem |
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