Alfred Arndt
Alfred Arndt (1896 Elbing – 1976 Darmstadt) was a German architect. He was a student at the Bauhaus art school from 1921 to 1927 and from 1930 to 1931 he was Master of the Building and Interior Design Department at the school. From 1931 to 1932 he taught interior design, illustrative geometry and perspective at the Bauhaus.
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Alfred Arndt
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- Name
- Alfred Arndt
- Born
- 1896
- Birthplace
- Elbing
- Died
- 1976
- Place of death
- Darmstadt
- Nationality
- Germany
- Occupation
- architect · designer · painter · draftsperson
- Education
- Bauhaus
- Languages
- German
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Alfred Arndt (26 November 1898 – 7 October 1976) is described as an architect, painter, draughtsman, graphic artist, designer and teacher in the authority records of the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek and the Getty Union List of Artist Names.
Life
The birth of Alfred Arndt is recorded on 26 November 1898, and the death on 7 October 1976 in Darmstadt. For the birthplace of Alfred Arndt, Elbing is recorded by the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek and Elbla̜g by the Getty Union List of Artist Names.
Activity
Places of activity recorded by the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek: Probstzella, Dessau and Jena.
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Deutsche Nationalbibliothek · Getty Union List of Artist Names
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Biography
In 1927 he married the Bauhaus trained photographer Gertrud Arndt (1903–2000). They had a daughter, Alexandra, born in 1931. In 1948 they moved to Darmstadt.
Bauhaus-Hotel "Haus des Volkes", Probstzella, Treppenhaus (2019)
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Bauhaus-Hotel "Haus des Volkes", Probstzella, Dachgeländer aus Standard-Elementen (2019)
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• Name — Alfred Arndt • Born — 1896 • Birthplace — Elbing • Died — 1976 • Place of death — Darmstadt • Significant Buildings — Bauer residence, Haus des Volkes (Community centre)
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• 1927–1928 Bauer residence, Probstzella, Thuringia • 1926–1933 Haus des Volkes (Community centre), Probstzella, Thuringia
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Elbląg.
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- “Alfred Arndt”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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- Gemeinsame Normdatei 131810971X, Alfred Arndt - ein Bauhausmeister in der Provinz (Veranstaltung : 2019 : Probstzella).
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q91895: Alfred Arndt
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Gemeinsame Normdatei 131810971X, Alfred Arndt - ein Bauhausmeister in der Provinz (Veranstaltung : 2019 : Probstzella).Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
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