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Hannes Meyer
Swiss architect (1889–1954)
For similar names, see Hans Meyer (disambiguation).
Hannes Meyer | |
|---|---|
| Born | Hans Emil Meyer 18 November 1889 Basel |
| Died | 19 July 1954(1954-07-19) (aged 64) Lugano |
Hans Emil "Hannes" Meyer (18 November 1889 – 19 July 1954) was a Swissarchitect and second director of the Bauhaus Dessau from 1928 to 1930.
Early life
Meyer was born in Basel, Switzerland, trained as a mason, and practiced as an architect in Switzerland, Belgium, and Germany. From 1916 to 1918, he briefly served as a department manager at the Krupp works in Essen.[1]
Early work
Between 1919 and 1921, Meyer completed planning the housing estate "Freidorf" near the Swiss city of Basel.
In 1923, Meyer co-initiated the architectural magazine 'ABC Beiträge zum Bauen' (Contributions on Building) with Hans Schmidt, Mart Stam, and the SuprematistEl Lissitzky in Zurich.
Meyer's design philosophy is represented by the follo